The Complete Studio Recordings 1968-1972 - CD NEW
THIS ALBUM CONTAINS THREE
BOBBY HEBB CLASSICS
DON'T YOU CARE
CHARMS OF THE ARMS OF LOVE
HARD, HARD PROMISES
| Read Joe Viglione's review of Alice Clark on AllMusic.com The self-titled 1972 disc from Alice Clark has more than stood the test of time, it is a sublime masterpiece of R&B/pop from the house of Bob Shad, the jazz producer who founded Mainstream Records, the original home for this superior project. Perhaps it isn't a coincidence that Clark's repertoire is exactly the kind of material Janis Joplin would pick up on in her days after Big Brother & the Holding Company, as this was also the first imprint that Joplin & the Holding Company recorded for professionally. Jimmy Webb's "I Keep It Hid" starts things off, one of the singles released from this original package and a nugget from another soul masterpiece, Supremes Arranged and Produced by Jimmy Webb, when Webb oversaw the post-Diana Ross girl group the same year as this release. A rendition of Fred Ebb and John Kander's tune, "Maybe This Time" from the motion picture Cabaret, is included along with three compositions from "Sunny" author Bobby Hebb. The collection of material from Webb, Ebb, and Hebb is actually genius A&R because all of it is a perfect fit. Northern soul fans and R&B critics are aware of this hidden treasure, but the buildup in this review of all the magnificent trappings shouldn't overshadow the fact that Alice Clark delivers the goods from start to finish. Some call it acid jazz, but truth be told, beyond the cult niches of space age bachelor pad and Northern soul -- the base that keeps obscure gems such as this bubbling on a variety of radar screens -- this is some of the best R&B you've probably never heard. The trifecta of Bobby Hebb songs include "Don't You Care" and "Hard, Hard Promises," two titles Hebb has yet to release on his own. The third is an up-tempo version of "The Charms of the Arms of Love" which concluded his 1970 album Love Games. MORE HERE: http://www.allmusic.com/album/alice-clark-mw0000335469 | |
| Artist: | Alice Clark |
| Format: | CD |
| Release Year: | 2010 |
| Record Label: | Ace UK |
| Genre: | R&B, Stax/Southern Soul |
Track Listing
1. You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) - (mono)
2. Don't You Care
3. You Got A Deal - (mono)
4. Charms of the Arms of Love
5. Maybe This Time
6. I Keep It Hid
7. Before Her Time - (previously unreleased, mono)
8. Looking At Life
9. Never Did I Stop Loving You
10. Hey Girl
11. Don't Wonder Why
12. Say You'll Never Leave Me - (mono)
13. Heaven's Will (Must Be Obeyed)
14. It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone
15. Hard Hard Promises
16. You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurts Me) - (previously unreleased)
| Details | |
| Playing Time: | 48 min. |
| Producer: | Bob Shad ________________________________________________________ HERE'S AN ODD, INSTRUMENTAL LIVE VERSION OF SUNNY. NOTHING TO DO WITH ALICE CLARK http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QYdz-qKbvk |
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