Earl Nelson has sung under different names, JACKIE LEE,EARL COSBY,& BOB & EARL in the famous duo. Here as Jay Dee he is in a more sophisicated mood with some stunning instumental tracks and sweet soul vibes. With production by Barry White,his best friend... and seven of its nine songs written or co-written by the "Walrus of Love", you would think that this one off release from Jay Dee was in reality all but a solo album from White. And you know what? You,d be right...almost. For while "Come On In Love" sports the trademark lush orchestration (with arrangements by Gene Page) and funky rhythms that made Barry White a superstar during the 70s, the artist Jay Dee was, if not an equal partner, a worthy front man. Born Earl Nelson, he first surfaced in 1963 as half of Bob & Earl on the hit Harlem Shuffle (which was arranged by you guessed it a young Barry White)! Then, as Jackie Lee he scored a huge novelty hit two years later with The Duck, which again had Barry in the background (the two co-composed the single s flip, Ooh Honey Baby ). Not to mention his many Northern Dancers from his days on the Mirwood label. So,this album was actually a collaboration between two seasoned pros, and it showed it with a number of slow burning jams spearheaded by excellent soulful vocals from Jay/Earl/Jackie. This Expanded Edition includes two bonus tracks, both sides of the "Strange Funky Games and Things" single featuring the single edit and the rare long instrumental version under the name "Games and Funky Things", If you missed this one the first time around, don t miss it again!
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22 comments:
Looks and sounde like a real soul jewel. hanks for review, P.
Thank you AMM,Much Appreciated As Always
Ive never come across this L/P before , thanks AMM .
Thanks AMM for this gem!
used to have this lp, thanks for the review of this expanded edition AMM
Earl Nelson or Jackie Lee or whatever you want to call him is one of my fave singers so I'll just hvae to review this, thanks AMM
Thank you for this review of the expanded edition AMM
His Mirwood stuff is terrific, but this one is new to me.
Thanks, AMM!
Excellent... many thanks for finding and reviewing this AMM.
BigD
Thanks AMM for reviewing this expanded edition.
Looks and sounds like a good collaboration between to two soul men. thank you AMM.
Another AMM find.
Thanks AMM for the expanded edition JD
Looks good AMM thanks
Thank you AMM for the review
Thanks for the excellent review AMM with the additional info on Jay Dee
Thank you very much for the review mate
Cant beat this combo Bazza and J lee got class all over this Thanks AMM
cheers Pedro
I'm one of those who missed it first time around, yes please!
I didn't see this one the other day. Another AMM special.
Good job you repost some of these from the old blog MM, don't know how i missed this one.
cheers,ELtel
Nearly missed this one yes please AMM
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