---

Sweet Soul Music

1977 - PRIVATE STOCK RECORDS

PS2022 (USA pressing) 3C 064-98628 (Italian Pressing)

PVLP 1015 (English Pressing) Dulce Musica Soul - 8414 (Argentina)

My Rating:

---

Original 1977 Adverts!

---

COMMENTS:

This is a great Soul/R&B album, with some interesting arrangements and a style which is a departure from the typical Feliciano output of the time. Produced by Jerry Wexler, who had been a great producer for Aretha Franklin in the 60's, this album contains several great songs. My favorites are "Love comes from unexpected places", "The hungry years", "Every woman" and the medley of Willie Nelson songs "Funny/Night Life". A single was released using a song from this album ("Marguerita"). This is an elecric-rock piece and, in my view, not the album's best track. The record was not adequately promoted by the "Private Stock" record label. This prompted Jose' to comment that it was "...so private that nobody hears them...". This was Jose's last collaboration with the label and his last album for many years.

 

ORIGINAL BILLBOARD REVIEW - RECOMMENDED

The always fluent guitar and tenor voice of Feliciano is well served by the rhythmically liquid sound of Muscle Shoals session stars. Feliciano has been turning out some of the best work in his career on Private Stock with a disappointing lack of breakthroughs. This is again stirring, exciting music featuring Feliciano's inventive interpretations of others' hits plus strong new songs like the title cut. Best cuts: "Sweet Soul Music," "Every Woman," "I Love Making Love To You."

---

SONGS:

I Love Making Love To You (Weisman/Sands/Germinaro)

Every Woman (Dave Mason)

The Hungry Years (Neil Sedaka)

Marguerita (Jake Holmes)

Loving Her Was Easier (Kris Kristoffersin)

Sweet Soul Music (Troy Bloomfield)

Love Comes From Unexpected Place (Carnes/Ellingson)

That Woman (Fritts/Blackburn)

The Air That I Breathe (Hazelwood/Hammond)

Funny/Night Life (Willie Nelson)

---

CREDITS:

Produced by Jerry Wexler & Barry Beckett

Arranged by Barry Beckett, Mike Lewis, Barry fasman, Jerry Wexler - Recorded at Muscle Shoals Studios - Sheffield Alabama USA

Management: Mother Music Management - 415 Tustin Avenue Orange California

Jose Feliciano: Vocal, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Percussion.

---

CHARTS POSTION:

ALBUM - USA: around at the nr. 160

SINGLE - USA: Marguerita: nr. ?