Unmistakably Lou
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| Unmistakably Lou | ||||
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Philadelphia soul, jazz | |||
| Length | 37:04 | |||
| Label | Philadelphia International | |||
| Producer | Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel, Bobby Martin, Jack Faith | |||
| Lou Rawls chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [2] |
Unmistakably Lou is an album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1977 on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was Rawls's second PIR album. It performed respectably (No. 14 R&B and No. 41 pop), although its sales fell well short of his 1976 PIR debut All Things in Time.[3] Only one single, "See You When I Git There", was released from the album in the US; alongside "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and "Lady Love", it remains one of Rawls' best-known PIR songs. Like its predecessor, Unmistakably Lou is a well-regarded album for its mix of high-quality Philadelphia soul songs and other more jazz-influenced tracks (atypical and distinctive for a PIR production). Rawls won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the album in 1978.
In 2005, Unmistakably Lou was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with All Things in Time.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff unless stated
- "See You When I Git There" – 4:43
- "Spring Again" – 4:29
- "Early Morning Love" – 5:44
- "Some Folks Never Learn" – 3:32
- "Someday You'll Be Old" – 3:43
- "Secret Tears" (Jack Faith, Phillip Terry) – 4:08
- "We Understand Each Other" – 4:19
- "It's Our Anniversary Today" (Dexter Wansel) – 3:42
- "All the Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:44
Personnel
[edit]- Lou Rawls - vocals
- Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers - guitars
- Michael Foreman - bass
- Charles Collins - drums
- Larry Washington - bongos, congas
- MFSB - strings, horns
Singles
[edit]- "See You When I Git There" (US Pop No. 66, US R&B No. 8)
- "Some Folks Never Learn" (UK/Europe only, not released as a single in the US)
References
[edit]- ^ Wynn, Ron. Unmistakably Lou review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 578.
- ^ "Lou Rawls". Billboard. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Unmistakably Lou at Discogs (list of releases)
