Lovely clarity - virtually no hiss - warm presence in the speakers - just great and 'so' Soulful too. I've raved about this guy's work before - and this reissue is no different. DICKSON at Soundmasters in London - the sound quality is typically superb. Remastered from the original tapes by BBR's resident engineer WAYNE A. Great attention to detail - but once again the fireworks comes with the SOUND. Even the words under every song on the rear sleeve are here (those from "I See The Light" title this review). Several of the Philly 7" singles are pictured - the colour photo of Paul that graced the inner gatefold is centred in the booklet and the rare insert that looked almost like a black and white art print is reproduced on. Liner notes are by noted music-writer ANDY KELLMAN with contributions from BILLY PAUL and BLANCHE WLLIAMS. The Whole Town's Talking b/w I Was Married Īpril 1974 UK 7" single on Philadelphia International S SPIR 2225Īs is customary now- these BBR CDs come in one of those new rounded jewel cases with a 12-page inlay. November 1973 UK 7" single on Philadelphia International S PIR 1928Ĥ. Thanks For Saving My Life b/w I See The Light November 1973 USA 7" single on Philadelphia International ZS7 3538ģ. Thanks For Saving My Life b/w I Was Married November 1973 PROMO-ONLY USA 7" single on Philadelphia International AE7 1080Ģ. War Of The Gods (Part 1) b/w War Of The Gods (Part 2) There were 4 x 7" singles issued around the album and this CD will allow fans to sequence them as follows:ġ. Tracks 7, 8 and 9 are BONUS TRACKS - "War Of The Gods (Single Version)", "The Whole Town's Talking (Single Version)" and "I Was Married (Single Version)". It was also belatedly issued in the UK on Philadelphia International S PIR 65861 in June 1974. Stateside it reached Number 12 on the R&B charts and Number 110 on the Pop charts. Tracks 1 to 6 are the vinyl album "War Of The Gods" - released November 1973 in the USA on Philadelphia International KZ 32409 in a gatefold sleeve with an insert. Here are the finite details.īig Break Records CDBBR 0184 (Barcode 5013929048430) breaks down as follows (50:55 minutes): And this expanded November 2012 UK CD reissue of that 1973 Philly gem does it proud. With all 6 of its tracks written by the dynamic Soul duo of KENNETH GAMBLE and LEON HUFF (with contributions from Bunny Sigler, Cary Gilbert and Joannie Arc) and the music played entirely by MFSB - Billy Paul's 3rd album for Philly is considered by many (including the artist himself) to be his best record.
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