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| October 14, 2008 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 7 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Your Body Won't Move, If You Can't Feel The Groove | | 2. | I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin' | | 3. | No Greater Love | | 4. | Tight Money | | 5. | Low Down, Hard Times Blues | | 6. | Tasty | | 7. | This One's For Us | | 8. | Latin Spirit | | 9. | Money's Tight | | 10. | Sassy | |
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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Top soul producer sole solo effortDec 25, 2006
By The BADman
Leon Huff, along with Kenny Gamble, redefined soul music in the '7o's. This CD showcases his own vision and has a slightly jazzier, quieter feel than some of his productions for others. If you are a fan of Philly Soul this is a necessary complement to his production work with Gamble. Get it.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 a GrooveMar 23, 2001
By A customer
"mistermaxxx"
this ALbum Grooves from Start to finish it's one of those hidden Gem Albums that you gotta hear.I'm glad that it became available again i heard it a long time ago.it still has feeling&Groove to it.
An Unsung Philly Musical Classic Much Easier ObtainedOct 08, 2010
By Andre S. Grindle
"Andre' Grindle"
For many years a rather scratchy vinyl version of this album had been sitting in my dad's music collection and I wasn't able to listen to it too long before it began skipping to the point of no longer being listenable. But as time progressed and I began to fully understand the impact Leon Huff and Kenny Gamble had on music with Phillidelphia International in the 70's and early 80's my interested in this album increased. Over time it was made available on CD twice and not remaining in print long enough to be able to get it. Now that's it's again been made available a couple years ago and has remained steadily in print I am now happy to have it seeing as it was so long saught after. Now as for the impressions of it this album doesn't resemble anything I've ever heard by the O'Jays,Bluenotes,Teddy Pendergrass,Patti LaBelle,MFSB or any of the music that defined the Philly Sound. Released in 1980 this album explores a very much more jazzy and musicianly individual approch to music from Huff along with guest participants such as Quincy Jones and Stevie Wonder and cameos by some of the PIR records roster. The album begins with the powerful,smoldering funk of "Your Body Won't Move,If You Can't Feel The Groove" that is both slick and rough all at the same time in the tradition of the best of funk. Songs such as "No Greater Love" and "This One's For Us" not only shine a brighter light on the traditional Philly orchestral sound but add into it other cinematic soul elements from Barry White's work with the Love Unlimited Orchestra and the like,bringing out further richness to the climactic string arrangements. Leon also looks back into his past a bit with the jukejoint/nightclub style 50's R&B shuffles of "I Ain't Jivin',I'm Jammin'" and "Low Down,Hard Time Blues"-both of which explore the blusier edges to his playing and style. "Tight Money","Tasty" and the (obvious) Brazillian inspired rhythm of "Latin Spirit" all showcase strong,elegant funk grooves with some very appealing and well controlled uses of rhythm. Same goes for BOTH bonus tracks "Money's Tight" and "Sassy". Much more singular and direct in it's exhibition of it's influences than the way most other PIR related releases tended to blend and polish the same sounds on this album together this gives on the idea of why the Philly sound in general had so much musically appeal and good qualities;as with many good things it comes from many different areas strung together in different places to become something distinctive and here everything is spelled out more individually but also with a unifying presense as well. An excellent edition to ones collection of Philly Soul.
Music LoverMay 18, 2010
By J. Barnett
"music lover"
I have this as a vinyl record and have been waiting for a long time to find it on CD. Absolutely loving it. This is one of the best albums I have ever had.
Fusion ArtistOct 19, 2009
By Laronda Holman
"copper"
Fusion Musicians which means that these artist played in both genres; jazz and popular music. Not necessarily R&B but fusion putting together a link. I grew up listening to this particular album then, but CD now, I learned about this artist through my parents.
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