A fantastic bit of modern Soul from Norman Connors, proof that he was still growing and changing as an artist, continuing to push his groove into whole new areas as the 70´s progressed. The record takes the smooth jazzy sound of the earlier Buddah sides, sharpens it into a more sophisticated modern Soul style, fused with a bit of a quiet storm vocal approach, to create a wonderfully mature album of silky Soul tracks. Part of the strength comes from the vocalists, who include Eleanor Mills and Phillip Mitchell, and Norman also does a bit of singing on the record, and comes across surprisingly well!!Tracklisting:
1. You Are Everything
2. Once I've Been There
3. Destination Moon
4. Romantic Journey
5. Last Tango In Paris
6. For You Everything
7. Thembi
I have and love this album. In fact I bought most of what Norman Connors did in the 70's.
ReplyDeleteHe kind of reminded me of Quincy Jones.
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