I was listening to Billy Paul's great album Ebony Woman and thinking how overlooked he is today (save, of course, Me and Mrs. Jones). He's 79 and may even still perform once in a while so I'd much rather give him an homage while he's still around. Naturally, I decided to pair him up with another overlooked balladeer, albeit of the jazz variety, Johnny Hartman. Download
| I See The Light | Billy Paul |
| These Foolish Things | Johnny Hartman |
| Let's Stay Together | Billy Paul |
| When Your Lover Has Gone | Johnny Hartman |
| Sleepin' Bee | Johnny Hartman |
| Love Buddies | Billy Paul |
| Funny World | Johnny Hartman |
| Let's Fall In Love All Over Again | Billy Paul |
| If I'm Lucky | Johnny Hartman |
| Without You | Billy Paul |
| How Sweet It Is To Be In Love | Johnny Hartman |
| Missing You | Billy Paul |
| Everybody's Breakin' Up | Billy Paul |
| Lush Life | Johnny Hartman |
4 comments:
Nice selection, especially of Mr Paul's songs & including only a couple of his singles in favour of some deeper cuts [Btw I recall reading about his 80th birthday before last Christmas]. Many thanks!
dogbreath,
Thanks. It's always good to have a major hit, but it's too bad that the rest of Billy Paul's output doesn't get nearly enough love (especially his Ebony Woman album).
.... and Billy Paul's "War Of The Gods" Album.
Thanks for this post
@anonymous,
War of the Gods is another good one!
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