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vrijdag 19 april 2024

7th Wonder - Climbing Higher (1979)

A self-contained soul and funk group out of Alabama, 7th Wonder notched several dance hits in the mid- to late '70s and early '80s, and used the Seven Wonders of the World connection with little subtlety, borrowing the image of the pyramid at Giza as their brand and even wearing traditional Egyptian costumes on-stage. 
The band’s first success came with a cover of Kris Kristofferson's “For the Good Times,” which was released by Nashville’s Abet Records in 1973. 
The band next signed with Parachute Records in 1978, hitting the R&B charts with “Words Don’t Say Enough” and “My Love Ain’t Never Been This Strong,” both of which were recorded at Muscle Shoals Studio. 
7th Wonder then moved to Chocolate City Records in 1980, scoring with “I Enjoy Ya” and “The Tilt.” The band’s original configuration released three albums, 1978’s Words Don’t Say Enough, 1979’s Climbing Higher, and 1980’s Thunder
One of their soul funk records from the late 70's, recorded for Casablanca's Parachute subsidiary, and with a mix of uptempo and slower modern soul grooves. Includes the funky sample track "Daisy Lady", plus "Do It With Your Body", "Climbin Higher", "Young Girl", and "Living My Life Just For You". Mostly uptempo, with sort of a clubby groove.


A1.  Do It With Your Body - 7:55
A2.  Living My Life Just For You - 4:03
A3.  All I Want - 4:23
A4.  Something Inside You Feel - 4:28

B1.  Climbing Higher - 4:57
B2.  Daisy Lady - 4:37
B3.  Something Beautiful - 5:26
B4.  Young Girl - 4:44

donderdag 18 april 2024

Truth & Devotion - Heaven At Last (1981)

Truth & Devotion is a gospel/soul group led by Dewayne Johnson & consists of Bobby Simonds, Garland Simmons, James L. Dixon, Edgar Woodall, Bill Miller, John L. Hester, & Horace Brooks.
They released one album under the longest standing gospel label in the nation Tyscot Records in 1981 & went defunct shortly after.
At last we arrive in heaven with the long awaited reissue of this highly praised contemporary gospel classic from Anderson, Indiana based group Truth & Devotion.
Taken from the original masters out of the Tyscot Records vaults & restored for the first time since 1981.
This album has been recently rediscovered by modern day Hip Hop & R&B producers through it’s title track & has been sampled in records from artists like Larry June, Joey Bada$$, etc. “This recording is superb. It demonstrates essentially what the sacred and innermost qualities of man can produce when spiritually and artistically blended and stimulated and inspired by God in the presentation of his Gospel.
Truth & Devotion is able to successfully captivate and enhance the old gospel spirit and convincingly embellish it with an appropriate upbeat that springs forth like fresh water from a mountain crevice fed by melting snow. 
The words belong to the old experiences, but the demands of the old are creatively pitched to miraculously meet the needs of present day urgencies in the form of pop music”



A1.  Do You Believe - 2:11
A2.  Heaven At Last - 5:01
A3.  Bless My Soul - 3:58
A4.  I Must See My Lord - 4:01
A5.  I’m So Happy - 3:59
A6.  I’ll Be Satisfied - 2:03

B1.  Lead Me, Guide Me - 3:47
B2.  Never Alone - 6:15
B3.  Lord You’re All I Need - 5:08
B4.  God’s Not Dead - 4:05
B5.  Thank You Lord - 2:48