Ann Peebles - I Can't Stand the Rain (1974) (@256)

This upload is dedicated to Willie Mitchell, who passed away recently. His contribution to the evolvement of soul music, through a bunch of releases for Hi Records is enormous. By establishing a house band of extremely talented musicians, he managed to create a unique sound which is easily recognisable in his productions for Al Green, Ann Peebles and Syl Johnson, among others. "It’s the laziness of the rhythm. You hear those old lazy horns half a beat behind the music, and you think they’re gonna miss it, and all of a sudden, just so lazy, they come in and start to sway with it. It’s like kind of shucking you, putting you on." That's the way he beautifully defined it in Peter Guralnick’s book "Sweet Soul Music: Rhythm and Blues and the Southern Dream of Freedom".

Read also the New York Times obituary

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