Mellow and marvelous best describes this collection.
Song for song, this is the most soothing album ever recorded by the Main Ingredient, but it went virtually unnoticed because it lacked a big hit.
Cuba Gooding never sounded as smooth; he reminds you of original lead singer Don McPherson on some cuts.
Stevie Wonder songs and productions dominate the set.
Cuba Gooding, Tony Silvester, and Luther Simmons' renditions of "Superwoman" and "Where Were You When I Needed You" are masterfully executed, and the productions are A-1.
"Girl Blue" is a probing, harmonious, understated ballad that could work as a poem.
They do justice to the Isley Brothers' "Work to Do," the only mover.
These songs speak of mature love situations and not the unrequited adolescent predicaments that monopolized early-'70s R&B.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SuperwomanStevie Wonder | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Where Were You When I Needed YouStevie Wonder | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | I Am YoursStevie Wonder | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Work to DoO'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Girl BlueStevie Wonder, Yvonne Wright | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | You Can Call Me RoverKenneth Williams | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Something 'Bout LoveStevie Wonder | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Love of My Life | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Something LovelyStevie Wonder | The Main Ingredient | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Goodbye My Love | The Main Ingredient | Play | 04:47 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
| 0 mins | 0 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Baxter | Engineer |
| 2 | Jim Crotty | Engineer |
| 3 | Bert DeCoteaux | Arranger, Conductor |
| 4 | Cuba Gooding, Sr. | Producer, Vocals |
| 5 | O'Kelly Isley | Composer |
| 6 | Ronald Isley | Composer |
| 7 | Kerin J. Kolonoskie | Reissue Design |
| 8 | The Main Ingredient | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Frank Mulvey | Original Design Concept |
| 10 | Dave Nives | Reissue Producer |
| 11 | Nick Sangiamo | Photography |
| 12 | Luther Simmons Jr. | Producer, Vocals |
| 13 | Patrick Snyder | Liner Notes |
| 14 | Kenneth Williams | Composer |
| 15 | Buzz Willis | Production Supervisor |
| 16 | Stevie Wonder | Composer |
| 17 | Yvonne Wright | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |