Arthur Prysock - All My Life '1976 [2013]

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Arthur Prysock (born January 2nd 1929 in Spartanburg, South Carolina) had a long
and varied career as a vocalist of high repute, lending his velvet baritone to
jazz, blues, R&B, pop and disco, having been inspired by his musical hero Billy
Eckstine.

Prysock was discovered by the jump blues band leader Buddy Johnson while living
and working in Hartford CT, where he had honed his talents in several groups
during his time off. Johnson installed Prysock as his lead male vocalist and
they recorded several hits together for Decca in the 40’s before Arthur
went solo, touring the chitlin circuit, sometimes accompanied by his brother Red
Prysock, (an exhilarating tenor saxophonist) with whom he also recorded. Before
long ‘I Didn’t Sleep A Wink Last Night’ gave Arthur his
first solo R&B hit on Decca in 1952 charting at a high of #5, and cementing his
reputation as a great balladeer.
During the late 50’s and early 60’s Arthur recorded several R&B
hits for the Old Town label and in 1965 fulfilled a life-long dream recording
with Count Basie, which started a fruitful relationship with the Verve label for
the remainder of the decade.
The 1976 album ‘All My Life’ (R&B #36, Pop #153) heralded a return
to prominence (and to his old label Old Town) for Prysock and exemplified his
dexterity in tackling the new contemporary Philly Soul inspired disco style. The
lead single ‘When Love Is New’ (R&B #10, Pop #64), a smooth,
percussive disco-soul track with Prysock’s perfectly understated
laid-back vocal was penned by legendary Philly International producers and
song-writers Gamble & Huff, as was follow up single ‘I Wantcha
Baby’ (R&B #43) which tells you everything you need to know about the
tone of this underappreciated album. Another stand out is the title track
‘All My Life’, Prysock delivers a Barry White-esque impassioned
croon over an up-tempo, uplifting solid dancefloor groove provided by this
tracks songwriter, and producer of the album John Davis, along with his Monster
Orchestra.
ALL MY LIFE, released on CD for the first time, is a must have for all R&B,
Disco and Philly Soul fans out there!


Tracks:

01 - I Wancha Baby
02 - All My Life
03 - I Love Makin Love To You
04 - Baby Im The One
05 - When Love Is New
06 - One Broken Heart
07 - All I Need Is You Tonight
08 - This Is What You Mean To Me
09 - When Love Is New (Single Version)

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