VA - Atlantic Rhythm And Blues 1947-1974 (Vol. 7 1969-1974) (198

With the notable exception of Aretha Franklin, who stayed true to gospel-inflected deep soul into the early '70s, Atlantic's R&B/soul roster began to smooth out as they entered the '70s, as evidenced by Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974, Vol. 7 (1969-1974).
There are a few holdovers from the Stax label who continued to play deep soul, but most everything here is smooth -- it's soul, not R&B. That may bother fans of the early volumes of the series, which was devoted to down-and-dirty R&B, but there are still a number of classic singles here.
If you listen hard enough and study the absence of major stars outside of Franklin, the Spinners, Flack and Benton, it's possible to see the end of Atlantic's reign as an R&B/soul powerhouse, but if music this good represents the death throes of a label, then that indicates how great Atlantic really was. (AMG)


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01. Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto [6:55]
02. Tyrone Davis - Turn Back The Hands Of Time [2:39]
03. Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Compared To What [8:42]
04. Aretha Franklin - Don't Play That Song (You Lied) [2:59]
05. King Floyd - Groove Me [3:03]
06. Clarence Carter - Patches [3:11]
07. Beginning Of The End - Funky Nassau (Part 1) [3:14]
08. The Persuaders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate [3:25]
09. Aretha Franklin - Rock Steady [3:12]
10. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - You've Got A Friend [3:26]
11. Betty Wright - Clean Up Woman [2:47]
12. The Spinners - Could It Be I'm Falling In Love [4:11]
13. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly With His Song [4:47]
14. Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway - Where Is The Love [2:43]
15. The Spinners - I'll Be Around [3:11]
16. Roberta Flack - Feel Like Makin' Love [2:58]
17. The Spinners - Mighty Love [4:58]
18. Major Harris - Love Won't Let Me Wait [5:31]


Label: Atlantic
Released: 1985
Catalogue: 7567-81299-2




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Compression Level: 6
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