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pyt Presents:
Artist: Sounds Of Blackness
Album: Africa To America
Record Label: Perspective
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Street Date: 04/19/1994
Ripped Date: 09/15/2004
Genre: Other
Year: 1994
Ripper: pyt
Source: CDDA
Encoder: EAC/Lame 3.93
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Release Information
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Nothing on Africa to America tops the shining moments --
"Optimistic" and "Testify" -- on Sounds of Blackness' debut,
Evolution of Gospel. However, all things considered, Africa
to America is probably the better album. And if it's not the
better album, it's surely the more consistent of the two.
Where Jimmy Jam's and Terry Lewis' efforts were somewhat
limited on Evolution of Gospel, with the exception of the
album's highlights, the producers devoted themselves to this
1994 follow-up, producing not just a few great songs but
rather numerous great songs: "I Believe," "I'm Going All the
Way," "Black Butterfly," "Everything Is Going to Be
Alright," and "The Harder They Are, the Bigger They Fall,"
in particular. And while these songs don't depart too far
from the potent new jack swing-meets-gospel sound of
"Optimistic," that's a good thing -- Jam and Lewis were on
top of their game at the time and brought no shortage of
their trademark dense percussive rhythms to Africa to
America. So, even if the production sounds a little
calculated and perhaps even outdated for its time, it made
for some amazing songs. It wasn't until subsequent albums
that it became evident just how integral Jam and Lewis were
to Sounds of Blackness' success. Along with Evolution of
Gospel, Africa to America remains the group's pinnacle. With
Jam and Lewis, Sounds of Blackness sounded fresh and
relevant; without the duo, they sounded like any other
gospel group.
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Track Listing:
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No. Time Track Title
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01 1:40 Hold On (Part 1)
02 8:05 I'm Going All The Way
03 1:00 Ah Been 'Buked (Part 1)
04 7:38 I Believe
05 1:47 Hold On (Part 2)
06 7:10 Everything is Gonna Be Alright
07 1:02 Sun Up To Sundown
08 7:58 The Lord Will Make A Way
09 7:51 He Took Away My Pain
10 9:24 A Place In My Heart
11 6:00 The Harder Are The Bigger They Fall
12 4:59 The Drum (Africa to America)
13 9:39 African Medley (Royal Kingdoms, Rise, My
Native Land)
14 7:48 A Very Special Love
15 3:32 Strange Fruit
16 6:15 Black Butterfly
17 0:36 You've Taken My Blues Gone
18 6:43 Livin' The Blues
19 0:42 Ah Been 'Buked (Part 2)
20 5:46 I'm Going All The Way (7" Radio Mix)
CD Time: 1hr45min .. Total Size: 96MB
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