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LEROY HUTSON 1

Not many albums ooze quality from start to finish but this is one such album. It is one of those albums that has a conceptual kind of feel and you listen to from start to finish. Definitely a mood thing. It’s very difficult to pick out a top track therefore, but if pushed I would say the ballad Can’t stay away. A sultry soulful ballad with a low groove and an aching sax not to mention vocals and lyrics. It holds your attention for nearly seven minutes as it builds and builds some more until everything is overtaken by the pleading vocals. After so much expression the album concludes with an easy and light female chorus and sax led So much love. Concurring with the sleeve notes – reproduced under – the classic All because of you is such a beautiful piece.

A classic album and props to Soul Brother for getting this to market.

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LEROY HUTSON - HUTSON 1 With a series of innovative, stylish and critically-acclaimed albums that he recorded throughout the seventies, , multi-talented singer, keyboardist, producer/songwriter Leroy Hutson has been responsible for creating his own musical style, a style and sound that have made classics of his works. He is also well known for his contribution as co-writer of Donny Hathaway's masterpiece, "The Ghetto", and his participation as lead singer for the legendary "Impressions" when he replaced Curtis Mayfield. Leroy''s music continues to live today having been sampled by such renowned acts as Erykah Badu, Rapper Too-Short and Bones, Thugs-N-Harmony. Of all his albums 'Hutson' subsequently known as 'Hutson 1' is widely considered as his greatest, and is in fact regarded by many people as one of the best soul albums of all time (myself included). The full production with string and horn sections make a perfect complement to the songs and his seductive voice. Every track on the album is worthy of note, but especially 'Lucky Fellow' and 'All Because of You' which rank amongst the best songs that he has written or recorded. Hutson 1 was his third solo album, he went on to record a further four albums for Curtom in the 70's, before recording one for Elektra and fading into obscurity. Interest in Leroy's work was rekindled in the 'Rare Groove' era in the late 80's/early 90's, when his albums began to get the full appreciation that they deserved. "I was truly honoured when I found out, " he comments. "I greatly appreciated and liked the idea that there was longevity to my music. People in Britain were getting excited about records that were ten to twelve years old, so of course, it was very flattering." Leroy was also known for his production work most notably the two superb Natural Four albums, Voices of East Harlem and Arnold Blair's two step classic 'Trying to get next to you'. And it is perhaps the production, arrangement and orchestrations of the songs on this album that make it still stand out as such a special record nearly thirty years after it was recorded.

Track Listing All Because Of You I Bless The Day Its Different Cool Out Lucky Fellow Can't Stay Away So Much Love

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