Randy Brown - Welcome To My Room (Parachute/Casablanca 1978)Randy Brown is a great soul vocalist and this, his first album, is the REAL DEAL. This must be one of the best soul albums of all time, so it's amazing how it hasn't crossed over into the mainstream, but fortunately time serves all great art. This record fits nicely next to Marvin Gaye, LeRoy Hutson, Teddy Pendergrass, Leon Ware et al. In other words, soul masters. In terms of soulfulness, this album has it all - something for lovers of deep soul (I'd Rather Hurt Myself), 70s modern soul (Always In The Mood) and rare groove (Love Is All We Need) - all in one package! I read somewhere that many soul fans hail the song "Too Little In Common" as the greatest of all time, it's easy to see why - real honest deep soul sung from the heart, soul doesn't come much deeper than this! Randy went on to record 3 more LPs for Casablanca, namely Intimately (1979), Midnight Desire (1980) and Randy (1981).
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