Consumer Guide Album

Syl Johnson: Back for a Taste of Your Love [Hi, 1973]
Note label, imagine formula. A good one, of course--as the horns ascend over bass and drums you half expect him to break into "You Ought to Be With Me" or "Here I Am." Unfortunately, the voice is too narrow and nasal to take full advantage of such a smooth approach--good thing he gets gritty now and then. Mistake: Jerry Vale's (and Ray Charles's) "You Don't Know Me," which sounds like something Al thought better of. B