Tavares - Madam Butterfly '1979 [2012]

Tracks list

Pop fans who associate Tavares with Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel and the Bee
Gees More Than a Woman tend to think of it as a disco group. But Tavares roots
were Northern soul, and it was a classic Northern soul approach that first sent
the Bostonians to the top of the R&B charts, not until Tavares fourth album, Sky
High!, did the quintet start to acquire a reputation as a disco act. With 1979s
Madame Butterfly, Tavares seemed to be going out of its way to live down its
disco reputation. The material is straight-up Northern soul, and nothing on this
hell bent for R&B album is as disco-minded as Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel or
More Than a Woman. If you notice that much of Madame Butterfly is very
Philadelphia-sounding, its no coincidence, this excellent LP was produced by
Bobby Martin, a Philadelphian who was highly regarded in Philly soul circles.
Anyone who has spent hours and hours listening to the OJays, Harold Melvin & the
Blue Notes, and the Intruders should have no problem getting into solid
offerings like My Love Calls, Straight from the Heart, and the major hit Never
Had a Love Like This Before. If, in 1979, you were hoping to hear Tavares
performing a lot of disco, you were bound to find Madame Butterfly
disappointing. But those who wanted Tavares to stick to pure, unadulterated
northern soul agreed that working with Martin was a very wise move.


Tracks:

01. Straight From Your Heart (04:27)
02. Games, Games (04:33)
03. Madam Butterfly (04:33)
04. Let Me Heal The Bruises (04:26)
05. Never Had A Love Like This Before (04:36)
06. One Telephone Call Away (04:25)
07. My Love Calls (05:10)
08. Positive Forces (:02:58)
09. Im Back For More (02:59)

Bonus Tracks:
10. Never Had A Love Like This Before (US Capitol 12 Single) (05:59)
11. Never Had A Love Like This Before (US Capitol 12 Single - Instrumental)
(05:53)
12. Straight From Your Heart (US Capitol 7 Single) (03:46)

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