Ella Washington – Self Titled (1969) (24/44 Vinyl Rip)

With this jewel we start a little excursion into classic soul. Ella's singing and phrasing often reminds me of Janis Joplin's "Kozmic Blues" from the same year. Very soulful, very bluesy, every song gives me shivers down my spine.

Biography by Ron Wynn from Allmusic:
An outstanding Southern soul vocalist, Ella Washington was another performer whose style was so raw and intense that it had little chance of attracting any attention outside the R&B world. She also recorded for various small labels who were never able to break her songs, even within the soul arena. Her best material was done in the late '60s and early '70s, much of it produced by legendary DJ John Richbourg, for Monument's Sound Stage 7 label. Washington had one single, "The Grass Is Greener," leased to Atlantic from Octavia, but her 1969 self-titled LP didn't fare well, although she got good response from the single "He Called Me Baby/Stop Giving Your Man Away."

Tracks
01. Stop Giving Your Man Away 02:47
02. Sit Down And Cry 03:23
03. Sweeter And Sweeter (Ray, Ray, Ray) 02:29
04. Starving For Love 02:18
05. Fragile (Handle With Care) 02:16
06. He Called Me Baby 03:01
07. I Want To Walk Through This Life With You 02:51
08. Doin' The Best I Can 02:38
09. The Affair 02:15
10. All The Time 02:32
11. This Bitter Earth 02:33
Total time: 28:58

Musicians
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Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.