One of
Chandler
's best, chock full of midtempo grooves, succulent ballads and jump tunes like
"Good Times."
Curtis Mayfield
's
"Nothing Can Stop Me"
is spiced with punchy horns and choral backing vocals for
Gene
to play his cool, swaggering tenor against. The pain in his voice is undeniable on
"Here Come the Tears,"
where he literally cries the agonizing lyrics. He gets philosophical on
"The Girl Don't Care,"
an intense ballad that always seems too short. This could almost pass for a greatest-hits LP, since at least six of the selections were released as A-sides.
"Fool for You,"
as well as the others mentioned above, got their share of plays on soul stations, and all should have been bigger hits. The B-sides occupy most of side two and are just a couple of notches below the plug sides. It's amazing how overlooked and underappreciated these gems were. ~ Andrew Hamilton