Besides "smooth" and "expressive," the qualifier "consistent" must be added to any list describing the Lou Rawls sound. 
This anthology of previously released material includes tracks recorded as early as 1962 and as recently as 1990, and while the arrangements and surrounding styles vary with the era, the warmth, purity, and sincerity of the singing is unvarying. It is particularly interesting to hear material recorded live in 1966: the songs are introduced with stories relating to the black experience in America, told with the same engagement with which Rawls sings, and the rapport with the audience is apparent even on disc. 
This CD in combination with its follow-up of newly recorded material, Portrait of the Blues, comprise a full education on get-dressed-up urban(e) blues. (AMG)



01. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water                                 
02. World Of Trouble                                             
03. Tobacco Raod                                                 
04. Wiilow Weep For Me                                           
05. Stormy Monday                                                
06. God Bless The Child                                          
07. For You My Love                                              
08. Dead End Street                                              
09. Your Good Thing (Is About To End)                            
10. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing                                      
11. You Can't Go Home No More                                    
12. At Last (with Dianne Reeves)                                                 
13. Fine Brown Frame                                             
14. Room With A View                                             
15. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood                                
16. All Around The World                                         
17. Good Morning Blues


Label: Capitol
Released: 1991

BITRATE: 320

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