Carla Thomas - Loneliness / If It's Not Asking Too Much 45 (Soul 4 Real) 7

Carla Thomas – Loneliness / If It’s Not Asking Too Much 45 (Soul 4 Real) 7″ Vinyl

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Carla Thomas – Loneliness

Carla Thomas – If It’s Not Asking Too Much

ARTIST Carla Thomas
A SIDE Carla Thomas – Loneliness
B SIDE Carla Thomas – If It’s Not Asking Too Much
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Weight 150 g
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Carla Thomas
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Carla Thomas – Loneliness
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Carla Thomas – If It's Not Asking Too Much
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Though she was Stax Records’ Queen of Soul (and Otis Redding was her king), there was much more to Carla Thomas. In 1967, even while being promoted by the name of her most recent album, The Queen Alone, she was expanding her sound, developing a cabaret act that showcased a mix of genres and styles and that was built around her beautiful voice. She was exploring new vistas when these two sides were recorded.

Isaac Hayes wrote “Loneliness”. Carla’s suave delivery evokes Diana Ross, and the shiny brass horns call out a Burt Bacharach arrangement as much as Stax. This is Carla with a nice polish on the groove.

Labelmate and friend Deanie Parker wrote “If It’s Not Asking Too Much”. A sparer presentation, the organ drives the tango rhythm and also—a second keyboard, I think—swells behind Carla, everything entwining and deepening the song’s brooding tone. This is the kind of side that can both start your night or finish it.

Carla Thomas has got it all.

– Robert Gordon – Soul 4 Real

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