Izipho Soul has only announced their next release a few hours ago and
we're told that they are flying out of the door. It's not surprising
when you realise that they are two tracks from a very hard to find
2007 album "Face II Face" by Richard Hartley & Soul Resurrection and also
that the label is offering them for only £10!
Whilst the CD album is listed on Discogs, there are no cover images,
no label listed and none have ever sold there. A Google search also
turned up zero, so this album is certainly a rarity and more than
likely a private/self release.
The selected tracks, suggested by Phil 'Phillet Of Soul' Ward, are
"Jesus Makes Me Happy" and "Heart And Soul". Don't be fooled by the title of the first as it's a modern soul
banger whIch has been edited by Phil as "The Joyful Exaltation Edit".
Whilst the flip starts off as a more laid back and mellow affair, it
builds into a crescendo of deep soulfulness, as Izipho Soul headboy
Pat Biggerstaff puts it "a ballad of epic proportions that builds and builds with the finale
possessing some of the most gut wrenching vocals you are ever likely
to hear. Richard states towards the end that ‘I should be fading
right now’, but finds the strength to come back one more time!"
Richard Hartley has had a prolific career as a singer and musical
director (whom we've
previously featured
on a couple of occasions), travelling across the world to work with
choirs and musical icons such as Aretha Franklin and Diana Ross. He is
pastor at Haven International Ministries, New York and star of his own
reality television show ‘The Rev’. He released a single titled "Highway" in Jan '21.
As well as "Face II Face" in 2007, he released "Love Is All We Need" in 2003 and prior to that a live gospel album recorded in Japan "Lovepower Live In Tokyo" in 2002.
The single is available to pre-order now from
Izipho Soul for official release on 18 Aug, but as mentioned above, they
are sailing out so you will need act quickly to secure one as it looks
like they will sell out on pre-order alone.
UPDATE We received scans of the "Face II Face" CD with thanks from Thierry Boulanger and included the front cover image below.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8.8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul / Deep Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Izipho Soul |
| Cat No: | ZP099 |
| Date: | 04/08/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £10 |
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Always loved 'Save Me' from the 2003 album
ReplyDeleteYes Ian it a beaut ... posted here a while ago: https://soulstrutter.blogspot.com/2021/01/richard-hartley-soul-resurrection-2003.html
ReplyDeleteOf course it was 😁
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