Soul in Harmony: Vocal Groups 1967-1977

by N/A

Overview

Kent/Ace revive their Harmony soul series with 2013's Soul in Harmony: Vocal Groups 1965-1977, a 24-track collection of little-heard soul from the golden age of harmony groups (six of the tracks are unreleased). Strictly speaking, this collection runs to 1979, not 1977 (that's the date the shimmering "Baby (There's Nothing That You Can Do)" by the Joneses showed up on Spring, and there's a 1984 version of "Once Again" by Nightchill included for licensing reasons), and most of the cuts were recorded somewhere between 1968 and 1971 -- just after the rise of the Impressions and Motown and just before the dominance of Philadelphia International. Appropriately, this music is pitched somewhere between these eras, sometimes riding an effervescent groove but often sounding luxuriously dreamy in its rich harmonies. Often, the sound is more familiar than the names -- the Dramatics, the Pretenders, and the Mad Lads are arguably the most recognizable names here, but there are echoes of the Stylistics, the Impressions, and the Miracles here (the Magnificent 7 cover the latter's "Ooh Baby Baby") -- but there's much to be enjoyed in this, not just because it's comforting to hear this timeless sound performed well, but there are quirks and idiosyncrasies in the group interplay worth cherishing. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	12/03/2013
Label:	Kent
UPC:	0029667240925
Rank:	112011

Tracks

1. Strange Voice
2. Boom-A-Rang
3. Baby (There's Nothing You Can Do)
4. Since I've Been in Love
5. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
6. We Can Make It Baby
7. Who's the Biggest Fool
8. Just You Wait and See
9. That Day When She Needed Me
10. Be by Your Side
11. Don't Have to Shop Around
12. Anytime That You Want Me
13. Waiting for Your Love
14. Once Again
15. Wait for Me
16. Take Your Time
17. Can't Get You Off My Mind
18. Need Someone to Love
19. Ooh, Baby Baby
20. Love Be Not a Stranger
21. I Won't Stand in Your Way
22. Linda
23. Heavenly Thing
24. I'll Be Waiting

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Love Experience   Primary Artist
The Radiations   Primary Artist
The Pretenders   Primary Artist
Salt & Pepper   Primary Artist
The Magnificent Seven   Primary Artist
The Inconquerables   Primary Artist
The Webb People   Primary Artist
Nightchill   Primary Artist
The Performers   Primary Artist
The Premiers   Primary Artist
Moon & Mars   Primary Artist
The Image   Primary Artist
The Posse   Primary Artist
The Reputations   Primary Artist
The Magnificent 7   Primary Artist
The Lovettes   Primary Artist
The Festivals   Primary Artist
The Mar-Keys   Primary Artist
Imaginations   Primary Artist
The Dramatics   Primary Artist
The Quotations   Primary Artist
Brothers of Soul   Primary Artist
The Mad Lads   Primary Artist
The Joneses   Primary Artist
Dynamic Soul Machine   Primary Artist
The Symphonies   Primary Artist
The Four Sonics   Primary Artist
Leon Mitchell   Conductor
Bert Keyes   Conductor

Technical Credits

Joe Evans   Composer,Photo Courtesy
Fred Williams   Composer
Robert McGlothlin   Producer
Curtis Colbert   Composer
Bobby Eaton   Composer
John Kelly   Composer,Producer
Tony Sansone   Composer,Producer
James Carmichael   Arranger
Shelley Haims   Producer
Leon Mitchell   Arranger
Richard Knight   Composer
Claydes Smith   Composer
Bob Abrahamian   Memorabilia
Allen Jones   Composer
Dexter Dixon   Composer
Martin Brown   Package Design
Graham Finch   Photo Courtesy
Irvin Howard   Composer,Producer
Karla Nardi   Photo Courtesy
Lucky Valentine   Additional Production
Nathaniel Jarman   Composer
Neville Griffith   Memorabilia
Paul Peoples   Composer
Robert Alverez   Composer
Rod Bedenbaugh   Arranger
Simon Barbee   Composer,Producer
Tony Nardi   Photo Courtesy
Warren Foster   Composer
Woody Price   Composer
Frederick Knight   Composer,Producer
Vito Pallavicini   Composer
Sam Dees   Composer,Producer
Roger Armstrong   Memorabilia
Warren "Pete" Moore   Composer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Nick Robbins   Mastering
Ray Allen   Producer
Richard Shann   Composer
Dave Polk   Producer
Charles Webb   Composer
Dave Meikel   Photo Courtesy
David A. Blake   Composer
Ed Mobley   Composer
Hank Graham   Producer
Howie Cohen   Producer
Andrew Love   Composer
Simon Napier-Bell   Composer
Bob Calilli   Composer,Producer
Kenneth Ruffin   Composer
Pino Donaggio   Composer
Don Davis   Producer
Tony Rounce   Liner Notes,Memorabilia
Charles "Packy" Axton   Producer
Fred Bridges   Composer
Ady Croasdell   Liner Notes,Memorabilia
Dave Hamilton   Composer,Producer
David Blake   Photo Courtesy
Winfred "Blue" Lovett   Composer
William Robinson   Composer
James Nyx   Composer
Vicki Wickham   Composer
Smokey Robinson   Composer
Bert Keyes   Arranger
Cecil Jones   Producer
O.B. Massingill   Arranger
James Green   Composer
Glenn Dorsey   Composer