David Ruffin-Everythings Coming Up Love-LP-FLAC-1976-THEVOiD

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 Info   
     Artist  | David Ruffin
     Title   | Everything's Coming Up Love
     Genre   | Soul                                 Format  | Album
     Source  | Vinyl                                Time    | 37:05
     Label   | Motown                               Store   | 1976
     Catalog | M6-866S1                             Rip     | 2021
     Bitrate | 2820 kbps                            Size    | 786.10 MB
     Freq    | 96.0 kHz                             Encoder | FLAC 1.3.1
 Tracks 
     A1. Discover Me                                                 4:24
     A2. First Round Knock-Out                                       8:44
     A3. Good Good Times                                             3:42
     A4. On And Off                                                  3:19
     B1. Ready, Willing And Able                                     3:33
     B2. Everything's Coming Up Love                                 4:55
     B3. Let's Get Into Something                                    4:53
     B4. Until We Said Goodbye                                       3:35
 Notes  
     One of the greatest lead singers the Motown stable ever had, David
     Ruffin became one of the artistic cornerstones of The Temptations
     after his lead vocal on "My Girl" (1965) paved the way for such
     majestic follow-ups as "Since I Lost My Baby" (1965), "Beauty Is
     Only Skin Deep" (1966), "All I Need" (1967), and "I Wish It Would
     Rain" (1968). Unfortunately, ever-mounting internal pressures within
     the group, coupled with Ruffin's swelling ego, led to his dismissal
     from the group in late 1968.
     His solo career got off to a promising start with the powerful
     ballad "My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)," which
     cracked the pop and soul Top Ten in early 1969. His last hit to
     reach the Top Ten was the Van McCoy-produced dance ballad "Walk Away
     From Love," from 1976. After leaving Motown in 1977, Ruffin recorded
     for Warner Brothers and later for RCA accompanied by Eddie
     Kendricks. Unfortunately, Ruffin's career, marred by years of
     substance abuse and artistic indifference, culminated in his death
     from a drug overdose in 1991.
     As he had done on "Who I Am" (1975), Ruffin teamed up with the
     multi-talented composer, arranger and producer Van McCoy for the
     follow-up "Everything's Coming Up Love" (1976). While certainly not
     a landmark in terms of Ruffin's artistic progression, the eight cuts
     definitely sound in sync with the concurrent plethora of danceable
     records spinning in the discotheques. McCoy again called on the
     finest instrumental support that the Big Apple had to offer with
     recording session stalwarts Richard Tee (keyboards), Eric Gale
     (guitar), Hugh McCracken (guitar), Steve Gadd (drums), and Ralph
     McDonald (percussion).
     Plus, Diane Destry (vocals), Brenda Hillard and Albert Bailey -
     better known as Faith, Hope & Charity. It is their angelic
     intonations that listeners are treated to during the opening of
     "Discover Me". McCoy's string and horn charts are ostensibly
     influenced by the Philly soul stylings of Leon Huff and Kenny
     Gamble. "First Round Knock Out" was a tune McCoy had initially
     written for two-time heavyweight champion, Smokin' Joe Frazier,
     which Motown put out in the fall of 1975. Ruffin's reading is
     clearly aimed for the dancefloor as the slinky, pulsating rhythm
     drives solidly for nearly nine minutes.
     Faith, Hope & Charity lend their breezy blend to the optimistic and
     reflective midtempo ballad "Good, Good Times". "On and Off" hearkens
     to the classic Motown sound with an easier, slightly syncopated beat
     that isn't as heavy as the typical fare on this project. "Ready
     Willing and Able" is a return to form for Ruffin as he unleashes his
     world-weary and soul-stirring wailing. The title song "Everything's
     Coming Up Love" is a rather blatant homage to Barry White's Love
     Unlimited Orchestra bearing more than a few similarities to the
     LUO's "Love's Theme". Although there are no slow, romantic numbers,
     the closer "Until We Say Goodbye" - one of two selections to have
     been penned by someone other than McCoy - adopts a sweet sentiment
     behind yet another disco-fied drone.

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87M	a1-david_ruffin-discover_me.flac
177M	a2-david_ruffin-first_round_knock-out.flac
74M	a3-david_ruffin-good_good_times.flac
68M	a4-david_ruffin-on_and_off.flac
73M	b1-david_ruffin-ready_willing_and_able.flac
100M	b2-david_ruffin-everythings_coming_up_love.flac
101M	b3-david_ruffin-lets_get_into_something.flac
74M	b4-david_ruffin-until_we_said_goodbye.flac
751M	total