A classic album by a soul vocal group from Kansas City (recorded in Chicago), a place that couldn't really be said to have been booming in soul music back in 1976, is being reissued!
This is the only album released by Smoke, a quartet including Larry Brown, who was also a member of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, and Melvin Manning, the younger brother of Marva Whitney, on the J. Bridge label.
The 1996 P-Vine reissue LP is becoming increasingly expensive, and now it's being reissued again. In addition to the killer ballad "I'm So Lonely," which is over 8 minutes long, the medium tune is also superb, typical of Chicago!
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A:
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1)
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I Can Feel Your Love (Coming Down On Me)
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2)
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I'm So Glad You Came Along
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3)
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Rainy Night (Puts You In The Mood For Love)
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4)
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Cream Of The Crop
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5)
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I'm So Lonely
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B:
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Have I Really Lost You
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2)
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Now You're Gone
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You Will Always Be A Part Of Me
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4)
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Don't Take Your Love (Away From Me)
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5)
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Make Believe
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Piano - Jesus Wayne
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Reeds - Donald Myrick
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Trumpet - Michael Davis
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Guitar - Byron Gregory
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Strings [String Leader] - Sol Bobrov
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Engineer [Recording, Remix] - Paul Serrano
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Arranged By, Organ, Electric Piano - Benjamin F. Wright
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Reeds - Sonny Seals
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Reeds - Jerry Wilson
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Clarinet - Vince Willis
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Trombone - Steve Galloway
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Trombone - John Watson (2)
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Trumpet - Burgess Gardner
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Engineer [Recording, Remix] - Malcolm Chisholm
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Bass - Bernard Reed
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Guitar - John Bishop
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Harp - Sue Carter
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Vocals - Larry Brown (6)
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Producer - Elmer Overton
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Written-By - Elmer Overton (A1-A5,B1-B4)
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Drums - Terry Thompson (5)
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Producer - Les Matthews
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Vocals - Arthur Malone
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Vocals - Ernest Malone
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Vocals - Melvin Manning
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Cover, Design - Fred Putman
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French Horn - Paul Underchek
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Liner Notes - R.J. Jenkins
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Photography By - Jeff Comer
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Management [Exclusive Representation] - Mid-America Management, Ltd.
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Cover, Design - Pete Pratte
