Release Date: 18 November 2022
Label: Soulmusic Records / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 5013929090538
Description
• Deluxe collection of expanded editions of the four best-selling albums by the ever-soulful Howard Hewett whose rise to international prominence began with the global hit making trio Shalamar.• Featuring 56 tracks, this first-of-its-kind 4CD box set is titled after 'I'm For Real', Howard's Top 5 RnB hit single from his debut Elektra LP, 'I Commit To Love'.• With photographs from Howard's personal collection featured in the stellar artwork by Roger Williams, plus excellent mastering by Nick Robbins, 'I'm For Real' is co- produced by acclaimed music historian and writer Tim Dillinger and SoulMusic.comfounder David Nathan, whose liner notes for the box set include extensive 2022 quotes and comments from Howard himself.Standout tracks include 'Show Me', another Top 5 R&B charted single, 'Say Amen', a fixture in Howard's live performances since 1986; the duet, 'When Will It Be' with then-Elektra labelmate Anita Baker; and Howard's vocal pairing with Stacy Lattisaw on the Motown classic, 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'.The box set also features nine bonus tracks, including some rarities such as Howard's little-known 1985 duet with Roberta Flack, 'Let Me Be A Light Shine'; the George Duke- produced 'Obsession' from the soundtrack of The Heavenly Kid; a cover of the 1958 doowop classic 'The Ten Commandments Of Love' from the 1989 compilation, 'Rock, Rhythm And Blues'.
Tracklisting
:DISC ONE:I COMMIT TO LOVE (Expanded Edition)1 Stay2 I'm For Real3 Last Forever4 I Commit To Love5 In A Crazy Way6 Love Don't Wanna Wait7 I Got 2 Go8 Eye On You9 Let's Try It All Over Again10 Say AmenBonus Tracks11 Roberta Flack/Howard Hewett: Let Me Be A Light To Shine12 I’m For Real (Single Edit)13 Stay (Before Midnight Mix)14 Obsession (From The Heavenly Kid Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)DISC TWO:FOREVER AND EVER (Expanded Edition)1 Strange Relationship2 Natural Love3 Once, Twice, Three Times4 You'll Find Another Man5 Forever And Ever6 Shakin' My Emotion7 Share A Love8 This Time9 Challenge10 Goodbye Good Friday11 Ain't No Mountain High Enough (with Stacey Lattisaw)12 Say Amen (New Vocal Version)Bonus Tracks13 The Ten Commandments of Love14 Strange Relationship (Extended Version)DISC THREE:HOWARD HEWETT (Expanded Edition)1 Howard Hewett/Anita Baker - When Will It Be2 Show Me3 If I Could Only Have That Day Back4 Let Me Show You How To Fall In Love5 I Do6 The More I Get (The More I Want)7 Let's Get Deeper8 Shadow9 I Know You'll Be Back10 Don't Give In11 JesusBonus Track12 If I Could Only Have That Day Back (12" Extended Vocal)13 Can’t Tell You WhyDISC FOUR:ALLEGIANCE (Expanded Edition)1 To Thee I Pray: Intro2 Save Your Sex For Me3 Allegiance4 Can We Try Again5 How Fast Forever Goes6 Can't Get Over Your Love7 To Thee I Pray: Interlude8 Say You Will9 Take It To the Highest10 From This Day On11 Ronnie-O12 Masquerade13 Just Like A Woman14 To Thee I PrayBonus Tracks15 David Sanborn ft. Howard Hewett: Got To Give It Up,
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