JUMEL SMITH, Carlton - 1634 Lexington Avenue - Vinyl (LP)

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Free delivery on many items.   Same-day despatch, no-question returns.   Authorised dealers - full technical support.   Online since 1997. Shop categories Information Carlton JUMEL SMITH 1634 Lexington Avenue(LP) Timmion Finland

Cat: TRLP 12006. Rel: 13 May 19
Soul


Side 1 - Track 1. Woman You Made Me Side 1 - Track 2. Love Our Love Affair Side 1 - Track 3. Remember Me Side 1 - Track 4. Help Me (Save Me From Myself) Side 1 - Track 5. Ain't That Love? Side 2 - Track 1. This Is What Love Looks Like! Side 2 - Track 2. You Gonna Need Me Side 2 - Track 3. I'd Better Side 2 - Track 4. We're All We Got Side 2 - Track 5. I Can't Love You Anymore (feat Pratt)

Fast-rising New York soul singer Carlton Jumel Smith continues his successful partnership with Timmion house band Cold Diamond & Mink via a debut album that sounds like it could have been recorded in the early 1970s rather than 2019. Smith's lyrics and effortlessly soulful vocal delivery take centre stage throughout, though it's the faithfully fuzzy grooves, punchy horn lines and languid, delay-laden guitar motifs provided by his storied backing band that make the album a real winner. Highlights are plentiful throughout, from the loved-up sweetness of "This Is What Love Looks Like!" and Motown-influenced stomp of "We're All We Got", to the slack-tuned drum breaks and bittersweet messages of "I Can't Love You Anymore (feat Pratt)" and the cheery goodness of "Remember Me". In a word: superb.