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Item Number: COL 5646
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Gene McDaniels is still remembered as one of the leading Pop-flavored R&B vocalists of his day. He scored his biggest hit in 1961 with "A Hundred Pounds of Clay" and then followed it up with the just as popular "Tower of Strength". All his charted material is here along with rarities and extensive liner notes.

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Personnel includes: Gene McDaniels (vocals); The Johnny Mann Singers (background vocals).

Producers: Dave Pell, Snuff Garrett, Joe Saraceno.

Compilation producer: Ron Furmanek.

Recorded at United/Western Studios, Custom Studios and Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles. Includes liner notes by Joseph F. Laredo.

Personnel: Gene McDaniels (vocals); Johnny Mann Singers (background vocals).

Audio Remasterer: Kevin Reeves.

Audio Remixers: Kevin Reeves; Ron Furmanek.

Liner Note Author: Joseph F. Laredo.

Recording information: Custom Studios, Hollywood, CA (01/??/1961-08/16/1965); Sunset Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA (01/??/1961-08/16/1965); United (01/??/1961-08/16/1965); Western Studios, Hollywood, CA (01/??/1961-08/16/1965).

Photographers: Jeffrey Scales; Michael Ochs.

Arrangers: Ernie Freeman; Gene Page; Hank Levine; Jack Nitzsche; Perry Botkin, Jr.

Gene McDaniels' impressive vocals make songs like "Point of No Return," "Tower of Strength," "Chip Chip," and the title track, "A Hundred Pounds of Clay," into true classics. Surrounded by appropriately applied brass and strings and underpinned by solid rhythms, everything here feels like a long-lost treasure. This same set has been issued a couple of times over, but it's the songs that count, so it doesn't really matter which version you pick up. ~ Steve Leggett

A reissue of a reissue, this 1995 Collectables package is the same as EMI's 1991 Legendary Masters entry on this jazz singer turned pop artist. McDaniels' formidable pipes soar over these tracks and hits like "Point of No Return," "Tower of Strength," "Chip Chip," and the title track show him to be one class act. The production is grade-A, with lots of brass, strings and solid rhythm earmarking everything on here, making each song a minor gem. Because this is a reissue of the earlier EMI package, the liner notes and recording information are top-notch, a rarity with most Collectables packaging from this era. A hidden classic from rock & roll's supposed fallow period. ~ Cub Koda


Tracks:


  • 1.A Hundred Pounds Of Clay
  • 2.Come On Take A Chance (Take A Chance On Love)
  • 3.Curiosity (Previously Unreleased)
  • 4.A Tear
  • 5.Tower Of Strength
  • 6.He's Got My Sympathy
  • 7.A Miracle
  • 8.Master Puppeteer (Previously Unreleased)
  • 9.Chip Chip
  • 10.Another Tear Falls
  • 11.Point Of No Return
  • 12.Spanish Lace
  • 13.Blow Out The Sun (Previously Unreleased)
  • 14.Laugh Right In My Face (Previously Unreleased)
  • 15.Run Around (Previously Unreleased)
  • 16.Puzzle
  • 17.You Were Sent For Me To Love (Previously Unreleased)
  • 18.It's A Lonely Town (Lonely Without You)
  • 19.False Friends
  • 20.Strange Neighborhood (Previously Unreleased)
  • 21.Anyone Else
  • 22.(There Goes) The Forgotten Man
  • 23.Walk With A Winner
  • 24.Will It Last Forever
  • 25.Hang On (Just A Little Bit Longer)

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CD Details:

  • Format: CD
  • Genre: Pop / Rock
  • Label: Collectables Records
  • Originally Released in: 1995
  • Release Date: October 20, 1995
  • OLDIES.com Sales Rank: 2,936
  • Item Number: COL 5646
  • UPC: 090431564622
  • Shipping Weight: 0.25/lbs (approx); Counts as 1 item for International Shipping.

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