Track Listing

1. Hey, Western Union Man
2. Can't Forget About You, Baby
3. Only The Strong Survive
4. How Can I Get In Touch With You
5. Just Because I Really Love You
6. Lost
7. Never Give You Up
8. Are You Happy
9. (Strange) I Still Love You
10. Go Away-Find Yourself
11. I Stop By Heaven
12. Moody Woman
13. A Brand New Me
14. Been A Long Time
15. Close To You Love
16. Since I Lost You Baby
17. What's The Use Of Breaking Up?
18. When You're Alone
19. I Forgot To Remember
20. Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)
21. Don't Let Love Hang You Up
22. Walking Around In Teardrops

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #96438 in Music
• Released on: 2007-04-24
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

Ice Ice Baby
This twofer is a '70s soul-music lover's dream. In their work with Jerry Butler, producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff laid the groundwork for their later Philadelphia International label acts (the O'Jays, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, et al.) by mastering a lush, string-laden sound that nonetheless _moved_. Even the ballads here are ear candy, their every moment offering sonic charms. And atop them all rides Butler's grainy, lived-in baritone, a voice that set the template for later Gamble & Huff vocalists such as Teddy Pendergrass and the O'Jays' Eddie Levert. Butler is smoother and, yes, cooler than those. His signature is an "off-the-cuff" delivery that is actually a feat of technique and talent. (Compare his version of "Only the Strong Survive" -- which he co-wrote -- with Elvis'. The king's performance is stirring yet slightly detached from the lyric, whereas Butler takes you inside it, makes you feel both a heartbroken young man's vulnerability and his growing determination to move on.) Some of the compositions on these two releases feel a bit tossed off, but most of the them are keepers. In their seductive soul, these albums stand among the three primary artists' finest creations.

The soundtrack of my twenties
My husband and I love Jerry Butler and this record in particular. There is nobody who sounds like him with that wonderful emotional "smokey" voice. We saw him 3 times in Washington, DC at the Blues Alley on Valentine's Day where he appears every year. Even in a heavy snowstorm one year with the Dept. of Homeland Security's code Orange he showed up and gave a wonderful performance. We went to see him during intermission and he is as interesting as he is a great vocalist! He was warm, interested and told us about his stint as Cook County Commissioner in Chicago.

A must have record for all R&B/60's soul fans.

Missing cd
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