Thursday, 16 February 2023

The Howard Lemon Singers [2023] - You Are Somebody / For The Children [Miles Away #MA011]


For the forthcoming 7" vinyl release on Miles Away they have selected a pair of tracks from a rare gospel album "Seasons" by The Howard Lemon Singers which was released on TK gospel imprint Gospel Roots in 1977. The tracks are "You Are Somebody" and "For The Children". 

The single won't be released until 24 Mar '23 but will, more than likely, sell out on pre-order so, if you want one then, pre-ordering via Bandcamp would be recommended.

Only a sound sample is currently available for "For The Children" but fortunately "You Are Somebody" is available on YouTube to give you an idea. There are contradictory comments though regarding the female lead vocalist. Miles Ahead gives it as Esther Smith on both whilst the YouTube comment states that it's Joyce Moore. I think they sound different on both so perhaps it's Moore on the A side and Smith on the B. The musicians include several from Memphis who were at Stax such as Lester Snell (piano) and Willie Hall (drums) (both members of The Isaac Hayes Movement whilst Hall was also a member of The Bar-Kays), Randy Brown's brother William Brown (organ) and, interestingly, Brainstorm's fretless bassist E. Lamont Johnson.

The group recorded four albums between 1966 and 1977 and their first three are available on Spotify, but of course it would be this one, "Seasons" that isn't!

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Details
Rating: 8.5
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Modern Soul / Gospel
Format: Single
Media: Digital / 7" Vinyl
Label: Miles Away
Cat No: MA011
Date: 24/03/2023
Key/BPM: N/A
Price: £3.50 / £10.99
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