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Feel The Spirit

    Deluxe reissue of Leroy Hutson’s 1976 album ‘Feel The Spirit’ featuring for the only time the Free Spirit Symphony. Released in the same year as the famous ‘Hutson II’, ‘Feel The Spirit’ includes popular tracks such as ‘Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try)’ and ‘Lover’s Holiday’. Feel The Spirit is filled with energetic funky sounds, Hutson is the funk king and this reissue delivers all those amazing tracks we know and love.

    TRACK LISTING

    It’s The Music
    Let’s Be Lonely Together
    Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try)
    A Lover’s Holiday
    Feel The Spirit (‘76)
    Don’t Let It Get Next To You
    Butterfat
    Feel The Spirit (‘76) Single Edit *

    * = CD Only Track

    Hutson, long revered on the soul scene for his production, songwriting and performace skills, was Curtis Mayfield’s heir apparent. First chosen by the great man to replace him in the Impressions, and then groomed for an extensive solo career on Curtis' own label, Curtom, Hutson was the real deal. The Hutson catalogue has not been available on any format for nearly two decades, so it's excellent news that Acid Jazz have begun a full scale reissue series in partnership with Leroy himself.
    Here we have a deluxe reissue of ‘Hutson II’. Often seen as a partner to the early ‘Hutson’, this is a highly sort after album and a high point of 1970s Chicago soul. Recorded at Curtom Studios, it features the all time classics ‘I Think I’m Falling In Love’, ‘Love The Feeling’ and ‘Don’t It Make You Feel Good’.

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    Love The Feeling
    Situations (Instrumentals)
    I Do I Do (Want To Make Love To You
    I Think I’m Falling In Love
    Love To Hold You Close
    Flying High
    Blackberry Jam
    Sofunkstication
    Don’t It Make You Feel Good
    Positive Forces
    Blackberry Jam (Single Edit)

    Leroy Hutson

    Anthology 1972-1984

      Acid Jazz pull a blinder here, delivering the definitive Leroy Hutson compilation – ‘Anthology 1972-1984’. A legend to soul fans, his catalogue has been increasingly sought after by collectors and producers since the last time it was widely available nearly 20 years ago. College friends and early collaborator with Donny Hathaway then hand-picked as Curtis Mayfield’s replacement in The Impressions, his solo career resulted in 7 albums for Mayfield’s Curtom label. They are considered some of the greatest of the era and the very best music from them is collected here. Licensed from Mr Hutson himself, this represents his first approved Anthology, and comes in a beautiful package with an essay by soul expert and Mojo award-winning writer Tony Rounce and memorabilia and photos from Mr. Hutson’s own personal archive. The first single lifted to preview the album – the previously unreleased ‘Positive Forces’ has been championed at 6Music by Gilles Peterson who described it as one of the most important discoveries of the past ten years.

      TRACK LISTING

      Cool Out
      All Because Of You
      Don’t It Make You Feel Good
      Love The Feeling
      Positive Forces
      Lucky Fellow
      Never Know What You Can Do (Give It A Try)
      Love Oh Love
      Ella Weez
      Could This Be Love
      So In Love With You
      I Think I’m Falling In Love
      Closer To The Source
      Give This Love A Try
      Right Or Wrong
      Now That I Found You
      Get To This (You’ll Get To Me)
      Lover’s Holiday
      Time Brings On A Change


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