Acid Jazz in conjunction with Flying Dutchman today has released a new cover of Gil Scott-Heron's "Home Is Where The Hatred Is" by Billy Valentine & The Universal
Truth. The song was first recorded as Gil Scott-Heron with Pretty Purdie & The Playboys in 1971 as a Flying Dutchman single on the flip side to "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" and featured on the album "Pieces Of A Man". It is the second single on Bob Theile's reactivated Flying Dutchman and the first new music on the label since the 70s which launches a new album from Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth. The album draws from eight songs by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Prince, Eddie Kendricks, Leon Thomas, War and the first single (released 7 Oct 2022) is a rendition of Curtis Mayfield's "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue".
The Scott-Heron song should need little introduction but this new version seems to be
taken at a slightly slower pace. There are several other versions such as Esther Phillips (1972) Bossa Nostra Feat. Vicki Anderson (1995) and Anita Lane (2001) and
Scott-Heron re-recorded it in 2003 with Jean-Jacques Milteau in a more
blues style and with Jaimie xx in 2011 (which is barely recognisable as
the same song) plus a few others.
Billy Valentine was a member of The Valentine Brothers (with brother John whose real names are Denhan not Valentine) who of course
released the original version of Simply Red's debut hit "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)" in 1982. He was also a member of Young-Holt Unlimited, who jumped ship from the Ramsey Lewis Trio, for a period.
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| Rating: | 8.5 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul / Cover Version |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Flying Dutchman/Acid Jazz |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 09/01/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | 6A/85 |
| Price: | £1 |
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This is an excellent singer to follow!!! His interpretation of this title in mid-tempo is for me the best. Also listen to "My Brother My Brother" and you will understand why I am impatiently awaiting his album.
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