Mille Jackson – Millie Jackson
Millie Jackson’s debut album was released on the Spring label in 1972. Like many albums of its time it was collection of singles with some new material. Her debut single for the label, the incredible ‘A Child Of God’ had established Millie as a rising Soul star as a singer, songwriter and social commentator.
‘Ask Me What You Want’ and the classic motown-esq dancer ‘My Man A Sweet Man’ were more uptempo and revered in the UK at the time. ‘I Just Can’t Stand It’ and ‘If This Is Love’ are Southern Soul ballads, while ‘I Miss You Baby’ a mid tempo floater and ‘Stange Things’ a little funkier. Strong Album that set Millie on the path to being one of the most successful (and best) female soul singers of the 1970’s.
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Listen below
Millie Jackson – If This Is Love
Millie Jackson – I Ain’t Giving Up
Millie Jackson – I Miss You Baby
Millie Jackson – A Child Of God (It’s Hard To Believe)
Millie Jackson – Ask Me What You Want
Millie Jackson – My Man, A Sweet Man
Millie Jackson – You’re The Joy Of My Life
Millie Jackson – I Gotta Get Away (From My Own Self)
Millie Jackson – I Just Can’t Stand It
Millie Jackson – Strange Things
Millie Jackson – It Hurts So Good
Millie Jackson’s second album ‘It Hurts So Good’ from 1973 was recorded partly in New York and also in Muscle Shoals where Millie would record some of her best material The M.S. tracks include her definitive version of Prince Phillip Mitchell’s ‘It Hurts So Good’ an excellent low down funky ballad that featured in the film ‘Cleopatra Jones’, her take of Ashford and Simpson’s Modern soul dancer ‘Don’t Send Nobody Else’ the slinky ‘Help Yourself’ and dancer ‘Love Doctor’. The NY sessions produced the Norman Whitfield sounding atmospheric mid tempo funky groove ‘I Cry’ ,more uptempo and even funkier ‘Hypocrisy’ and splendid ballad ‘Good To The Very Last Drop’.Excellent album.
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Listen to the tracks below
Millie Jackson – I Cry
Millie Jackson – Hypocrisy
Millie Jackson – Two-Faced World
Millie Jackson – It Hurts So Good
Millie Jackson – Don’t Send Nobody Else
Millie Jackson – Hypocrisy (Reprise)
Millie Jackson – Breakaway
