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Here's a sensible, good-value thematic reissue, a blast of fresh air in an era where sometimes any excuses seem to be getting made to put out the same material over and over. Both of the late-'60s albums on which Butler collaborated with the Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff production team, The Iceman Cometh and Ice on Ice, are combined on a single CD, with the addition of three other tracks from the era (which originally appeared on the LPs Mr. Dream Merchant and You and Me) featuring the same Butler-Gamble-Huff combination. Thus it isolates, on one solid package, the short-lived time in which Butler, working with Gamble & Huff, successfully enhanced the early Philadelphia soul sound, and vice versa. The Iceman Cometh, the (slightly) earlier of the pair of albums, is the one that will grab listeners' attention more, as it has the hits "Never Give You Up," "Hey, Western Union Man," and "Only the Strong Survive." But really, Ice on Ice isn't far behind in quality, featuring "A Brand New Me," which some listeners might be more familiar with from Dusty Springfield's version. It was the equal of its predecessor in sophisticated production, too, sometimes introducing the electric sitar-like sounds that became vogue throughout soul music for a while. The consistently sentimental stories might be a little overwhelming all at once. But overall these sessions are highlights of slick-yet-not-too-slick early Philly soul production, and ones in which the artist (Butler) is as much a creative contributor as Gamble & Huff. The CD also adds historical liner notes by author Craig Werner.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Billy Butler, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Joe Renzetti, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Randolph Bell, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, Co-Producer - Mikki Farrow, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - Joe Renzetti, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Gamble & Huff, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Theresa Bell, ComposerLyricist - Gamble & Huff, Producer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, Co-Producer - Norman Ray Harris, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, Co-Producer - THOM BELL, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mikki Farrow, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Theresa Bell, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Joe Renzetti, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer
℗ 1968 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer - Theresa Bell, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer - Theresa Bell, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer - Theresa Bell, ComposerLyricist - Billy Butler, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer - Theresa Bell, ComposerLyricist - THOM BELL, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer - Jerry Butler, MainArtist - LEON HUFF, Producer - Billy Butler, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer - R. MCCOY, ComposerLyricist - H. Miller, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist - LEON HUFF, Producer
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Norman Ray Harris, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Bernard Broomer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, ComposerLyricist - JERRY ROSS, Producer - Joe Renzetti, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1967 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jerry Butler, Producer, MainArtist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Bell, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Donny Hathaway, Producer
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kenneth Gamble, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Martin, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jerry Butler, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - LEON HUFF, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Donny Hathaway, Producer
℗ 1970 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Here's a sensible, good-value thematic reissue, a blast of fresh air in an era where sometimes any excuses seem to be getting made to put out the same material over and over. Both of the late-'60s albums on which Butler collaborated with the Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff production team, The Iceman Cometh and Ice on Ice, are combined on a single CD, with the addition of three other tracks from the era (which originally appeared on the LPs Mr. Dream Merchant and You and Me) featuring the same Butler-Gamble-Huff combination. Thus it isolates, on one solid package, the short-lived time in which Butler, working with Gamble & Huff, successfully enhanced the early Philadelphia soul sound, and vice versa. The Iceman Cometh, the (slightly) earlier of the pair of albums, is the one that will grab listeners' attention more, as it has the hits "Never Give You Up," "Hey, Western Union Man," and "Only the Strong Survive." But really, Ice on Ice isn't far behind in quality, featuring "A Brand New Me," which some listeners might be more familiar with from Dusty Springfield's version. It was the equal of its predecessor in sophisticated production, too, sometimes introducing the electric sitar-like sounds that became vogue throughout soul music for a while. The consistently sentimental stories might be a little overwhelming all at once. But overall these sessions are highlights of slick-yet-not-too-slick early Philly soul production, and ones in which the artist (Butler) is as much a creative contributor as Gamble & Huff. The CD also adds historical liner notes by author Craig Werner.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 25 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:32
- Main artists: Jerry Butler
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Mercury
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group A Universal Company
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