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If Barry White's love-god shtick sometimes seemed to veer into parody, then imagine what a Barry White knock-off record sounds like -- still, arranger Cecil Holmes' lush, aggressively sensual Music for Soulful Lovers has its obvious charms, not least among them a grandiose scale that perfectly captures the over-the-top sexuality that defined the swinging '70s. Holmes' richly appointed interpretations of crossover classics like Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and Al Green's "Call Me" percolate with a funkiness largely absent from White's sweeping soul aesthetic, there's something undeniably adult, even naughty, about Holmes' approach, and like the slutty redhead you take home at last call, the utter filthiness of it all is a huge part of the appeal.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
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Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Neil Bogart, Composer, Lyricist - Anthony John Camillo, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Barry White, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - THOM BELL, Composer, Lyricist - LINDA CREED, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Stevie Wonder, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Jim Weatherly, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Sylvia Robinson, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Burton, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Norman Gimbel, Composer, Lyricist - Charles Fox, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Kenneth Gamble, Composer, Lyricist - Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - LEON HUFF, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Camillo, Composer, Lyricist, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Mary Sawyer, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Camillo, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - al jackson jr., Composer, Lyricist - WILLIE MITCHELL, Composer, Lyricist - Al Green, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Tony Camillo, Composer, Lyricist, Conductor, Producer, Arranger - Mary Sawyer, Composer, Lyricist - The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
If Barry White's love-god shtick sometimes seemed to veer into parody, then imagine what a Barry White knock-off record sounds like -- still, arranger Cecil Holmes' lush, aggressively sensual Music for Soulful Lovers has its obvious charms, not least among them a grandiose scale that perfectly captures the over-the-top sexuality that defined the swinging '70s. Holmes' richly appointed interpretations of crossover classics like Stevie Wonder's "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and Al Green's "Call Me" percolate with a funkiness largely absent from White's sweeping soul aesthetic, there's something undeniably adult, even naughty, about Holmes' approach, and like the slutty redhead you take home at last call, the utter filthiness of it all is a huge part of the appeal.
© Jason Ankeny /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:03
- Main artists: The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Buddah - Legacy
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
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