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Saturday, January 19, 2008

Don Costa Orchestra and Lou Rawls - The Soul Of Nigger Charley (1973)

 


1. Main Title - Charley (Don Costa Orch.)
2. Main Theme To Water Tower (Don Costa Orch.)
3. A Lonely Summer (Love Theme) (Don Costa Orch.)
4. Can You Dig It? (Working Music) (Don Costa Orch.)
5. Sometime Day (Lou Rawls)
6. The Lonely Summer (Don Costa Orch. And Chorus)
7. Train's Comin' (Don Costa Orch.)
8. Lord, It's A Long Time Comin' (Don Costa Orch. And Chorus)
9. Fiesta (Don Costa Orch.)
10. Sandoval (Don Costa Orch.)
11. Morning Comes Around (Lou Rawls)

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This might be expected to be an uninspired easy listening album considering the featured artists. Don't make that mistake. It's a great funk album with a Western feel featuring a superb wah guitar theme and strong performances from Lou Rawls.

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