Smokey Robinson's debut solo album, Smokey, was released in June 1973 by Tamla Records and features the singles, "Sweet Harmony," "Baby Come Close," and "Just My Soul Responding."
Naked & Warm is the fifth studio album by Bill Withers and is even funkier than his debut. "Here Withers returns to the simple ways of his past, working five or six musicians for the kind of hard groove that doesn't have many parallels".
Released on minuscule pressings into the Wisconsin wilderness, these 26 sasquatch-rare tracks uncover the soulful paths between the Chicago, Milwaukee and Rockford scenes.
Vinyl LP pressing. This compilation pays tribute to the soul music of Boston that was originally captured on tape by legendary Boston record store owner turned label owner and curator, Skippy White.
Lee Fields reunites with Daptone Records and producer Gabriel Roth to bring us Sentimental Fool, a deep, blues-tinged, wholly-conceived soul album. The beauty, power, and raw humanity of Lee's voice is on full display here
Al Green Explores Your Mind is the eighth album by soul singer Al Green, originally released in 1974. Includes the U.S. #7 hit "Sha-La-La (Make Me Happy)" and the original version of "Take Me to the River", later covered by Talking Heads.
As the empowerment of the '60s gave way to the societal bankruptcy of the '70s, a turned-on Black music emerged to soundtrack the agony of America at a crossroads.