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Warrior
Brand new set from smoky voiced
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Leroy Hutson - Hutson
1
All-time classic soul set from
one of the greats...
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Down
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Ann Sexton -
Anthology
Southern soul diva's best work
collected for the first time...
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With a series of innovative,
stylish and critically-acclaimed albums that he recorded throughout the
seventies, , multi-talented singer, keyboardist, producer/songwriter Leroy
Hutson has been responsible for creating his own musical style, a style and
sound that have made classics of his works. He is also well known for his
contribution as co-writer of Donny Hathaway's masterpiece, "The
Ghetto", and his participation as lead singer for the legendary
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Leroy''s music
continues to live today having been sampled by such renowned acts as Erykah
Badu, Rapper Too-Short and Bones, Thugs-N-Harmony. Of all his albums 'Hutson'
subsequently known as 'Hutson 1' is widely considered as his greatest, and is
in fact regarded by many people as one of the best soul albums of all time
(myself included). The full production with string and horn sections make a
perfect complement to the songs and his seductive voice. Every track on the
album is worthy of note, but especially 'Lucky Fellow' and 'All Because of You'
which rank amongst the best songs that he has written or recorded. Hutson 1 was
his third solo album, he went on to record a further four albums for Curtom in
the 70's, before recording one for Elektra and fading into obscurity. Interest
in Leroy's work was rekindled in the 'Rare Groove' era in the late 80's/early
90's, when his albums began to get the full appreciation that they deserved.
"I was truly honoured when I found out, " he comments. "I
greatly appreciated and liked the idea that there was longevity to my music.
People in Britain were getting excited about records that were ten to twelve
years old, so of course, it was very flattering." Leroy was also known for
his production work most notably the two superb Natural Four albums, Voices of
East Harlem and Arnold Blair's two step classic 'Trying to get next to you'.
And it is perhaps the production, arrangement and orchestrations of the songs
on this album that make it still stand out as such a special record nearly
thirty years after it was recorded.
Tracklisting
All Because Of You, I Bless
The Day, Its Different, Cool Out, Lucky Fellow, Can't Stay Away, So Much
Love
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