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Motown's The Best of Thelma Houston covers her late-'70s/early-'80s output for the label, including her hit cover of "Don't Leave Me This Way." A few other covers, including "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Me and Bobby McGee," hint at Houston's range as an interpreter; originals like "If It's the Last Thing I Do," "I Want to Go Back There Again," and "Stealin' in the Name of the Lord" show her finesse with lush ballads, quintessential Motown, and gospel-inflected pop, respectively. Along with "Don't Leave Me This Way," tracks such as "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning," "Love Machine," and "I'm Here Again" reflect Houston's sophisticated but fiery take on disco. While the Spectrum collection has a slightly grittier edge to it, this compilation does a fine job of showing the breadth and depth of her Motown work.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Cary Gilbert, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Warren Moore, ComposerLyricist - William Griffin, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Norma Helms, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Elliot Bottler, ComposerLyricist - Art Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Sutton, ComposerLyricist - Pam Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Webb, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - SAUL CHAPLIN, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Joe Porter, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Richard Davis, ComposerLyricist - Edward Holland Jr., ComposerLyricist - Brian Holland, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
S. Wright, ComposerLyricist - Stevie Wonder, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Chris Clark, ComposerLyricist - Berry Gordy, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1971 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Fred Foster, ComposerLyricist - Kris Kristofferson, ComposerLyricist - JERRY MARCELLINO, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Mel Larson, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Producer - Terry Woodford, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
P. Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Masser, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - JERRY MARCELLINO, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Mel Larson, Producer
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Masser, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kaye Dunham, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1972 UMG Recordings, Inc.
P. Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Masser, Producer - M. Masser, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
K. WAKEFIELD, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Sutton, Producer - M. Sutton, ComposerLyricist - B. Sutton, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Michael B. Sutton, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Motown's The Best of Thelma Houston covers her late-'70s/early-'80s output for the label, including her hit cover of "Don't Leave Me This Way." A few other covers, including "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Me and Bobby McGee," hint at Houston's range as an interpreter; originals like "If It's the Last Thing I Do," "I Want to Go Back There Again," and "Stealin' in the Name of the Lord" show her finesse with lush ballads, quintessential Motown, and gospel-inflected pop, respectively. Along with "Don't Leave Me This Way," tracks such as "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning," "Love Machine," and "I'm Here Again" reflect Houston's sophisticated but fiery take on disco. While the Spectrum collection has a slightly grittier edge to it, this compilation does a fine job of showing the breadth and depth of her Motown work.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:40
- Main artists: Thelma Houston
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1991 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1991 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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