Natural High. Collection [compilation]
Bloodstone
℗ 1996 Rhino Records R2 72460
℗ 2012 barin99.livejournal.com 834 868
The bulk of this is their debut album from 1972, featuring everything from a Bo Diddley medley to gospel-bred harmonies to Hendrix-derived guitar licks. Plus the hit, a beautiful fusion of all the above in the form of a sweet'n'dreamy soul ballad. The best early-'70s Isley Brothers album that the Isley Brothers didn't make themselves. (And believe me, there were plenty trying.) This reissue includes a previously uncollected 1972 single ('Girl (You Look So Fine)'/'Judy, Judy') and four outtakes, including a bizarre yet respectful 'Little Green Apples.' The annotation by Wayne Edwards is superb, and the discography complete. |
- 1. You Know We've Learned (Draffen — Willis Jr.) [04:12]
- 2. Who Has the Last Laugh Now (Charles McCormick) [05:36]
- 3. Peter's Jones (Larry Durham — Roger Durham) [04:11]
- 4. That's the Way We Make Our Music (Eddie Summers) [03:15]
- 5. Damn That Rock'n'Roll: Bo Diddley-Diddley Daddy (Bo Diddley — Ellas McDaniel — Harvey Fuqua) [03:37]
- 6. Natural High (Charles McCormick — Freddy Powers) [04:52]
- 7. I Need Your Love (Charles McCormick) [01:09]
- 8. Tell It to My Face (Charles Love) [03:15]
- 9. Ran It in the Ground (Charles Love) [04:52]
- 10. Never Let You Go (Anna Gaye — Harry Williams — Harvey Fuqua) [05:37]
- 11. Girl (You Look So Fine) (Eddie Summers) [02:38]
- 12. Judy, Judy (Eddie Summers) [02:44]
- 13. Sadie Mae (Eddie Summers) [03:02]
- 14. Take These Chains (Eddie Summers) [02:53]
- 15. You Don't Mean Nothin' (Charles McCormick) [03:39]
- 16. Little Green Apples (Bobby Russell) [09:14]
Участие в альбоме:
- Willis Draffen (Jr.): vocal, guitar
- Roger Durham: vocal, percussion
- Charles Love: vocal, guitar
- Charles McCormick: vocal, bass guitar
- Eddie Summers: drums, vocals, vibes, piano, congas (4)
- Melvin Webb: drums, congas, timbales
- Harry Williams: vocal, percussion
- Samuel Boghossian: violin
- Gene Cipriano: cor anglais
- Gordon Dewitte: organ
- Nathan Kaproff: viola
- Raymond L. Kelley: cello
- Jacqueline Lustgarten: cello
- Richard L. Mackey: french horn
- Arthur N. Maebe: french horn
- Dan Neufeld: viola
- Erno Neufeld: leader violin
- Hense Powell: piano, electric piano, organ
- Paul C. Shure: violin
- Carla Spencer: violin
- Mike Vernon: glockenspiel, castanets, tubular bells
- Pip Williams: string arrangements, horn arrangements