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Soirée

Soirée (Canadian LP)

Unison (Canada) / 1979 / UN-7904
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record

Producer, Director: Billy Jackson
Lead Vocals: Ron E. Richardson, Luther Vandross (!!!), Thomas Stoney
Background Vocals: Luther Vandross, Jocelyn Brown, Sharon Redd, Alfonzo Thornton, etc..
Mixer, Engineer: Godfrey Diamond (Gregg's brother)

Side A
1. You Keep Me Hanging On 7:47
2. Close To You 5;18
3. Everlasting Love 4:53

Side B
1. Do You Love Me 6:42
2. Come A Little Bit Closer 6:15
3. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life 5:30

As Qdearl wrote in his post for the US pressing of the Soirée (Soiree) LP, don't be fooled by the probability of a cover album being whack! This is dy-no-mite! Just read the credits to find out who was involved in this project, and you'll recognize many names that also appear on the best other disco LPs of the era. I was sold on Luther Vandross, Godfrey Diamond, Peter Alves, Gene Orloff, and Selwart Clarke, just to mention a few.

My favorite track is "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life", a way-faster paced and more exciting track than the original, and to be able to say that about a cover of a Stevie Wonder track says it all! But basically, all tracks are about the same grade A quality, with no fillers whatsoever. A totally underrated sleeper...

Submitted by KoolChris (178)