Soul Liberation was a Gospel group from Dallas, TX, led by
Jimmy Miller and Teresa Miller. They were the brainchild of minister Tom
Skinner, a former gang-leader turned evangelical preacher from NYC, who
toured the states doing revival-style crusades. He began using local
choirs and bands as his backup and then decided to recruit a dedicated
band.
They released their first, self-titled, album in 1974 and another
"Who Are You" in 1982. The latter is hard to find on original vinyl and a decent
copy will set you back between £200-£300 or more. It was reissued
digitally in 2015 by BBE and licensed to Japanese label BBQ for CD
reissue in Japan only. It was also unofficially reissued on vinyl in
France by Rainbow in 2015.
Therefore, the first official vinyl reissue is due by BBE on 25 Aug '23
which will be presented as a double vinyl, gatefold album.
Back in the day London's two step scene latched onto "Touch Me Again" which is reminiscent of The Controllers "My Secret Fantasy" (which didn't come until after long after this release) with
shades of Keni Burke's "Rising' To The Top" so not surprising that it caught on.
Other tracks of interest include "It Won't Go Away" and "Send Me". Only two of the songs received a single release, the title track
"Who Are You" (which is also rather good) coupled with "Blessed" on gospel label Rainbow (which is probably why the Rainbow name was
used for the French bootleg).
Only one single was released from their first album but Luv N' Haight
reissued an album track "Who Is Your Friend" from it in 2010 which sounds quite advanced for a 1974 recording as
it has an early 80s boogie funk sound.
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8.5 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Gospel Soul |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital / CD/ Vinyl |
| Label: | Self Released |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 08/06/2015 / 25/08/2023 |
| Price: | £7.99 / £16.99 / £36.58 |
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