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Genre:
R&B
Release Date: 09/22/2009
Run Time: 30:45
A cappella sensations
the Persuasions have been wowing audiences since they first appeared on the scene with their debut album
A Cappella on
Frank Zappa's
Bizarre imprint. It's not that their music was in any way "bizarre," but more that
Zappa was an unabashed lover of doo wop and a cappella R&B singing and a collector of recordings. The group reached the peak of its popularity when they were asked to be part of
Joni Mitchell's
Shadows and Light tour in the late '70s. And that's where this ten-track
Rounder compilation begins (chronologically, at least), with three tracks from 1979's
Flying Fish LP
Comin' at Ya. These cuts are classics of the vernacular:
"Cryin' in the Chapel," "Let Them Talk," and
"Return to Sender." Other cuts included here are versions of
Al Green's
"Let's Get Married" in a medley with
Harvey Fuqua's
"Sincerely," the gospel nugget
"Ain't That Good News," and
Sam Cooke's
"That's Heaven to Me." The albums these cuts were culled from were either released on
Rounder or by one of its distributed labels such as
Bullseye Blues between 1979 and 1988. This is a terrific little comp for the money.
~Thom Jurek, All Music Guide
;)
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