Another album we posted over three weeks ago was a digital reissue of
"Who Are You?" by Soul Liberation. It has been remastered and reissued again digitally today which
coincides with the double vinyl, gatefold and CD release.
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.
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: | BBE |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 25/08/2023 |
| Price: | £7.99 / £16.99 / £30.23 |
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