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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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Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - M. Lance, Composer, Lyricist - R. Otis, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1962. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Davis, Composer, Lyricist - B. Elgin, Composer, Lyricist - K. Rogers, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Bob Irwin, Executive Producer, Producer - Jeff Smith, Executive Producer, Producer - Carl Davis, Producer - Michael Berniker, Executive Producer - Rich Cronin, Executive Producer - Juli Davidson, Executive Producer - Barry Johnson, Executive Producer - Larry W. Jones, Executive Producer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - M. Lance, Composer, Lyricist - O. Cobb, Composer, Lyricist - C. Jones, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - Unknown, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1963 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1964 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - O. Cobb, Composer, Lyricist - Carl Davis, Producer - M. Lance, Composer, Lyricist - W. Bowie, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1963. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1965 All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Davis, Composer, Lyricist - B. BUTLER, Composer, Lyricist - M. Lance, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - T. Cooper, Composer, Lyricist - Curtis Mayfield, Producer - C. D'ERRICO, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Curtis Mayfield, Producer
Originally released 1964. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - C. Mayfield, Composer, Lyricist - Curtis Mayfield, Producer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - Unknown, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1964 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - G. Sims, Composer, Lyricist - Gerald Sims, Producer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - V. McCoy, Composer, Lyricist - Gerald Sims, Producer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Carl Davis, Producer - B. BUTLER, Composer, Lyricist - Gerald Sims, Producer
Originally released 1965. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Billy Sherrill, Producer - C. Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - E. Thomas, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Billy Sherrill, Producer - D. Penn, Composer, Lyricist - Dell Sharh, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Castel, Composer, Lyricist - R. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - J. Levine, Composer, Lyricist - A. Resnick, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1966. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Gerald Sims, Producer - B. Reed, Composer, Lyricist - D. Reed, Composer, Lyricist - O. Wright, Composer, Lyricist - A. Joseph, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - Unknown, Composer, Lyricist
Originally recorded 1967 & released 1995. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - V. McCoy, Composer, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Major Lance, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - T. Cooper, Producer - W.E. Butler, Composer, Lyricist - C.H. Davis, Composer, 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: 01:35:42
- Main artists: Major Lance
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 2014 Sony Music Entertainment
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