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Leon Huff - Here To Create Music (1980) [1999, Reissue]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 9 Nov 2021 19:13:56

One of the most compelling later albums on Philly International – a killer mix of jazzy numbers that have a very different style than most of the other Philly work at the time. Even though Leon Huff had been banging around in soul music for about 15 years – most famously as half of the Philly soul superteam Gamble & Huff – this 1980 LP was his first effort as an artist, instead of producer. In Chicago, the big highlight is the jazzy stepping track "I Ain't Jivin, I'm Jammin" – which grooves along with a sweet two-step piano sound that's still quite popular on the dancefloor – but the record is filled with nice tracks including "Tight Money", which was done earlier by Reuben Wilson, the funky "Your Body Won't Move If You Can't Feel The Groove", the breezy instrumental "No Greater Love", "Tasty", "This One's For Us" and "Latin Spirit".

~Review by Dusty Groove, Inc.

As half of the legendary Gamble & Huff team and a co-owner of Philadelphia International Records, Leon Huff was among the top soul producer/songwriters of the 1970s. Huff was 37 when, in 1980, he surprised the R&B world by recording his only solo album, Here to Create Music. This largely instrumental effort, which was out of print for many years before finally being reissued on CD in 1999, is surprising in a number of respects. First, Huff's partner Kenny Gamble has nothing to do with it Huff does all of the writing and producing himself. Second, Here to Create Music didn't go out of its way to appeal to black radio; much of it has a loose, casual, informal quality. The CD's weakest offering is "Your Body Won't Move if You Can't Feel the Groove," a generic, clichéd disco opener that wastes the talents of Teddy Pendergrass, Eddie Levert, and other Philly International artists of 1980. But after that, things improve considerably. Huff, who is heard on organ and keyboards, keeps listeners guessing by hitting them with everything from the haunting "No Greater Love" (which sounds like the type of instrumental that War's Lee Oskar was providing on his solo albums) to the gritty blues number "Low Down, Hard Time Blues" and the catchy, Jimmy Smith-like soul-jazz tune "Tasty." Here to Create Music falls short of essential, but it's a decent, generally sincere outing that isn't without historic significance.

~Review by Alex Henderson

Release of the album: 1980 [LP Philadelphia International Records, Cat.# NJZ 36758, USA]
Release of this CD: 1999, June, 8 [CD Philadelphia International Records/The Right Stuff (USA), Cat.# 7243-4-98951-2-6 / UPC: 724349895126]
All tracks ℗ 1980 Philadelphia International Records
Under license from Philadelphia International Records/Assorted Music.
℗&© 1999 The Right Stuff.
Manufactured by The Right Stuff, a Division of Capitol Records, Inc.
Printed/Made in the U.S.A.

Credits:

A&R [A&R Administration] – Michelle Azzopardi
A&R [A&R Coordination] – Jean Scott
Arranged By [All Rhythm Arrangements By] – Leon Huff
Arranged By [String & Horn Arrangement By] – John R. Faith (tracks: 3, 7), John L. Usry, Jr. (tracks: 7), Leon Huff (tracks: 3, 7)
Art Direction – Rubin A. Benson
Design [Design Adaptation: Reissue] – Marlene Bergman's Firesign Design
Design [Ilustration Design] – Leon Huff
Engineer – Dirk Devlin
Engineer [Assistant] – Bruce Bluestein, Mike Spritz
Engineer [Strings Recording Consulting Engineer] – John Rosen (tracks: 3)
Executive-Producer [Reissue] – Tom Cartwright
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (tracks: 3)
Illustration – Nathan Best
Legal [Licensing: Reissue] – Julie Brown
Liner Notes – Tom Vickers
Mastered By [Reissue] – Dave Schultz
Photography By [Cover] – Paul Martin
Producer – Leon Huff
Producer [Production Team: Reissue] – Adam Varon, Bernadette Fauver, Charles Levan, Gregg Ogorzelec, Kirsten Kupper, Lisa Reddick, Tammy Kizer
Recorded By [Strings] – Fanta Sound (tracks: 3)
Written-By – L. Huff, P. Martin, Jr. (tracks: 5)

Tracklist:

01. Your Body Won't Move (06:09)
02. I Ain't Jivin', I'm Jammin' (05:58)
03. No Greater Love (06:16)
04. Tight Money (04:51)
05. Low Down, Hard Times Blues (02:49)
06. Tasty (02:55)
07. This One's For Us (02:50)
08. Latin Spirit (03:53)

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