ANN PEEBLES Straight From The Heart LP original HI - USA
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ANN PEEBLES Straight From The Heart LP
1972 USA original Hi / LONDON SHL 32065
A diminutive singer with a powerful voice and an even stronger attitude, Ann Peebles was one of the artists who defined Willie Mitchell's legendary Memphis soul label Hi Records, along with Al Green and, later, O.V. Wright. Easily the best female singer in the Hi stable, Peebles ranked among the finest deep Southern soul singers of the decade. Peebles wasn't always as appreciated on the charts as her work often merited, especially among pop listeners, but her best recordings hold up among the best of their era. - Steve Huey allmusic
Straight From The Heart is a lean, tough set that was not only a triumph for Peebles, but illustrated how the Hi label had surpassed its crosstown Stax rival for quality Memphis soul in the early '70s. The guitars are spare, funky, and bluesy, the horn section punchy, and the material far earthier and down-home than the increasingly formulaic grooves at Stax. There were three modest R&B hits on the album Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love, I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home, Somebody's on Your Case much of which was penned by Peebles or her husband Don Bryant. Peebles' vocals were convincingly biting, and she never, unlike many other singers of the era, tried too hard for her own good.
Track List: Slipped Tripped And Fell In Love, Trouble Heartaches And Sadness, What You Laid On Me, How Strong Is A Woman, Somebody's On Your Case,. I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home, I've Been There Before, I Pity The Fool, 99 Pounds, I Take What I Want
The sleeve is in excellent consition with no rips, tears or writing
THe LP has a couple of very minor surface marks which do do affect play. It rigs out loud and clear.
There is some age spotting on the white label.
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