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The Originals - Down To Love Town (1977) [2014, Remastered & Expanded Edition]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 23 Aug 2021 18:52:09

Formed in 1966, The Originals worked as studio backup singers at Motown and featured on tracks such as What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted by Jimmy Ruffin, For Once In My Life by Stevie Wonder and Edwin Starrs politically fuelled jam, War. The original Originals were made up of four singers, the group's baritone and founder Walter Gaines, tenors Hank Dixon and C.P. Spencer (an original member of The Spinners) and also bass singer, Freddie Gorman, who was one of the writers of Please Mr. Postman. In the late 60s, under the guidance and writing expertise of Al Green, The Originals scored two of their biggest hits early in their career with Baby I'm For Real and the Gold certified, The Bells. Down To Love Town was the groups eighth album for Motown and was released in 1977. Produced by Michael Sutton and the Originals The album opens with intent on the horn and wah-wah led Disco/Soul stomper Hurry Up And Wait before making way for the title track and only single from the album. Down To Love Town (Disco #1/Pop #47) was originally included on their 1976 album Communique and became a true Disco classic with an incredible and impassioned lead vocal from Freddy Gorman's tenor/baritone, as he demands everybody join him in Love Town.

~Amazon

Keeping up with the times, the songs on Down to Love Town are disco length for those who enjoy dancing uninterrupted for more than three minutes. The most successful single was "Down to Love Town," their biggest record since Marvin Gaye crafted songs for them. The dancer has lead Freddy Gorman's tenor/baritone exhorting everybody to take their bodies down to love town for some good times. Freddy Gorman, Walter Gaines, Henry Dixon, and Ty Hunter's forte were ballads, not tambourine banging, hand clapping, and booty-shaking. Even so, "You Are a Blessing to Me" is a charming, lilting, midtempo beauty. Still, "Call Me Your six Million Dollar Man" is too pretentious to be taking seriously. The guys don't switch leads around as much on this one, with Gorman out front most of the time.

~Review by Andrew Hamilton

Release of this album: 1977 [LP Soul Records, Cat.# S6-749S1, USA]
Release of this CD: 2014, August, 11 [CD Motown/Big Break Records (UK), Cat.# CDBBRX0303 / UPC: 5013929060333]
℗ 1977, 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Issued under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd.
This compilation © 2014 Big Break Records.
Marketed and Distributed by Cherry Red Records.
Made in EU/MCPS

Notes: Remastered Reissue with 1 Bonus Tracks.

Credits:

Arranged By – Art Wright, David Blumberg
Bass – David Shields
Design – Wriston Jones
Drums – Ed Greene, James Gadson
Engineer [Mastering] – Jack Andrews
Engineer [Mixing] – Art Stewart
Engineer [Recording] – Glenn Jordan, Mike Shumann
Graphics [Director] – Carl Overr
Guitar – David T. Walker, Ray Parker, Jr.
Keyboards – John Barnes, Michael Sutton, Sonny Burke, Sylvester Rivers
Percussion – Jack Ashford, Oliver Brown
Photography By – Charles Bush
Producer – Michael B. Sutton
Producer [Production Assistant] – Brenda J. Sutton
Remastered By – Kevin Reeves
Typography [Lettering] – Vigon Nahas Vigon

Tracklist:

01. Hurry Up And Wait (05:26)
02. Down To Love Town (05:59)
03. You Are A Blessing To Me (06:05)
04. Call On Your Six Million Dollar Man (05:56)
05. Mother Nature's Best (04:50)
06. Sunrise (04:55)
07. Been Decided (05:30)
Bonus Track:
08. Down To Town Love (Alternative Version) (03:51)

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