Building upon the warm soft rock of Singer of Songs -- Teller of Tales, Paul Davis delivered his smoothest record with his eponymous 1980 LP.
The tempo may get kicked up a notch once every side -- in a tongue-in-cheek fashion on “Too Slow to Disco,” in a serious way on “So True” -- but those moments bear none of the blues-boogie that still popped up on Singer of Songs; they’re just palette-cleansers to prepare listeners for the next mellow molasses ballad.
As the ‘70s gave way to the ‘80s, Davis did this sound better than almost anyone else, and Paul Davis is a sustained piece of soothing soft rock, to the extent that the overall mood matters more than the individual songs.
The easy elegance of “Do Right” -- the opening song here and one of Davis’ best-ever tunes -- suggests otherwise, but as the album rolls on what sticks is not the melodies but the atmosphere, which is welcoming and amiable, thanks to how Davis breathes life into these glossy, immaculate surfaces with his easy, friendly style.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do RightPaul Davis | Paul Davis | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Cry Just a LittlePaul Davis | Paul Davis | Play | 04:00 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | He Sang Our Love SongsPaul Davis | Paul Davis | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | All the WayPaul Davis | Paul Davis | Play | 04:51 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Let Me Know If It's OverPaul Davis | Paul Davis | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Do You Believe in LovePeabo Bryson, Paul Davis | Paul Davis | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | So TrueWill Boulware | Paul Davis | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | When Everything Else Is GoneWill Boulware | Paul Davis | Play | 05:13 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Too Slow to Disco | Paul Davis | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 mins | 86 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Barrett | Bass |
| 2 | Will Boulware | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 3 | Peabo Bryson | Composer |
| 4 | Tommy Cooper | Trombone |
| 5 | Paul Davis | Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Primary Artist, Producer, Synthesizer, Vibraphone, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 6 | Alan Feingold | Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 7 | Kenny Mims | Guitar (Electric) |
| 8 | Nigel Olsson | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Jay Scott | Sax (Alto) |
| 10 | Marilyn Scott | Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Ed Seay | Arranger, Bass, Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Mixing, Producer, Trombone, Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | James Stroud | Drums, Percussion, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Pepper Watkins | Vocals (Background) |
Paul Davis
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |