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Tavares - Madam Butterfly (1979) [2012, Remastered & Expanded Edition]

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 4 Nov 2022 20:47:32

"Madam Butterfly" is the 7th album by American soul/R&B group Tavares, produced by Bobby Martin and released in 1979 on the Capitol label. By this stage in the group's career, they had become known as a disco act due to successful singles such as "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel", "Whodunit" and "More Than a Woman." However, Madam Butterfly is noted for its lack of anything approaching disco material, and, as such, is considered to be more akin in style to the group's 1973-'75 albums than to their '76-'78 Freddie Perren-produced output. "Never Had a Love Like This Before", one of several slow jams on the album, became a top 5 R&B hit and has subsequently become a quiet storm classic, while tracks such as "I'm Back for More" are more funk-based than listeners had come to expect from Tavares. The title track Madam Butterfly received considerable airplay on R&B radio stations, and became a hit, but was not released as a single by Capitol. The album performed respectably on the R&B chart, peaking at #13, but failed to achieve substantial sales in the crossover market. Its reputation has grown over the years and it is now considered among the group's best.

~Wikipedia

Pop fans who associate Tavares with "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" and the Bee Gees' "More Than a Woman" tend to think of it as a disco group. But Tavares' roots were Northern soul, and it was a classic Northern soul approach that first sent the Bostonians to the top of the R&B charts, not until Tavares' fourth album, Sky High!, did the quintet start to acquire a reputation as a disco act. With 1979's Madame Butterfly, Tavares seemed to be going out of its way to live down its disco reputation. The material is straight-up Northern soul, and nothing on this hell bent for R&B album is as disco-minded as "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" or "More Than a Woman." If you notice that much of Madame Butterfly is very Philadelphia-sounding, it's no coincidence, this excellent LP was produced by Bobby Martin, a Philadelphian who was highly regarded in Philly soul circles. Anyone who has spent hours and hours listening to the O'Jays, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and the Intruders should have no problem getting into solid offerings like "My Love Calls," "Straight from the Heart," and the major hit "Never Had a Love Like This Before." If, in 1979, you were hoping to hear Tavares performing a lot of disco, you were bound to find Madame Butterfly disappointing. But those who wanted Tavares to stick to pure, unadulterated northern soul agreed that working with Martin was a very wise move.

~Review by Alex Henderson

Release of the album: 1979, January [LP Capitol Records, Cat.# SW-11874, USA]
Release of this CD: 2012, August, 20 [CD Capitol/Soul Music.com Records (UK), Cat.# SMCR 5064 / UPC: 5013929076433]
℗ 1979. Digital Remaster ℗&© 2012 Capitol Records LLC.
Licensed courtesy of EMI Records Ltd.
Additional artwork © 2012 Soul Music Records.
Marketed and Distributed by Cherry Red Records Ltd.
Made in EU

Credits:

Acoustic Guitar – Benorce Blackmon
Bass – David Shields
Bass Trombone – Maurice Spears
Bongos, Congas, Percussion – Melvin D. Webb
Clavinet – Len Ron Hanks (tracks: 1), Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey
Concertmaster [Strings] – Paul Shure
Contractor – Ron Woodmansee
Drums – Gaylord Birch, Melvin D. Webb (tracks: 1, 5)
Electric Guitar – Benorce Blackmon, Steve Erquiaga
Electric Piano – Len Ron Hanks (tracks: 5), Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey
Executive-Producer – Larkin Arnold
Flugelhorn – John Edward Roberts, Oscar Brashear
Management [For Tavares] – Brian Panella
Management [Personal For Bobby Martin And Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey] – Tentmakers
Performer [Tavares] – Butch Tavares, Chubby Tavares, Pooch Tavares, Ralph Tavares, Tiny Tavares
Piano, Organ [Wurlitzer], Melodica – Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey
Producer – Bobby Martin
Trombone – Grover Mitchell, Linda Small, Tom McKintosh
Trumpet – John Edward Roberts, Oscar Brashear
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Don Moors

Tracklist:

01. Straight From Your Heart (04:27)
(Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey)
02. Games, Games (04:33)
(Sam Dees)
03. Madam Butterfly (04:33)
(Johnny Simon, Kenny Stover)
04. Let Me Heal The Bruises (04:26)
(Sam Dees)
05. Never Had A Love Like This Before (04:36)
(Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey)
06. One Telephone Call Away (04:25)
(Benorce Blackmon)
07. My Love Calls (05:10)
(Sam Dees)
08. Positive Forces (:02:58)
(Joe Reaves, Lonnie Reaves)
09. I'm Back For More (02:59)
(Kenny Stover)
Bonus Tracks:
10. Never Had A Love Like This Before (US Capitol 12'' Single) (05:59)
(Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey)
11. Never Had A Love Like This Before (US Capitol 12'' Single - Instrumental) (05:53)
(Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey)
12. Straight From Your Heart (US Capitol 7'' Single) (03:46)
(Len Ron Hanks, Zane Grey)

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