Let Me Down Easy: In Concert (2000) more music like this

by Bettye LaVette

This German import captures the essence of Betty Lavette, Detroit's most underrated female singer. Betty approach to recording was similar to the way pugilists Sugar Ray Leonard, and Muhammad Ali approached boxing rounds -- dance and parry the first two minutes or so then crank it up the last 30 seconds. The first two minutes of a song was just a ...

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Hitsville USA, Vol. 2: The Motown Singles Collection 1972-1992 (1993) more music like this

by Various Artists

Where the first Hitsville box suffered from not featuring enough material, the sequel suffers from having too many tracks. During the 1970s, the label lost its distinctive sound, although the hits continued to come for a number of years. Unfortunately, as the years progress, the hits become fewer and less distinctive -- they follow the trends, ...

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Motown Year by Year: The Sound of Young America, 1982 (1995) more music like this

by Various Artists

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Tell Me a Lie (1980) more music like this

by Bettye LaVette

Bettye LaVette deserved better. Although recorded in Nashville, this one-shot album's groove is more like Muscle Shoals. But it doesn't sound dated, either, as producer Steve Buckingham exercises taste and sensitivity in coming up with excellent tracks that effectively showcase LaVette's style. Although this album is out of print, the excellent, ...

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