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Take Me Back

Sam Frazier Jr.

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Format: CD

Cat No: BLM0542

Release Date:  28 July 2017

Label:  Big Legal Mess Records / Fat Possum

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  854255005422

Genres:  Blues  

Release Date:  28 July 2017

Label:  Big Legal Mess Records / Fat Possum

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  854255005415

Genres:  Blues  

  • Description

    Sam Frazier, Jr., whose power as a southern soul vocalist is captured here in recordings he made between 1969 and 1971, never gained much traction in the charts, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. The topics range widely, and the interracial harmony theme of “Black and White Love” seems particularly apropos given Frazier’s comfort in the worlds of country and blues. The songs collected here demonstrate Frazier’s ability to tackle a wide variety of soul styles, though a commonality to his approach is restraint. “I’m not a shouter, you’ve got to sing with feeling,” explains Frazier, who expresses his admiration for Joe Simon, Bobby Womack, Arthur Alexander and Bobby “Blue” Bland, whose 1959 hit “I’ll Take Care of You” he covers here. All those artists recorded in the country-soul subgenre, which Frazier contributes to here via “Low Down and Loneliness,” the dobro-flavored “Mama Said She Ain’t Here,” and “I Got to Tell Someone.” Frazier says that he still enjoys the songs collected here, and hopes that this release will result in the attention they deserved the first time around.

    Description

    Sam Frazier, Jr., whose power as a southern soul vocalist is captured here in recordings he made between 1969 and 1971, never gained much traction in the charts, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. The topics range widely, and the interracial harmony theme of “Black and White Love� seems particularly apropos given Frazier’s comfort in the worlds of country and blues. The songs collected here demonstrate Frazier’s ability to tackle a wide variety of soul styles, though a commonality to his approach is restraint. “I’m not a shouter, you’ve got to sing with feeling,� explains Frazier, who expresses his admiration for Joe Simon, Bobby Womack, Arthur Alexander and Bobby “Blue� Bland, whose 1959 hit “I’ll Take Care of You� he covers here. All those artists recorded in the country-soul subgenre, which Frazier contributes to here via “Low Down and Loneliness,� the dobro-flavored “Mama Said She Ain’t Here,� and “I Got to Tell Someone.� Frazier says that he still enjoys the songs collected here, and hopes that this release will result in the attention they deserved the first time around.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Take Me Back
      • 2. Black and White Love
      • 3. Set Me Free
      • 4. I Been Hurt
      • 5. Drippin' Honey
      • 6. Mama Said She Ain't Here
      • 7. Love Fish and Bread
      • 8. Don't Spread Your Love Around
      • 9. Why Do People Play with Feelings
      • 10. No Count Man
      • 11. Low Down & Loneliness
      • 12. I'll Take Care of You
      • 13. I Don't Want Another Love
      • 14. I Got To Tell Someone

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Take Me Back
      • 2. Black and White Love
      • 3. Set Me Free
      • 4. I Been Hurt
      • 5. Drippin' Honey
      • 6. Mama Said She Ain't Here
      • 7. Love Fish and Bread
      • 8. Don't Spread Your Love Around
      • 9. Why Do People Play with Feelings
      • 10. No Count Man
      • 11. Low Down & Loneliness
      • 12. I'll Take Care of You
      • 13. I Don't Want Another Love
      • 14. I Got To Tell Someone