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Release Date: Sep 29, 2014
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Liner Note Authors: Ady Croasdell; Rob Finnis.
Brent was the '60s soul imprint for Bob Shad, a record man who began his career as a producer at Savoy and National. He was based in New York City but Brent showcased soul singers from across the country with a slight emphasis on Los Angeles. This history is told in Ady Croasdell's liner notes for Ace's 2014 compilation Brent: Superb 60s Soul Sounds, but the collection itself isn't so much a history as it is an excavation of what the label has in its vaults. Some of these was released at the time -- Brenton Wood's "I Want Love," the Lovells' "Here Come the Heartaches," etc. -- but there are also seven previously unreleased cuts here, along with a few sides that were unearthed relatively recently. Rarity is part of the appeal of this compilation -- this is music that just isn't widely circulated -- but it's also a pretty good example of uptown '60s soul, heavy on cool grooves, happy hooks, and sophisticated strut. If there's not really anything that's a knockout, at least it's all enjoyable and there's not a cut that breaks the spell. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Brent was the '60s soul imprint for Bob Shad, a record man who began his career as a producer at Savoy and National. He was based in New York City but Brent showcased soul singers from across the country with a slight emphasis on Los Angeles. This history is told in Ady Croasdell's liner notes for Ace's 2014 compilation Brent: Superb 60s Soul Sounds, but the collection itself isn't so much a history as it is an excavation of what the label has in its vaults. Some of these was released at the time -- Brenton Wood's "I Want Love," the Lovells' "Here Come the Heartaches," etc. -- but there are also seven previously unreleased cuts here, along with a few sides that were unearthed relatively recently. Rarity is part of the appeal of this compilation -- this is music that just isn't widely circulated -- but it's also a pretty good example of uptown '60s soul, heavy on cool grooves, happy hooks, and sophisticated strut. If there's not really anything that's a knockout, at least it's all enjoyable and there's not a cut that breaks the spell. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Tracks:
1 - Praying for the Rain to Come
2 - Port of Happiness
3 - You Did It Before aka You Did It for Me
4 - I Pray That Things Will Change
5 - One Little Dance
6 - I Want Love
7 - I Love You, Baby
8 - Begging You
9 - Go to Him
10 - Later for You, Baby
11 - Wondering If You Still Miss Me
12 - Don’t You Know That I Believe
13 - I Need You, Baby
14 - Pretty Boy
15 - Here Come the Heartaches
16 - Millionaire
17 - Lot of Lovin' Goin' Round
18 - Cross the Bridge
19 - Tinklin’ Bells
20 - My Man, He's a Loving Man
21 - Got to Give You Up
22 - Don’t Play with My Heart
23 - Fly by Night
24 - Someone (Who Needs You Like I Do)
2 - Port of Happiness
3 - You Did It Before aka You Did It for Me
4 - I Pray That Things Will Change
5 - One Little Dance
6 - I Want Love
7 - I Love You, Baby
8 - Begging You
9 - Go to Him
10 - Later for You, Baby
11 - Wondering If You Still Miss Me
12 - Don’t You Know That I Believe
13 - I Need You, Baby
14 - Pretty Boy
15 - Here Come the Heartaches
16 - Millionaire
17 - Lot of Lovin' Goin' Round
18 - Cross the Bridge
19 - Tinklin’ Bells
20 - My Man, He's a Loving Man
21 - Got to Give You Up
22 - Don’t Play with My Heart
23 - Fly by Night
24 - Someone (Who Needs You Like I Do)