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Delightful 40-song, double-CD compilation of Lance's best work for OKeh between 1962 and 1967, including all of the chart singles, quite a few misses and B-sides, five previously unreleased cuts, and some Curtis Mayfield songs from his debut LP. The later tracks, recorded after producer Carl Davis and songwriter Mayfield had moved on to other projects, suffer in comparison with Lance's 1963-65 output, as he tried to keep abreast of contemporary soul trends, especially Motown. For many listeners, a briefer best-of Lance compilation will suffice. But for soul fans, this is prime stuff, dominated by the classic Latin-influenced Chicago soul sound of the Davis-produced tracks.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - M. Lance, Composer - M. Lance, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer - R. Otis, Composer - R. Otis, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
B. Elgin, Composer - B. Elgin, Lyricist - C. Davis, Composer - C. Davis, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - K. Rogers, Composer - K. Rogers, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Barry Johnson, Executive Producer - Bob Irwin, Executive Producer - Bob Irwin, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Jeff Smith, Executive Producer - Jeff Smith, Producer - Juli Davidson, Executive Producer - Larry W. Jones, Executive Producer - Major Lance, Performer - Michael Berniker, Executive Producer - Rich Cronin, Executive Producer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Jones, Composer - C. Jones, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - M. Lance, Composer - M. Lance, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer - O. Cobb, Composer - O. Cobb, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer - Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1963 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer
Originally recorded 1964 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - M. Lance, Composer - M. Lance, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer - O. Cobb, Composer - O. Cobb, Lyricist - W. Bowie, Composer - W. Bowie, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1965 All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer - Curtis Mayfield, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
B. Butler, Composer - B. Butler, Lyricist - C. Davis, Composer - C. Davis, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - M. Lance, Composer - M. Lance, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. D'ERRICO, Composer - C. D'ERRICO, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Producer - Major Lance, Performer - T. Cooper, Composer - T. Cooper, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C. Mayfield, Composer - C. Mayfield, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - Major Lance, Performer - Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1964 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - G. Sims, Composer - G. Sims, Lyricist - Gerald Sims, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Carl Davis, Producer - Gerald Sims, Producer - Major Lance, Performer - V. McCoy, Composer - V. McCoy, Lyricist
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
B. Butler, Composer - B. Butler, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - Gerald Sims, Producer - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Sherrill, Producer - C. Thomas, Composer - C. Thomas, Lyricist - E. Thomas, Composer - E. Thomas, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Billy Sherrill, Producer - D. Penn, Composer - D. Penn, Lyricist - Dell Sharh, Composer - Dell Sharh, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer - R. Johnson, Composer - R. Johnson, Lyricist - Ricky Castel, Composer - Ricky Castel, Lyricist
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
A. Resnick, Composer - A. Resnick, Lyricist - J. Levine, Composer - J. Levine, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer - T. Cooper, Producer
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
A. Joseph, Composer - A. Joseph, Lyricist - B. Reed, Composer - B. Reed, Lyricist - D. Reed, Composer - D. Reed, Lyricist - Gerald Sims, Producer - Major Lance, Performer - O. Wright, Composer - O. Wright, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - Unknown, Composer - Unknown, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1967 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - V. McCoy, Composer - V. McCoy, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
C.H. Davis, Composer - C.H. Davis, Lyricist - Major Lance, Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - W.E. Butler, Composer - W.E. Butler, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Delightful 40-song, double-CD compilation of Lance's best work for OKeh between 1962 and 1967, including all of the chart singles, quite a few misses and B-sides, five previously unreleased cuts, and some Curtis Mayfield songs from his debut LP. The later tracks, recorded after producer Carl Davis and songwriter Mayfield had moved on to other projects, suffer in comparison with Lance's 1963-65 output, as he tried to keep abreast of contemporary soul trends, especially Motown. For many listeners, a briefer best-of Lance compilation will suffice. But for soul fans, this is prime stuff, dominated by the classic Latin-influenced Chicago soul sound of the Davis-produced tracks.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 01:35:27
- Main artists: Major Lance
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1995 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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