General Crook - General Crook (1974) Wand - Rare Soul/Funk (FLAC)+++Bonus Tracks (MP3)

General Crook was born General Columbus Crook,in 1945 Mound Bayou, Mississippi,and raised in nearby Greenville. Soulful and naturally funky, like James Brown or Dyke of Dyke & the Blazers fame, General Crook made groovy records with feeling and never cut anything mundane, unfortunately, hits just weren't in his chart. A country boy with a city boy's heart, he relocated to Chicago (like many Mississippians) after high school at the age of 17. Seven years later, he honed his talents enough to get a recording deal with Capitol Records, armed with material by the Salty Peppers (who evolved into Earth, Wind & Fire). Maurice White, Wade Flemons, and Donald Whitehead wrote Crook's first single, "In the Warmth of My Arms" (1969), but it did nothing to establish Crook anywhere except the Chicago lounges where he was already a legend. A second single, "When Love Leaves You Crying" (1970), written by Crook and John Jones, never took off, and the association with Capitol ended on a sour note. Later in 1970 on Down to Earth Records, a label small enough to fit in Capitol's coin pocket, Crook scaled the R&B charts with "Gimme Some," reaching number 22. He danced again in 1971 with "What Time Is It," which reached number 31 on the R&B charts. While the little hits provided Crook a rush, he didn't chart very high, and nothing came close to crossing over for the man who judging by his birth name would have made his parents extremely happy if he had chose the military as a career. A stint with Wand Records produced three well-played R&B hits "The Best Years of My Life" (1973), "Tell Me What 'Cha Gonna Do," and the immortal "There's a Fever in the Funkhouse" (both 1974) and the self-titled album General Crook FEATURED HERE his only ever studio album. He returned with Down to Earth in 1974, but missed with "What I'm Getting Now and What I'm Used to Ain't the Same" and "Do It for Me." He later turned away from his singing career to concentrate on producing and writing for others (i.e., Syl Johnson and Willie Clayton) while cutting the occasional one-off single, such as "Main Squeeze" and "In This Thing Called Love." Again onr of the most soulful performers ever,an unheard of genius! The album is simply Stunning!..... Ive also included most of his 45,s...you have to take the sound for what it is as some are well worn..

AMM

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                                                        Tracks & Bonus Tracks Listed Below (FLAC)

Bonus Tracks (MP3)

09 - Gimme Some Part I - Down To Earth
10 - Gimme Some Part 2 - Down To Earth
11 - Hold On, I'm Comin' - Capitol
12 - Till then - Down To Earth
13 - Turn On Your Love Light (For Soul Satisfaction) - Capitol
14  - What time it is (Part 1) - Down To Earth
15 - What time it is (Part 2) - Down To Earth
16 - The Warmth Of My Arms - Capitol
17 - Disco Fever - Turf And Surf
18 - Making You An Offer (That You Cant Refuse) - Turf And Surf
19 - Main Squeeze - Backroom
20 - In This Thing Called Love - Crooked Road
21 - Do It For Me - Down To Earth
22 - Get Over - Down To Earth