Bass truly is a magical instrument. Take the previous album, make the bass and drums more prominent and delightfully bouncy, and you get this little gem of a soul/RnB record (depending on the track). Really fits the definition of Rhythm'n'Blues. The soul tracks, and especially the more ballady-type songs (9 or 15 eg) felt a little weaker, just because the bouncier ones are so much fun you feel like you don't want a break in that groove. A whole lot of jams, 2-4,6,7,10,12,14 (which sounds like another song I can't for the life of me find the name of). 11 is one of the rare RnB tracks that don't really work as well. 13 is interesting because I didn't like it at first but it grew on me, so the album even has growing potential and I will have to give it a lot more spins. 16 has a bit of a darker and abrasive tone, which is fantastic as a closer. Sadly it ends on a fadeout, but hey this is from 68. And to think he was only 26, what a voice too. 4.35
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