Big Time Lover – Soul On The Real Side

Outta Sight

£26.98

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: OSVLP028
Release Date: 17 Nov 2023
Genre: Soul

The architects of soul are back with “Big Time Lover”, a 12-track vinyl LP album with highlights from this year’s “Soul On The Real Side #15” CD collection Tracks here are the building blocks of modern soul with a play list of mid-tempo Northern and Crossover Soul – classics and rarities.
It's brought to you from the West Midlands – the stomping ground of Real Side Records founder member Mr Tee.
The LP is packed with modern soul gems all culled from the incredible Captipl Reords soul legacy. They need little introduction to the UK rare soul scene, but here is a snapshot of a few highlights.
Our show opens care of the million-selling group Cornelious Brothers & Sister Rose from Dania Beach, Florida. They shot to fame in 1971 with their hit “Treat Her Like A Lady” and the follow-up “Too Late To Turn Back Now”, both certified gold discs. Here we feature the title track of their 1973 album Big Time Lover.
Trk. 2, “The Game Is Over”, is by the short lived California girl group Brown Sugar featuring the one-hit-wonder Phyllis Nelson. The legendary Tavares Brothers perform trk. 3 while George Soule leads the way on trk. 4 with his #35 R&B hit “Get Involved”. Bettye Swann from Shreveport, Louisiana, delivers a heartrending performance on “My Heart Is Closed...” (trk. 5), her debut recording for Capitol in 1968.
The album closes with the fabulous C. M. Lord “Oh Mama
(Your Daughter’s A Woman Tonight)”
PEACE, LOVE, SOUL

Side 1
1. Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose – Big Time Lover
2. Brown Sugar – The Game Is Over
(What’s The Matter With You)
3. Tavares – Too Late
4. George Soule – Get Involved
5. Bettye Swann – (My Heart Is) Closed For The Season
6. Z.Z. Hill – That Ain’t The Way You Make Love
Side 2
1. The Rance Allen Group – Reason To Survive
2. Leon Haywood – Consider The Source
3. Charles Williams – Standing In The Way
4. Peabo Bryson – Why Don’t You Make Up Your Mind
5. Enchantment – Thank You Girl For Loving Me
6. C.M. Lord – Oh Mama
(Your Daughter’s A Woman Tonight)