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Billy Paul's Philadelphia International label debut boasts few of the hallmarks of its breakthrough follow-up 360 Degrees of Billy Paul, let alone Philly soul as a whole -- if anything, the album hews far closer to jazz, with a potent spiritual dimension that defies expectations even further.
Apart from the Gamble/Huff composition "Love Buddies," the material draws from sources outside of the Philly International sphere, spanning from Rodgers & Hart's "There's a Small Hotel" to Gene McDaniels' "Compared to What." The arrangements are complex but deeply funky, perfectly suited to Paul's sagelike vocals.
A fascinating, genre-defying record, finally reissued on CD in 2007 as part of a two-fer with the subsequent War of the Gods.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EastT.W. Brown | Billy Paul | Play | 06:27 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | (If You Let Me Make Love To You Then) Why Can't I Touch You?C.C. Courtney, Peter Link | Billy Paul | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | This is Your LifeBobby Martin, Jimmy Webb | Billy Paul | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Jesus Boy (You Only Look Like a Man)Moh Jakke | Billy Paul | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Magic Carpet RideR. Green, C. Makem | Billy Paul | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | I Wish It Were YesterdayR.L. Martin | Billy Paul | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Compared to WhatGene McDaniels | Billy Paul | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Love BuddiesKenny Gamble, Leon Huff | Billy Paul | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | There's a Small Hotel | Billy Paul | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 mins | 92 MB | |||||
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Note: You are able to listen to 30-second samples for preview purpose.
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michal Bednarek | Audio Research |
| 2 | Thom Bell | Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 3 | Thom Belt | Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 4 | Paul Bevoir | Booklet Design |
| 5 | T.W. Brown | Composer |
| 6 | Tyrone Brown | Bass |
| 7 | Roland Chambers | Guitar |
| 8 | Ron Coro | Cover Design |
| 9 | C.C. Courtney | Composer |
| 10 | Robert Crippon | Congas |
| 11 | Wayne A. Dickson | Reissue Producer |
| 12 | Norman Farrington | Drums |
| 13 | Kenny Gamble | Composer, Producer |
| 14 | Eddie Green | Piano, Rhythm Arrangements |
| 15 | R. Green | Composer |
| 16 | Roger Hane | Cover Art |
| 17 | Norman Harris | Guitar |
| 18 | Leon Huff | Composer, Producer |
| 19 | Moh Jakke | Composer |
| 20 | Charles Jules | Shekere |
| 21 | Andy Kellman | Interviewer, Liner Notes, Research |
| 22 | Peter Link | Composer |
| 23 | C. Makem | Composer |
| 24 | Bobby Martin | Composer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 25 | R.L. Martin | Composer |
| 26 | Gene McDaniels | Composer |
| 27 | Malcolm McKenzie | Associate Producer, Photo Scanning, Transcription |
| 28 | Vince Montana | Vibraphone |
| 29 | Jim O'Neill | Back Cover Photo |
| 30 | Lenny Pakula | Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements |
| 31 | Billy Paul | Primary Artist |
| 32 | Sam Reed | Assistant, Horn |
| 33 | Don Renaldo | Assistant, Strings |
| 34 | Nick Robbins | Digital Remastering |
| 35 | Gerald Roberts | Shekere |
| 36 | Marcus Spehr | Research |
| 37 | Jimmy Webb | Composer |
| 38 | Christian John Wikane | Associate Producer |
| 39 | Tony Williams | Flute, Saxophone |
| 40 | Nancy Wilson | Liner Notes |
| 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. |