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Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (1972) [2004, Remastered]
R&B, Soul/Funk, Philly Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 41:07 | 280,49 Mb
Label: Epic/Legacy (EU) | Cat.# 516002 2 | Released: 2004-02-24 (1972)
R&B, Soul/Funk, Philly Soul | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (JPEG) | 41:07 | 280,49 Mb
Label: Epic/Legacy (EU) | Cat.# 516002 2 | Released: 2004-02-24 (1972)
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"I Miss You" (later reissued as "Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes") is the debut album released by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes on the Philadelphia International record label in August 1972. It was produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff. The album title was changed from "I Miss You" to "Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes" and given a new cover after the success of the single "If You Don't Know Me by Now". The group's roster for this album is Lloyd Parks, Teddy Pendergrass, Harold Melvin, Lawrence Brown and Bernie Wilson. The album was arranged by Bobby Martin, Norman Harris and Thom Bell. The single "I Miss You" was featured in the film Dead Presidents.
~Wikipedia
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A fantastic debut by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes that wasn't meant to be. Most of these songs, including "If You Don't Know Me By Now," were originally written for the Dells, but the deal fell through. Harold Melvin got the opportunity because his ex-drummer Teddy Pendergrass had a voice similar to Dells lead singer Marvin Junior. The way Pendergrass tore into these songs, nobody remotely suspected that these love dramas were written for anybody but Teddy. He sounds like he's about to lose it when he sings "I Miss You" as he pleads with his ex-love about how he has changed. The poignant "If You Don't Know Me By Now" sold a million for the Blue Notes and did even better years later for Simply Red. "Be For Real" is one of the finest recorded pieces in R&B history; it's not a song, it's a pleader where a guy admonishes his woman for looking down on people. They dusted off "Let Me Into Your World" for the Blue Notes; this one was not written for the Dells, as Gamble & Huff had recorded it a few years earlier with the O'Jays for Neptune Records. A hard-hitting package that established Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes as a force to be reckoned with.
~Review by Andrew Hamilton
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Release of the album: 1972, August [LP Philadelphia International Records, Cat.# KZ 31648, USA]
Release of this CD: 2004, February, 24 [CD Epic/Legacy (EU), Cat.# 516002 2 / UPC: 5099751600220]
© 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
℗ 1972, 1981, 2004 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Distributed by Sony Music
Credits:
Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
Bass – Ronnie Baker
Design [Reissue] – Nancy Sacks
Drums – Earl Young
Guitar – Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, Roland Chambers
Liner Notes [Reissue] – Dyana Williams
Organ – Leonard Pakula
Percussion – Larry Washington
Photography By – Steinbicker/Houghton Inc.
Photography By [Cover] – Don Hunstein
Piano – Leon Huff
Producer – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Recorded By – Joe Tarsia
Reissue Producer – Leo Sacks
Remastered By – Joseph M. Palmaccio
Vibraphone – Vince Montana
Tracklist:
01. I Miss You (08:38)
02. Ebony Woman (03:40)
03. Yesterday I Had The Blues (07:33)
04. If You Don't Know Me By Now (03:26)
05. Be For Real (07:29)
06. Let Me Into Your World (02:39)
07. Let It Be You (03:33)
Bonus Track (Recorded Live In San Francisco, CA, 1973):
08. If You Don't Know Me By Now (04:08)
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