Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - Especially For You & Cherish '2019

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 Two fantastic early albums by Al Hudson – working here with his
initial group, The Soul Partners! First up is Especially For You – a
record thats kind of a first chapter to all the excellent work by One Way to
come – even though Als not using that group name at this time! The
records got this cool, classy vibe – an update of an earlier Detroit soul
mode, and one that maybe followed that citys shift a few years later than 70s
soul changes in Philly during the decade – and handled with a similar
blend of groovers and mellow cuts! The vibe is similar to the great shift The
Dramatics were making on ABC Records at the time – and Al and the group
work here with production by Al Perkins and arrangements by Jimmy Roach. Titles
include Baby Let Me Love You, I Got A Notion You Got The Motion, Real Love,
Youre So Wonderful, and Trying To Prove My Love. Cherish is a funky soul classic
from Al Hudson and the Soul Partners – a second full length set, and one
that really has Hudson finding his groove! The rhythms are funkier than before
– thanks to strong work on bass from Kevin McCord, who also joins Al a
bit on vocals – in a mode that still continues the groups strong work on
midtempo numbers, but also maybe answers a 70s disco wave with more of a Detroit
funk overall! Great work from the group that would later turn into One Way
– with titles that include Tripped, Slipped, Stumbled, & Fell, If You Get
Caught, If You Feel Like Dancing, and I Like Everything About You. CD also
features bonus tracks – Feelings (7 version) and If You Feel Like Dancin
(12 version). 
:: TRACKLIST ::

Especially For You
1 I Got A Notion You Got The Motion 3:38
2 Real Love 3:31
3 Youre So Wonderful 2:40
4 Feelings 5:55
5 Baby Let Me Love You 3:20
6 Trying To Prove My Love 2:38
7 Disco Lover 2:47
8 Lets Disco 2:35
9 When Something Is Wrong With My Baby 2:36
10 If You Feel Like Dancin 2:41

Cherish
11 Like Everything About You 2:40
12 Survivors Of Love 3:44
13 Cheating Is A No No 6:19
14 Why Must We Say Goodbye 3:40
15 Tripped, Slipped, Stumbled And Fell 3:44
16 Cherish 5:22
17 If You Get Caught 3:34

Bonus Tracks
18 Feelings (7 Version) 3:53
19 If You Feel Like Dancin (12 Version) 6:14

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