Another great rare soul album from Cleveland Ohio made in 1977. The beautiful modern soul mid tempo title track has great lyrics, and the modern/northern dancers ‘Since You Said You’d Be Mine’ and ‘What Should I Do’ are solid floor fillers. The ballad ‘Its Got To Change’ and the ‘Hi’ sounding ‘What Happened to The Feeling’ and ‘Just Being For You’ are well worth checking. This album was quoted by BBC Financial News website recently as being ‘The Best soul album you’ve never heard’
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Check out the tracks below
Lou Ragland – Understand Eachother
Lou Ragland – What Happened To The Feeling
Lou Ragland – Since You Said You’d Be Mine
Lou Ragland – Just For Being You (Lovin’ You)
Lou Ragland – What Should I Do
Lou Ragland – It’s Got To Change
Lou Ragland – The Next World
Lou Ragland – Understand Each Other (Instr.)
Hot Chocolate – Hot Chocolate
Cleveland Ohio’s Lou Ragland first album was with his group Hot Chocolate (not to be confused with the
Uk artist of the same name). The album was recorded in 1971 and only 500 copies were pressed. It was originally reissued by Soul Brother in 1999 and now Numero has produced a brown coloured vinyl version. It consists of raw funky gems like ‘Ain’t That A Groove’, ‘What You Want To Do’,’So Damn Funky’ and ‘Messing With Sly’ which could be compared with the contemporary recordings of The Meters. ‘What Should I Do’ and ‘We Had A True Love’ are nice sweet soul harmony ballads on this in demand and rare album.
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Check out the tracks below
Hot Chocolate – Aint That A Groove
Hot Chocolate – So Dam Funky
Hot Chocolate – Sexy Moods Of Your Mind
Hot Chocolate – Messin’ With Sly
Hot Chocolate – We Had True Love
Hot Chocolate – What You Want To Do
Hot Chocolate – What Should I Do
