Wednesday, November 16, 2022

James Carr - Soul Survivor (1993) Ace + Mini Booklet - Rare Soul (FLAC)

The late master of deep southern soul with another stunning album again produced by long time mentor Quinton M Claunch, this time from 1993.A brand new Post from soul singer James Carr is something to look forward to. One of the greatest of Memphis soul legends, James Carr has been underrated for far too long (Q magazine appropriately titled it's four-page history of the singer "The Lost Voice Of Soul"). Born on June 13th, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, James started out his career singing gospel. He sang briefly with the famous Soul Stirrers (a group that also spawned Sam Cooke and Johnnie Taylor) and was a member of the Harmony Echoes when he was discovered by Roosevelt Jamison and brought to Goldwax Records. There, between 1966 and 69, he had nine Top R & B hit singles including You've Got My Mind Messed Up, Love Attack, Pouring Water On A Drowning Man and the originals of the classics To Love Somebody and Dark End Of The Street (the ultimate southern soul "cheating" song-.-recorded subsequently by the likes of Percy Sledge).After Goldwax folded in 1969. James moved to Atlantic where in 1970 and 71 he had four sides released, among them 71's I'll Put It To You. Increasing health problems removed him from the music scene until a reunion in 1977 with Roosevelt Jamison for the River City single Let Me Be Right. Subsequently, he returned to the church but in 1990 surprised his earlier fans with the return to secular form shown on the brand new album Take Me To The Limit (Ace CDCH 310). Q magazine's feature, which came out after that album's release, said James Carr's "place in soul music history is assured" but this second album of new recordings shows that the soulman can still pull out all the stops and touch all the right emotional buttons. Produced by Quinton Claunch (who also produced all 48 of his earlier Goldwax sides) at Imperial Studio, Germantown, Tennessee, with a soulful horn section and a funky little rhythm section (including the guitar of Michael Toles), James Carr tells his story - A TRUE SOUL SURVIVOR!..Not the tasters i wanted but all thats on youtube..SUPERB!

AMM

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21 comments:

USMAN47 said...

Another CD that I don't have. Very beautiful voice.

Thanks for sharing.

Yves

PeterH said...

I missed this in my collection. Thanks for review, P.

Smokey said...

Talking about Deep Soul. Thanks for this.

RMstorm said...

Thanks AMM. Later James Carr still had it.

Bill said...

I LIKE James Carr too! Nudge,nudge!

gmortars said...

Now James Carr is definitely a man worth knowing! Thanks, AMM!

tpee said...

James Carr and Quinton Claunch. What a combination. Indeed James can do no wrong on this blog!

pmac said...

Phenomenal album - been in my collection for several years. Any soul fan needs to give this a listen. Its damn good. Thanks, AMM!

richsoul said...

Thanks for this great soul artist. Enjoy the review and the tasters. Thank you AMM.

deadwoodie said...

Thanks for the review.

Anghellic67$ said...

Great Review Thank you AMM

Little Bill said...

Yes please amm, thanks for more James Carr!

hakase said...

yeah thanks for this last secular album from the late great James Carr

pedro B said...

I love this album i did have this but it seems some one else must liked it so i am humbled to to receive this great offing Thanks AMM

Cheers Pedro

bigcravings said...

Thanks for this late period James Carr

reb.jukebox said...

I like Mr Carr but i am missing this one
thanks Reb

Rush said...

Thanks AMM great review

richsoul said...

I thought I had but I didn't Thanks AMM. for this superb offering. thank you AMM.

MusicFan59 said...

Great blues on tap today. Makes you want to go down to the Juke Joint for two fingers of whiskey in a glass!!

Big Dave said...

Another gem... many thanks AMM for this review

BigD

IAN said...

What a voice. Loved James from the very start.