The Essential Lou Rawls by Lou Rawls - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

Frank Sinatra and Sam Cooke adored Lou Rawls. That says everything. And this collection of the Chicago-born singer’s best moments connects his '60s bluesy jazz and soul sides on Capitol Records (the swinging “A Natural Man” and the R&B punch-up “I’d Rather Drink Muddy Water”) to his mid- to late-’70s revival on Philadelphia International (the dance-sassy “Groovy People” and the Hall & Oates chestnut “She’s Gone”). And then some. While his voice conveyed utter beauty (“Time”) and timelessness (“Spring Again”), it could also be as much about anguish as the antidote for it.

Volume 1

1. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine/A Lonely Way To Spend An Evening

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

2. Groovy People

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

3. A Natural Man

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Bobby Hebb
Sandy Baron; Composer
Producer: Michael Lloyd; Production

4. Love Is A Hurtin' Thing

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Raleigh
Dave Linden; Composer
Conductor: H.b. Barnum; Conductor
Producer: David Axelrod; Production

5. Early Morning Love

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

6. Spring Again

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

7. See You When I Git There

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

8. This Song Will Last Forever

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Cary Gilbert
Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

9. Let's Fall In Love All Over Again

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: R.l. Martin; Composer
Lyricist: R.l. Martin; Composer
Producer: Bobby Martin; Production

10. Time

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Al Felder
Jfaith; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

11. We Understand Each Other

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

12. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Eddie Miller; Composer
Producer: Nick Venet; Production

13. (What Did I Do To Be So) Black And Blue

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer

14. Dead End Street

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Ben Raleigh
David Axelrod; Composer
Producer: David Axelrod; Production

15. Tobacco Road

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: J.d. Loudermilk; Composer
Lyricist: J.d. Loudermilk; Composer
Conductor: Onzy Matthews; Conductor
Producer: Nick Venet; Production

16. All The Way

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: J.van Huesen
S. Cohn; Composer
Producer: Bobby Martin; Production

Volume 2

1. Lady Love

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Sherman Marshall
Von Gray; Composer
Lyricist: Sherman Marshall
Von Gray; Composer
Producer: Jack Faith
Von Gray; Production

2. One Life To Live

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

3. There Will Be Love

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

4. I Wish It Were Yesterday

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: L. Phillips
R.l. Martin; Composer
Lyricist: L. Phillips
R.l. Martin; Composer
Producer: Bobby Martin; Production

5. Not The Staying Kind

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Mark Burton; Composer
Producer: Phil Terry; Production

6. If I Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

7. Let Me Be Good To You

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

8. Sit Down And Talk To Me

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

9. Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: A. Jones
H. Banks; Composer
Lyricist: A. Jones
H. Banks; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

10. You Are

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Cheryl James
J.robinson
Louis Bell
Thom Bell; Composer
Producer: Thom Bell; Production

11. Be Anything (But Be Mine)

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: I. Gordon; Composer
Producer: Joel Dorn; Production

12. She's Gone

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Daryl Hall
John Oates; Composer
Lyricist: Daryl Hall
John Oates; Composer
Producer: Norman Ratner; Production

13. I Can't Make It Alone

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Carole King
Gerald Goffin; Composer
Producer: David Axelrod; Production

14. How Long, How Long Blues

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: L. Carr; Composer
Lyricist: L. Carr; Composer
Conductor: Onzy Matthews; Conductor
Producer: Nick Venet; Production

15. Your Good Thing (Is About To End)

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: David Porter
Isaac Hayes; Composer
Producer: David Axelrod; Production

16. Show Business

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: June Jackson; Composer
Lyricist: June Jackson; Composer
Producer: Producer Not Documented On Available Sources; Production

17. You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine/A Lonely Way To Spend An Evening

Primary Artist: Lou Rawls; Main Performer
Composer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Lyricist: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Composer
Producer: Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

2 volumes in total

Tracks

33 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

2 hours, 14 minutes and 32 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

30/33 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

6/33 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

R&B, Soul, Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Contemporary R&B, Neo-Soul

Label

P.I.R.

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Nov 4, 2007

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

6007124515582