Cinque stelle da allmusic.com e se lo trovo questo “love train” by Philadelphia,lo prendo.
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| by Stephen Thomas Erlewine | |
| Sony/Legacy’s 2008 four-disc Love Train: The Ultimate Sound of Philadelphia isn’t the first box set assembled on Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff‘s legendary Philadelphia International Records — most notably it follows the triple-disc Philly Sound: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and the Story of Brotherly Love (1966-1976) by just over a decade — but it is surely the best, covering more ground and painting a fuller picture of the Philly soul sound than any other similar compilation. This is largely due to how Love Train doesn’t focus solely on singles released on Philadelphia International: it encompasses sides released on early, pre-PIR imprints like Crimson, Philly Groove, and Gamble but, more importantly, it weaves in outside productions by Gamble & Huff and their crucial partner Thom Bell. Adding all these non-PIR singles greatly expands Love Train, as does the decision to have this set run all the way into 1983, thereby emphasizing how Gamble & Huff‘s symphonic soul opened the doors for both disco and quiet storm. Part of the set’s appeal is that it does offer some education, illustrating how the psychedelicized soul of 1967’s “Expressway (To Your Heart)” led to the cool, soft grooves of 1980’s “Love T.K.O.,” a document of how rich and adventurous ’70s soul was thanks to Gamble & Huff and Bell, and all their artists and associates, but this set never drags like a history lesson. It keeps moving from peak to peak, spending the first disc on early triumphs from the Delfonics (“La-La — Means I Love You,” “Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind)”),Joe Simon (“Drowning in the Sea of Love”), the O’Jays (“Back Stabbers”), the Spinners (“I’ll Be Around”), Billy Paul (“Me and Mrs. Jones”) and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes (“If You Don’t Know Me by Now”), the songs that established the Philly Sound, then giving way to the glory days documented on the second disc, which opens with the O’Jays‘ “Love Train” and closes with “T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia),” the singles that helped cement the Philly sound on a broader scale. The third disc finds Gamble & Huff and Bell expanding their lush signature, ushering in disco with singles like Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes‘ “Don’t Leave Me This Way,” then the fourth disc charts the aftermath through the Spinners‘ “The Rubberband Man,” Lou Rawls‘ “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mind,” and Deniece Williams‘ “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle.” Although there are assorted lesser-known singles scattered throughout the box, this is by design hits-heavy, which is how it should be, as this showcases a body of work — and as this superb set proves, Gamble & Huff‘s body of work ranks among the strongest popular music of the 20th century. | |
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Heidi Talbot – In Love and Light – (Compass Records, 2008)
Look out for a new star in the glittering firmament of great Irish singers: with the release of her new album In Love and Light, Heidi Talbot is truly set to shine. Already well known to US audiences as lead singer with the Irish-American supergroup Cherish The Ladies, and following wide critical acclaim for her previous solo outing, 2004’s Distant Future, Talbot now extends her talents over a broader, bolder musical canvas, in company with a stellar cast of guests.
From the Scottish traditional ballad “Glenlogie” to the vintage Ink Spots hit “Whispering Grass”, and from Tom Waits’ bittersweet classic “Time” to an old parlour hymn, “When They Ring the Golden Bells”, In Love and Light draws from the full, diverse spectrum of influences that inform Talbot’s exquisitely expressive, honeyed yet ardent singing. Complemented here by the likes of Eddi Reader, ex-Solas guitarist John Doyle, fiddler John McCusker and flute/whistle ace Mike McGoldrick, it’s a voice that’s drawn comparisons as varied as Norah Jones, Alison Krauss, Lucinda Williams and Mindy Smith, but which could only have emerged from Talbot’s own particular talents and background. Other special guests include Boo Hewerdine, Kris Drever and Donald Shaw.
1. If You Stay
2. Cathedrals
3. Invisible
4. Bedlam Boys
5. Time
6. Glenlogie
7. Music Tree
8. Parting Song
9. The Blackest Crow
10. Everything
11. Whispering Grass
12. When They Ring The Golden Bells
è uscito a febbraio, ma mi pareva brutto, far passare una giornata senza segnalare un cd (su play.com è in dwnld a 0,70£ e se scaricate tutto l’album, ve le fanno a 0.66£ cad e potete assaggiare 30″ per canzone (http://www.play.com/Music/MP3-Download-Album/4-/4991888/In-Love-And-Light/Product.html)
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grazie Alieintalia oppppsssssss ho sbagliato compagnia,vero:un disco al giorno toglie il medico di torno! Grazie. Una giornata senza un sorriso e senza la musica e’ una giornata persa.Ma questo Talbot era quello della Renault , della Peugeot o della Citroen?:-))))
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