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- Record Label: Warner Music
- Release Date: Jul 28, 2017
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- Summary: The 1972 album for the country-soul artist produced by Tommy Cogbill is reissued with six additional tracks--two of which were never released.
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- Record Label: Warner Music
- Genre(s): R&B, Soul, Southern Soul, Country Soul, Deep Soul
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Aug 23, 2017New liner notes from Barry Hansen provide essential background. But all you need is the music to understand that Arthur Alexander is one of the greatest “unknown” artists of the soul era, and one whose legacy is enhanced by this classy re-issue of one of his finest works.
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Jul 27, 2017If [the cover of Dennis Linde’s “Burning Love”] the first reason to check in on this collection, which went largely unnoticed when Warner Bros. released it, the reason to stay with it is the exquisite melancholy the Alabama-reared musician invests in just about everything he sings.
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Jul 27, 2017Those already in possession of the original 12 songs probably won’t bother repurchasing the disc for the new cuts. However, the extra music has merit as both art and artifact.
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Jul 28, 2017The smooth way in which Alexander's voice blends between shifting country and soul backgrounds demonstrates versatility, and his clear and accessible vocal delivery helps tie together these different strands like a good leader.
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Jul 27, 2017This is beautiful, heart-wrenching music that no one with a heart and a soul can walk away from without feeling its impact.
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Jul 27, 2017Less socially conscious and significantly less dynamic than its peers (e.g. Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On, Donny Hathaway’s Everything Is Everything), Arthur Alexander doesn’t rise to their level of greatness. Nevertheless, a handful of very good performances, a half dozen excellent extra songs and above all, the strength of Alexander’s writing make this reissue an instructive reminder of the man’s terrific talent.
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Jul 27, 2017Produced by Memphis Boys’ bassist Tommy Cogbill, who had also played on Pickett’s sessions, Arthur Alexander mixes greasy soul with country funk.