Johnny Rawls - Heart & Soul

Bitrate:320K/s
Year:2006
Time:39:58 
Size:91,9 MB 
Label:Deep South Soul Record Company 
Styles:Soul/Blues/R&B 
Art:Full 

Tracks Listing:
 1. Ain't That Love - 4:02
 2. Missing You - 3:38
 3. You're My Girl - 4:04
 4. Still A Woman - 4:13
 5. Make Up Your Mind - 3:56
 6. One Good Woman - 3:39
 7. Damn Cocaine - 3:36
 8. Your Love Is All I Need - 4:14
 9. Things CHange - 3:55
10. Good Lovin' Goin' On - 4:38

You can't re-invent the wheel but you can still make top of the line tires. Mr. Johnny Rawls has not invented a new genre of music but he's doing it as good as anyone ever has. With an impressive catalog of 9 studio albums full of original Soul Blues ranging from his classic "Can't Sleep At Night" thru his critically-acclaimed 2005 outing, "No Boundaries" Rawls has never succumbed to fads or flavor-of-the-month production tricks. He just makes Deep Soul Blues like they did in the 60s.  "Heart & Soul" is his same mix of midtempo Southern Soul & Blues, laced with horns, Cropper-esque guitar licks and raspy singing but it's as fresh and stirring as it was in the 60s. In fact the knockout "Missing You" is on par with Clarence Carter's "Slip Away", an obvious influence. The addition of sweet harmonica (Michael Kakuk) is an extra hook to what is already aq three and a half minute ear massage. "You're My Girl" is a quick booty shakin' romp featuring an extended guitar solo by Mike Killeen. "Still A Woman" is a classic Deep Soul ballad highlighting the earnest ache to Rawls seasoned voice. Perhaps the cut that'll garner the most attention is the driving "true real story" song "Damn Cocaine". A  bass heavy chugger with a perfectly timed stop and start that describes a friend's descent into addiction. "You can have fortune and fame and still get hooked on cocaine". Fortunately the song has a happy ending. Rawls has made plenty good music throughout his career but as he himself says: "This is the real Johnny Rawls".

Heart & Soul