Lou Rawls - Rhymes and Reasons '2017
Artist | Lou Rawls Related artists |
Album name | Rhymes and Reasons |
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Date | 2017 |
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Play time | 1:17:21 |
Format / Bitrate | Stereo 1420 Kbps
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Media | CD |
Size | 451 / 180 MB |
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Tracklist: 01. Black and Blue 02. Willow Weep for Me 03. Stormy Weather 04. How Long, How Long Blues 05. Aint Nobodys Business If I Do 06. Im Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 07. Georgia on My Mind 08. Trouble in Mind 09. In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down 10. Tobacco Road 11. Everyday I Have the Blues 12. Gloomy Sunday 13. Id Rather Drink Muddy Water 14. Sentimental Journey 15. God Bless the Child 16. Summertime 17. Ol Man River 18. Lost and Lookin 19. When Its Sleepy Time Down South 20. See See Rider 21. St. James Infirmary  Read MoreStormy MondayWhen Rawls had recovered sufficiently, he switched to secular music and hit the L.A. circuit with a vengeance, performing in clubs, coffeehouses, and any other small venues that would allow him on-stage. During this period, he also landed his first acting role, a small part on the hit detective series 77 Sunset Strip. In 1962, he was discovered at a coffeeshop near Capitol Records headquarters by producer Nick Venet; at Venets request, Rawls hastily recorded an audition tape, and wound up with a recording contract. Later that year, Capitol issued Rawls debut album, Stormy Monday (alternately known as Id Rather Drink Muddy Water), a collection of jazz tunes with backing from the Les McCann Trio. The same year, he supplied the impassioned background vocals on Sam Cookes hit Bring It on Home to Me. Rawls next few recordings for Capitol combined jazz, blues, R&B, and pop in varying combinations, sometimes casting him in big-band settings akin to those of his hero Joe Williams. While the results were often rewarding, it was plain that Rawls and Capitol were still searching for a definite direction. LiveIn the meantime, Rawls was revamping his live act by adding lengthy spoken monologues to his songs; these raps served as a platform for the singer to discuss social issues and personal experience, not to mention as an attention-getting gimmick that overrode the noise and bustle of the clubs he performed in. 1966s Live! captured that distinctive concert presence on a repertoire of mostly jazz and blues (plus a celebrated version of Tobacco Road), and proved to be a gold-selling breakthrough hit. However, Rawls found an even more lucrative direction when he made the switch to soul music later that year; his first full-fledged R&B album, Soulin, spawned his first major hit single in Love Is a Hurtin Thing, which nearly reached the pop Top Ten and went all the way to number one on the R&B charts before years end. 1967s Dead End Street hit number three R&B and won Rawls his first Grammy, for Best R&B Vocal Performance; it also teamed Rawls with composer/producer/arranger David Axelrod, who would go on to a legendary career of his own. A 1969 cover of Mable Johns Your Good Thing (Is About to End) was Rawls next big hit, although by that time his LP sales had begun to slip a bit; nonetheless, he was still a regular presence on variety shows and on the Las Vegas circuit. All Things in TimeIn 1971, Rawls parted ways with Capitol and signed with MGM, where he promptly delivered another one of his greatest successes with Natural Man. With its subtle message of Black pride, Natural Man reached the Top 20 on both the pop and R&B charts, and won Rawls his second Grammy. However, much of the material MGM pushed Rawls to record was too lightweight for the singers standards; disenchanted, he left the label in 1972. It wasnt until 1975 that he caught on with another label, the independent Bell Records, where he recorded an early Daryl Hall/John Oates composition, Shes Gone. Unfortunately, Rawls version was eclipsed by Tavares far bigger hit recording of the song, and he soon left Bell to sign with Kenny Gamble and Leon Huffs legendary soul imprint Philadelphia International. With Gamble and Huffs help, Rawls managed to successfully reinvent himself in the lush, orchestrated Philly soul idiom. His label debut, 1976s All Things in Time, proved to be the biggest album of his career, reaching the Top Ten and going platinum; likewise, Youll Never Find Another Love Like Mine became his biggest hit single ever, topping the R&B charts and zooming to number two on the pop side. Despite Rawls general taste for mature, adult music, Youll Never Find Another Love Like Mine was compatible enough with the emerging disco sound to garner substantial dance-club play as well. The follow-up single, Groovy People, made the R&B Top 20. When You Hear Lou, Youve Heard It AllRawls was a hot commodity once again, and he remained one of Philadelphia Internationals most successful artists through the rest of the 70s. His 1977 LP Unmistakably Lou won him a third Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance and contained the R&B Top Ten hit See You When I Git There; later that year, he continued his artistic and commercial hot streak with When You Hear Lou, Youve Heard It All and Lady Love. The title track of 1979s Let Me Be Good to You was his last big hit with Philly International, reaching number 11 R&B. The following year, Rawls kicked off what would become a consuming passion for years to come: the Lou Rawls Parade of Stars Telethon, an annual event which eventually raised millions of dollars for the United Negro College Fund. At LastFrom the 80s on, Rawls played the part of a well-established entertainer, rather than focusing his energies on maintaining a chart presence. He served a stint on Epic Records from 1982-1986 that proved a commercial disappointment; by then, he was more interested in running the telethon and conducting extensive tours of American military bases around the world. A 1987 reunion with Gamble & Huff produced his final charting single on the R&B side, I Wish You Belonged to Me. Toward the end of the 80s, Rawls made some recordings for Blue Note, including the Grammy-nominated At Last in 1989. Seasons 4 UDuring the latter half of the 90s, Rawls returned to his acting career with greater frequency, appearing in the acclaimed Leaving Las Vegas (among many other films and TV shows) and also pursuing voice-over work in cartoons like Hey Arnold and Rugrats (hed begun this side of his career singing on several Garfield specials). Most of his 90s recordings were holiday collections, but 1998s Seasons 4 U was a jazzy outing released on his own label. Rawls entered the new millennium by returning to his gospel roots on 2001s Im Blessed (astonishingly, his first solo gospel album) and 2002s Oh Happy Day. In 2003 he paid tribute to Frank Sinatra with the release of Rawls Sings Sinatra on Savoy Jazz. On January 6, 2006, he succumbed to a two-year fight with cancer. ~ Steve Huey
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- 2022 Burn Bright - No Regrets
- 2022 My Heart Belongs to You
- 2022 Sweet Chariot
- 2021 The Best Of Lou Rawls
- 2020 The Greatest Hits
- 2017 Rhymes and Reasons
- 2016 Live In Concert
- 2014 Lou Rawls - The Very Best Of
- 2006 The Very Best Of Lou Rawls: You'll Never Find Another
- 2006 Black And Blue / Tobacco Road
- 2005 Love Songs
- 2003 Sings Sinatra
- 2003 Rawls Sings Sinatra
- 1997 Ballads
- 1993 Christmas Is the Time [2]
- 1992 Portrait Of The Blues
- 1991 The Legendary Lou Rawls
- 1990/2020 Its Supposed To Be Fun
- 1990 It's Supposed To Be Fun
- 1989 At Last
- 1986 [2016] Love All Your Blues Away
- 1979 Let Me Be Good To You
- 1977 When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
- 1977 Unmistakably Lou
- 1976 All Things In Time
- 1974 Shes Gone (expanded Edition)
- 1972 Silk & Soul
- 1966 Live!
- 1965/2018 Lou Rawls And Strings
- 1965/2018 Nobody But Lou
- 1963/2017 Black And Blue (Remastered)
- 1963 Black And Blue
- 1962 Stormy Monday
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