13 Feb 2021
Jackie Wilson – 1966 – Whispers

Two people were instrumental in reviving the fading career of Brunswick’s superstar Jackie Wilson: Producer Carl Davis and songwriter Barbara Acklin. Davis seemed to finally bring the proper sound to the table, pushing Wilson away from Broadway tunes, pop schmaltz and watered down R&B, and...
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08 Feb 2021
Willie Hutch ‎- 1970 – Season For Love

A monumental force firmly rooted in the soul canon, Willie Hutch is most notable for recording two of the best Blaxploitation soundtracks, The Mack and Foxy Brown. Yet his legacy is much greater. Outside of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Hutch was arguably...
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27 Feb 2020
Bobby Womack – 1973 – Facts of Life

Bobby Womack recorded something of a concept album with ‘Facts of Life’ in 1973. Both in lyrical content as in sound (save maybe for the all-out rock closer “All Along the Watchtower”), there’s a sense of longing and heartbreak here draped in warm, carressing soul...
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