Johnny Adams - Ultimate Johnny Adams (2020) Mardi Gras - Soul(FLAC)

A wonderful collection of Johnny Adams material taken from his singles and albums lovingly put together by Mardi Gras Records out of New Orleans.To me the King of Deep Soul. Born Laten John Adams Jr. in New orleans 1932 passed in Baton Rouge 1998 was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, for those not in the know... Renowned around his Crescent City home base as "the Tan Canary" for his extraordinary set of soulfully soaring pipes, veteran R&B vocalist Johnny Adams tackled an exceptionally wide variety of material for Rounder in his later years elegantly rendered tribute albums to legendary songwriters Doc Pomus and Percy Mayfield preceded forays into mellow, jazzier pastures. But then, Adams was never particularly into the parade-beat grooves that traditionally define the New Orleans R&B sound, preferring to deliver sophisticated soul ballads draped in strings.His biggest hits were his versions of "Release Me" and "Reconsider Me" in the late 1960s. 
He was the oldest of 10 children. He became a professional musician on leaving school. He began his career singing gospel with the Soul Revivers and Bessie Griffin's Consolators, but crossed over to secular music in 1959.His neighbour, the songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie, supposedly persuaded him to start performing secular music after hearing him sing in Bars. He recorded LaBostrie's ballad "I Won't Cry" for Joe Ruffino's Ric label. Produced by the teenaged Mac Rebennack (later known as Dr. John), the record became a local hit. Adams recorded several more singles for the label over the next three years, most of them produced by Rebennack or Eddie Bo. His first national hit came in 1962, when "A Losing Battle", written by Rebennack, reached number 27 on the Billboard R&B chart.
After Ruffino's death in 1963, Adams left Ric and recorded for a succession of labels, including Eddie Bo's Gone Records, the Los Angeles Modern Records, and Wardell Quezergue's Watch label. His records had little success until he signed with Shelby Singleton's Nashville SSS International Records in 1968. A reissue of "Release Me", originally released by Watch, reached number 34 on the R&B chart and number 82 on the pop chart. Its follow-up, "Reconsider Me", a country song produced by Singleton, became his biggest hit, reaching number 8 on the R&B chart and number 28 on the pop chart in 1969. Two more singles, "I Can't Be All Bad" and "I Won't Cry" (a reissue of the Ric recording), were lesser hits later the same year, and the label released an album "Heart and Soul"
Adams left SSS International in 1971 and recorded unsuccessfully for several labels, including Atlantic and Ariola, over the next few years. At the same time, he began performing regularly at Dorothy's Medallion Lounge in New Orleans and touring nightclubs in the south.
In 1983, he signed with Rounder Records, for which he recorded nine critically acclaimed albums produced by Scott Billington, beginning with "From the Heart" in 1984.These records encompassed a wide range of jazz, blues and R&B styles and highlighted Adams's voice. These recordings earned him a number of awards, including a W.C. Handy Award. He also toured internationally, with frequent trips to Europe, and worked and recorded with such musicians as Aaron Neville, Harry Connick Jr., Lonnie Smith, and Dr. John.
He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1998 after a long battle with prostate cancer. His legacy was recording over 20 albums and nearly 60 singles in the style that only he could do...LEGEND!

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                                                 Album Review Courtesy Of Hakase Akunomiya

                                                                        The Taster!

Tracks(FLAC)

CD 1
01 Release Me
02 Reconsider Me
03 I Believe I'll Find Happiness
04 Hell Yes I Cheated
05 You Made A New Man Out Of Me
06 Tell It Like It Is
07 Part Of Me
08 Love Me Now
09 Stay With Me
10 Share Your Love
11 Who Will The Next Fool Be
12 Baby I Love You
13 I'll Never Fall In Love Again
14 After All The Good Is Gone
15 Stairway To Heaven
16 The Greatest Love
17 It's You Baby It's You
18 Spanish Harlem
CD 2
01 You Can Depend On Me
02 It's Got To Be Something
03 In A Moment Of Weakness
04 Let Me Be Myself
05 Chasing Rainbows
06 Your Love Is All I Need
07 Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You
08 Nothing Takes The Place Of You
09 Give Me A Chance
10 One Fine Day
11 I Only Want To Be With You
12 Stand By Me
13 Our Day Will Come
14 Some Day
15 Baby I Want You
16 Best Of Luck To You
17 Feelings
18 Love Letters
CD 3
01 Working On The River
02 Thinking About You
03 Strutting On A Sunday
04 Sharing You
05 Performance
06 Cry, Cry Darling
07 I Believe In You
08 I Brought It All On Myself
09 I'm Afraid To Let You Into My Life
10 It Only Rains On Me
11 Memories
12 Night People
13 Put It Off Till Tomorrow
14 When I Need You