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Rance Allen has always been one of the most innovative and summarily influential of all modern-day contemporary gospel artists. This 14-track collection of the Rance Allen Group's (which featured his brothers Steve on bass and Tom on drums) 1971-1975 tenure with Stax Records' Gospel Truth subsidiary is less of a greatest-hits primer than it is a nice cross section of the mix of contemporary sounds Allen brought to gospel music during that time. Eight of the tracks ("Care," "You Need a Friend Like Mine," "Happy Needs Help," "Everybody's Talkin'," "I Don't Know What I'd Do," "The Jesus Thing," "Lonely Girl," and the title song, which goes on for almost nine minutes and features Rance's octave-jumping falsetto squeals) are previously unissued and do much to illustrate the high wire Allen walked in those early days of the contemporary gospel movement. On five of those unissued sides, Rance's voice is aided by a solid Stax rhythm section (Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass and Al Jackson, Jr.), sounding as fresh and relevant as when they were laid down more than two decades ago.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
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Rance Allen, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Stax Records
CLARK, ComposerLyricist - Rance Allen, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Tom Allen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Fantasy, Inc.
The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Henderson Thigpen, ComposerLyricist - James Banks, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Marion, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Frederick Knight, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
David Porter, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Ronnie Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
James Shaw, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Delia Gartrell Shaw, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1972 Fantasy, Inc.
Rance Allen, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Tom Allen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Rance Allen, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Dave Clark, Producer - Rance Allen, ComposerLyricist - Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Toby Jackson, Producer
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Rance Allen, MainArtist
℗ 1971 Stax Records
Rance Allen, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Fantasy, Inc.
Rudolph Bernard Isley, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist - Kelly O Isley, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Rance Allen, ComposerLyricist - The Rance Allen Group, MainArtist
℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
Album review
Rance Allen has always been one of the most innovative and summarily influential of all modern-day contemporary gospel artists. This 14-track collection of the Rance Allen Group's (which featured his brothers Steve on bass and Tom on drums) 1971-1975 tenure with Stax Records' Gospel Truth subsidiary is less of a greatest-hits primer than it is a nice cross section of the mix of contemporary sounds Allen brought to gospel music during that time. Eight of the tracks ("Care," "You Need a Friend Like Mine," "Happy Needs Help," "Everybody's Talkin'," "I Don't Know What I'd Do," "The Jesus Thing," "Lonely Girl," and the title song, which goes on for almost nine minutes and features Rance's octave-jumping falsetto squeals) are previously unissued and do much to illustrate the high wire Allen walked in those early days of the contemporary gospel movement. On five of those unissued sides, Rance's voice is aided by a solid Stax rhythm section (Donald "Duck" Dunn on bass and Al Jackson, Jr.), sounding as fresh and relevant as when they were laid down more than two decades ago.
© Cub Koda /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:51
- Main artists: The Rance Allen Group
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Stax
- Genre: Jazz Gospel
© 1997 Fantasy, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 Fantasy, Inc.
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