CLARK, Alice - Alice Clark (reissue) - Vinyl (gatefold 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 Alice CLARK Alice Clark (reissue)(gatefold LP) Wewantsounds
Cat: WWSLP 25. Rel: 8 Jul 19
Jazz
Side 1 - Track 1. I Keep It Hid Side 1 - Track 2. Looking At Life Side 1 - Track 3. Don't Wonder Why Side 1 - Track 4. Maybe This Time Side 1 - Track 5. Never Did I Stop Loving You Side 2 - Track 1. Charms Of The Arms Of Love Side 2 - Track 2. Don't You Care Side 2 - Track 3. It Takes Too Long To Learn To Live Alone Side 2 - Track 4. Hard Hard Promises Side 2 - Track 5. Hey Girl
Alice Clark's 1972 debut album - her sole full-length outing - has long been considered one of the great, unheralded soul albums, with collectors clamouring to source copies of the hard-to-find set. As this reissue proves, it remains a fantastic album. Clark's vocals are superb throughout, soaring above gospel-influenced backing tracks rich in Jimmy Smith style organs, hazy horns and a rhythm section that strikes a perfect balance between groovy looseness and low-down tightness. The set's plentiful highlights including soaring torch song "Don't Wonder Why", the jazzy wooziness of "Maybe This Time", the surprisingly funky (but still laidback and groovy) "Charms Of The Arms Of Love" and impressive opener "I Keep It Hid".
