Into a Real Thing

Into a Real Thing

by David Porter
Into a Real Thing

Into a Real Thing

by David Porter

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Overview

David Porter parted ways with his songwriting partner Isaac Hayes in 1969 but the pair remained close -- close enough that Hayes produced Porter's 1970 debut, Gritty, Groovy, & Gettin' It. A year later, Hayes was busy with his own recording career so Porter turned to his new partner Ronnie Williams to collaborate on 1971's Into a Real Thing, but he hardly left Hayes behind. Isaac's influence is clearly felt on the opening "Hang on Sloopy," a bubblegum AM pop number inexplicably turned into a not-bad soul slow-burner, but the rest of the record finds Porter splicing this new progressive sound with the sound of Stax, tending to dress his tightly constructed songs in vivid, progressive color. Porter dips into lush soul ("Thirty Days") and cinematic funk ("Grocery Man") with enough variety to give this record appealing momentum, meaning that knockout songs are the main thing it lacks: the tunes are well crafted but the revival of Chuck Jackson's "I Don't Want to Cry" shows how the rest of this enjoyable album doesn't grab you by the throat. Ace's 2015 expansion adds three songs from the sessions, including the previously unreleased "Gotta Get Over the Hump" and "Somebody's Trying to Ride Piggy Back," a tune excavated in 1999 that's better than most of the record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 08/07/2015
Label: Ace / Stax
UPC: 0029667072724
Rank: 109078

Tracks

  1. Hang on Sloopy
  2. Ooo-Wee Girl
  3. Too Real to Live a Lie
  4. Grocery Man
  5. I Don't Wanna Cry
  6. Thirty Days
  7. Come Get from Me, Pts. 1-2
  8. Gotta Get Over the Hump
  9. Somebody's Trying to Ride Piggy Back

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Porter   Primary Artist
David Lee Porter   Primary Artist
Pam   Vocals (Background)
Diane Lewis   Vocals
Rose Williams   Vocals
Pat Lewis   Vocals
Joyce   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

David Porter   Composer,Producer,Arranger
Wes Farrell   Composer
Joel Brodsky   Photography
David Krieger   Art Direction
Larry Shaw   Art Supervisor
Ronnie Williams   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Dale Warren   Arranger
Ed Wolfrum   Engineer
Tony Rounce   Liner Notes,Coordination
Charles Jackson   Composer
Ron Capone   Engineer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Bert Berns   Composer
Larry Wayne Gatlin   Composer
Henry Bush   Engineer
Steve Smith   Engineer
Bert Russell   Composer
Bobby Manuel   Engineer
Isaac Hayes   Arranger,Producer
Larry Gatlin   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
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