- Sam And Dave The Definitive Soul Collection Rar Release
AllMusic Review. Sam Moore and Dave Prather were the ultimate soul duo; one a high-voiced wailer, the other a low-toned blaster. They came together in the mid-'60s to form a superb duo, singing tunes penned by soul's finest writing tandem, Isaac Hayes and David Porter. They made a host of great singles before ego battles broke them apart. Sam & Dave - Hold On, I'm Comin' (1966) Sam & Dave were an American soul duo, best known for their string of hits in the 1960s. Sam Moore and Dave Prater both had backgrounds in gospel music, and this proved to be a vital ingredient of their vocal delivery when they began singing secular R&B.
2012 collection the second of two releases that serve to chronicle the eternally great Stax recordings of Sam Moore and the late Dave Prater: Sam & Dave as they will always be known to their legion of fans.
The Impressions are an American R&B vocal group originally formed in 1958.
In 1957 in Chicago, gospel singers Jerry Butler and Curtis Mayfield joined up with doo-wop group The Roosters (Sam Gooden, Richard Brooks and Arthur Brooks). By the next year they were calling themselves Jerry Butler & The Impressions, and were signed to Vee-Jay Records. They scored a big hit with the ballad 'For Your Precious Love', which made it to #3 on the R&B chart and #11 on the pop chart. Butler then left for a successful solo career, and was replaced by Fred Cash (who had previously been a member of The Roosters).
Curtis Mayfield was now in charge as lead singer, songwriter and guitarist. At the same time he also wrote songs for Butler's solo career, including the #1 R&B hit 'He Will Break Your Heart'. In 1961 The Impressions got themselves a new deal with ABC-Paramount in New York, and scored another big hit with the flamenco-flavoured 'Gypsy Woman' (#2 R&B, #20 pop). However subsequent singles failed to chart highly, and the Brooks brothers then left, reducing them to the trio of Mayfield, Gooden and Cash.
They returned to Chicago, and working with producer Johnny Pate they had their biggest chart success with the punchy 1963 single 'It's All Right'(#1 R&B and #4 pop). Their first album was released the same year, featuring 'Gypsy Woman', 'It's All Right' and the other lesser-known singles. It was a splendid debut, showcasing their distinctive sound, characterized by light, airy vocal harmonies and Mayfield's sparse, clean guitar work.
Their next single, 'Thinking About My Baby', also charted at #12, but didn't find its way onto an album until later in 1964.
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