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ARTiST.....: Thelma Houston
ALBUM......: 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Thelma Houston
LABEL......: Universal Music
GENRE......: R&B
SOURCE.....: CDDA
TRACKS.....: 12
PLAYTiME...: 53:47
SiZE.......: 76,6 MB
ENCODER....: Lame 3.97 V2
BiTRATE....: VBRkbps
SCENE DATE.: 06/14/2007
STORE DATE.: 06/05/2007
Tracklist:
01. Don't Leave Me This Way 05:45
02. Love Machine 06:19
03. Saturday Night, Sunday Morning 06:24
04. Jumpin' Jack Flash 03:31
05. If It's The Last Thing I Do 03:13
06. I Can't Go On Living Without Your 04:36
Love
07. I Want To Go Back There Again 03:16
08. Me And Bobby McGee 03:27
09. Stealin' In The Name O The Lord 03:53
10. No One's Gonna Be A Fool Forever 03:19
11. Piano Man 03:33
12. I'm Here Again 06:31
Release Notes:
Singer Thelma Houston is best known for her number one pop
classic disco cover of "Don't Leave This Way." Originally a
hit for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes featuring Teddy
Pendergrass, the Gamble & Huff/Cary Gilbert song soars through
the gospel music-honed vocals of the Leland, MS, native.
Houston's energetic performance takes the song in the same way
that Aretha Franklin takes "Repect" -- with no disrespect to
either artist.
The singer came from humble beginnings. Her mother picked
cotton to support Houston and her three sisters. During her
youth, the family relocated to Long Beach, CA. As an adult,
Houston graduated from high school, got married, had two
children, and was later divorced. She got a job in the health
care field. Staying active in music, she became a member of
the Art Reynolds Singers, singing lead on their popular single
cover of "Glory Glory Hallelujah," on Capitol. Fifth Dimension
manager Marc Gordon was impressed by her vocal skills and
helped to get her a recording deal with Dunhill Records. In
1969, renowned songwriter Jimmy Webb produced her debut LP
Wildflower. One single, a cover of Laura Nyro's "Save the
Country," charted in early 1970.
During 1971, Houston signed with Motown, with her label debut
Thelma Houston being issued on the MoWest imprint. Over the
next few years, the singer issued numerous singles that failed
to be hits, though one Motown single, the catchy "You've Been
Doing Wrong for So Long," lingered in the lower half of the
R&B charts. She can be seen in the classic Billy Dee
Williams/James Earl Jones Negro League baseball movie, The
Bingo Long Traveling All Stars and Motor Kings, produced by
Motown and released through Universal Pictures. Houston's
background vocals are woven throughout Jermaine Jackson's 1976
gold LP, My Name Is Jermaine.
Finally, synchronicity in Houston's favor came in a big way in
the form of the release of the 1976 LP Any Way You Like It,
produced by Hal Davis (Diana Ross' "Love Hangover") and issued
on Motown's Tamla imprint. Davis had heard the Blue Notes'
version at a party while he was in the process of recording
tracks for the album. First taking off in disco and on both
disco-oriented and soul music radio stations, "Don't Leave
This Way," went to number one R&B in February 1977 and number
one pop in April 1977 (Billboard). It can be found on Rhino's
Disco Box, Billboard Top Hits: 1975-1979, Disco Nights, Vol.
9: Motown Dance, 70s Disco Ball Party Pack, and The Disco
Years, Vol. 1: Turn the Beat Around. A 12" version is on Pure
Disco [Polygram] and Essential 12'': The 70s.
Her other hits include "If It's the Last Thing I Do," "I'm
Here Again," "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning," and the RCA
single "If You Feel It." A pre-mega stardom Jimmy Jam and
Terry Lewis produced the smooth, percolating Top 20 R&B dance
track, "You Used to Hold Me So Tight," from her 1984 MCA
album, Qualifying Heat. She duets with the Winans on a cover
of Bill Withers' "Lean on Me," the title track of the same
named 1989 Morgan Freeman movie.
http://www.amazon.ca/20th-Century-Master-Thelma-Houston/dp/B000PUB3JC