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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The Tasters!
21 comments:
Another CD that I don't have. Very beautiful voice.
Thanks for sharing.
Yves
I missed this in my collection. Thanks for review, P.
Talking about Deep Soul. Thanks for this.
Thanks AMM. Later James Carr still had it.
I LIKE James Carr too! Nudge,nudge!
Now James Carr is definitely a man worth knowing! Thanks, AMM!
James Carr and Quinton Claunch. What a combination. Indeed James can do no wrong on this blog!
Phenomenal album - been in my collection for several years. Any soul fan needs to give this a listen. Its damn good. Thanks, AMM!
Thanks for this great soul artist. Enjoy the review and the tasters. Thank you AMM.
Thanks for the review.
Great Review Thank you AMM
Yes please amm, thanks for more James Carr!
yeah thanks for this last secular album from the late great James Carr
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
Thanks for this late period James Carr
I like Mr Carr but i am missing this one
thanks Reb
Thanks AMM great review
I thought I had but I didn't Thanks AMM. for this superb offering. thank you AMM.
Great blues on tap today. Makes you want to go down to the Juke Joint for two fingers of whiskey in a glass!!
Another gem... many thanks AMM for this review
BigD
What a voice. Loved James from the very start.
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