Otis Clay - One-derful! (Vinyle)
Otis Clay, icône de la Deep Soul des années 60 aux côtés de James Carr, Percy Sledge et O.V. Wright, est né en 1942. Passé de l'église aux Sensational Nightingales, il a basculé vers la musique profane en 1962 avec le label One-derful! de Chicago, décrochant un hit R&B avec 'That's How It Is'. Plus tard, il triomphera au Japon avec l'original 'The Only Way Is Up', hit en 1988 de Yazz & the Plastic Machine. Cette compilation dévoile pour la 1ère fois ses enregistrements complets chez One-derful!, incluant des morceaux inédits.
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Otis Clay, a revered Deep Soul singer of the 60s alongside James Carr, Percy Sledge, and O.V. Wright, was born in 1942. He began singing in church and later joined the legendary gospel quartet, the Sensational Nightingales. Transitioning to secular music in 1962 with Chicago-based One-derful! Label, he scored an R&B hit with 'That's How It Is'. In later years, he found immense success and recorded the original version of 'The Only Way Is Up,' a European chart-topper in 1988 for Yazz & the Plastic Machine. This collection presents Clay's complete One-derful! recordings, including unreleased material, for the first time.
TRACKLISTING
Side A
1. I Got Problems
2. Show Place
3. Got To Find A Way
4. I Don’t Know What To Do
5. Nothing To Look Forward To
6. I Paid The Price
7. A Lasting Love
8. Tired Of Falling In And Out Of Love With You
Side B
1. Come My Dear
2. Thank You Love
3. Show Me What You Say
4. Three Is A Crowd
5. That’s How It Is (When You’re In Love)
6. That’ll Get You What You Want
7. I’m Satisified
8. I Lost Someone
Fiche technique
- Label
- Charly Records
- Format
- Vinyle 33 Tours