Soul Activated (2001)

About this title: The album's title leaves no doubt as to its contents: Soul Activated is all about rockin' soul, classic R&B, and vocal throwbacks to the glory days of Sam & Dave, Otis Redding and the like. Curtis Salgado plunges headlong into a vocal potpourri, dishing out some very hip covers and adding four tunes of his own. The covers include the Hall & Oates/Paul Young hit "Everytime You Go Away," a funky rendering of Leon Russell's "I'd Rather Be Blind" (Freddie King), Jimmy Cliff's reggae smash "The Harder They Come," and a duet with Lou Ann Barton called "Hip Hip Baby" that features Jimmie Vaughan on ... read more

Tracks:

1. Old Enough to Know Better [Cunieres]
2. I'd Rather Be Blind [Russell]
3. Portable Man [Goldfarb]
4. Summertime Life [Salagado/Phillips]
5. The Harder They Come [Cliff]
6. I Sleep with the T.V. On [Salgado/Walker/Stew]
7. Lip Whippin [Salgado]
8. Funny Man [Salgado/Scroggins]
9. Everytime You Go Away [Hall]
10. Hip Hip Baby [Dickerson]
11. More Love, Less Attitude [Miller]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.