Rawls, Lou - Silk & Soul

RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON MGM 1972.

MGM SE 4809 made in USA in gatefold cover. Vinyl EX. Cover EX.

From gospel and early R&B to soul and jazz to blues and straight-up pop, Lou Rawls was a consummate master of African-American vocal music whose versatility helped him adapt to the changing musical times over and over again while always remaining unmistakably himself. Blessed with a four-octave vocal range, Rawls' smooth, classy elegance -- sort of a cross between Sam Cooke and Nat King Cole -- permeated nearly everything he sang, yet the fire of his early gospel days was never too far from the surface. He made his name as a crooner, first by singing jazz standards, then moving on to soul in the mid-'60s, and capped the most commercial phase of his career with a productive stint at Philadelphia International during the latter half of the '70s.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lou_Rawls

Tracklist.

A1         Believe In Me    3:49     
A2         Something     2:50     
A3         Watch What Happens     3:42     
A4         Sophisticated Lady     4:08     
A5         Golden Slumbers     3:33     
B1         His Song Shall Be Sung     3:45     
B2         No More     3:20     
B3         Here's That Rainy Day     5:46     
B4         Hallelujah For A Friend     3:06     
B5         I'm Waiting     2:22