2 de maio de 2008

TERRY CALLIER -What Color Is Love (1972 US)

Like the artist himself, the music on this brilliant album defies all categories, embracing Terry Callier's wide range of influences and experiences. Callier's musical kaleidoscope is filled with funk, rock, folk, jazz, and even classical influences. "Dancing Girl" opens the album with Charles Stepney's majestic orchestration. This opus is the album's pinnacle, moving with soft intensity toward soul-stirring crescendos. Songs like "What Color Is Love" and "Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun)," an elegant antiwar prayer of confusion, somehow avoid clichés or take them to another level. "You Goin' to Miss Your Candyman" was made popular by Urban Species when they sampled it on "Listen" in the early '90s, and not surprisingly, it sounds better in its original form. No matter where you turn, Callier's passionate voice captures the sweeping drama of the human condition. A lost romantic amid "concrete front yards," this album is a must-have for any music connoisseur. 1 Dancing Girl Callier 9:03 2 What Color Is Love Callier 4:06 3 You Goin' Miss Your Candyman Braxton, Callier 7:21 4 Just as Long as We're in Love Callier, Wade 3:42 5 Ho Tsing Mee (A Song of the Sun) Callier 4:21 6 I'd Rather Be With You Butler, Callier, Wade 6:40 7 You Don't Care Callier, Wade 5:29 Texto extraído de allmusic guide

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