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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, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Art Wright, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - SAUL CHAPLIN, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Joe Porter, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Barnes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Clarence McDonald, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gary Coleman, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Perkins, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - ZOLlie Johnson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JAMES GADSON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Estes, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - SONNY BURKE, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Venetta Fields, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Parker Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Watkins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Oren Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Vann, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Roland Bautista, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephanie Spruill, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Estes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Russ Terrana, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patti Brooks, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sye Mitchell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Tillman Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maxine Willard Waters, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Wright, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Karin Patterson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Maxine Anderson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Hal Davis, Producer - Rock Deadrick, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thelma Houston, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Hill, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin "Wah Wah Watson" Ragin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Norma Helms, ComposerLyricist - Mitchell Elliot Bottler, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jack Andrews, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Clayton, Conga, AssociatedPerformer - Tony Newton, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Platypus, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bob Robitaille, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Art Wright, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Bongo Brown, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Olivia Foster, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Sheffield, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ivory Davis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Keene, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger St. Kenerly, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Willard Oldfield, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronnie Vann, ComposerLyricist - Greg Wright, ComposerLyricist - Karin Patterson, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronnie Vann, ComposerLyricist - Greg Wright, ComposerLyricist - Karin Patterson, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Summers, ComposerLyricist - Bobby Belle, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ken Hirsch, ComposerLyricist - Ron Miller, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Webb, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kathy Wakefield, ComposerLyricist - Brenda Sutton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael B. Sutton, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Richmond, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Brenda Sutton, Producer - Sutton, ComposerLyricist - Sawyer, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Michael B. Sutton, Producer
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Rubini, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Rubini, ComposerLyricist - Siller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Harold Beatty, ComposerLyricist - Michael Rubini, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Webb, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dana Meyers, ComposerLyricist - Curtis Nolen, ComposerLyricist - Hal Davis, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Raymond A. Crossley, ComposerLyricist - Maureen Bailey, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jimmy Webb, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Webb, ComposerLyricist - Thelma Houston, MainArtist
℗ 1969 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Producer - Terry Woodford, Producer - Thelma Houston, MainArtist - Wyrick, ComposerLyricist - Buckins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 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: 01:04:15
- Main artists: Thelma Houston
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Spectrum
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Spectrum Music This Compilation ℗ 1998 Spectrum Music
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