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Lou Rawls - Rhymes and Reasons '2017

Rhymes and Reasons
ArtistLou Rawls Related artists
Album name Rhymes and Reasons
Country
Date 2017
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Play time 1:17:21
Format / Bitrate Stereo 1420 Kbps / 44.1 kHz
MP3 320 Kbps
Media CD
Size 451 / 180 MB
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Tracks list

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