Black Bach (Remastered) Lamont Dozier

• 1 Shine 05:56
• 2 Put Out My Fire 04:36
• 3 Let Me Start Tonite 03:38
• 4 All Cried Out 04:34
• 5 Intermisson 01:04
• 6 Prelude 01:25
• 7 Rose 04:11
• 8 Thank You For The Dream 04:41
• 9 I Wanna Be With You 05:57
• 10 Blue Sky And Silver Bird 04:50
• Total Runtime 40:52

Info for Black Bach (Remastered)

One of Lamont Dozier's true 70s classics – an amazing album of baroque soul with an undeniable groove – kind of the best aspects of Detroit soul, wrapped up together! The arrangements here are fantastic – a mix of strings and soul that surpasses any of Lamont's previous albums, and which holds together perfectly throughout. The whole thing's orchestrated by McKinley Jackson, Gene Page, and Paul Riser, who all do a perfect job of keeping the realness in Lamont's vocals, while expanding the palette of expression to soul classic possibilities! Titles include "All Cried Out", "Let Me Start Tonight", "Put Out My Fire", "Shine", "I Wanna Be With You", and "Thank You For The Dream".

Lamont Dozier’s sophomore solo effort and second release for ABC … Yeah, the pretentious title probably made some folks snicker, and while 1974’s McKinley Jackson produced “Black Bach” may have been completely overlooked by critics and the buying public, song-for-song it made for a killer set. Not only that, but the un-credited cover art was pretty nifty.

Dozier’s writing prowess was certainly no surprise, but listening to this album (or anything in his catalog) and I’m always surprised to hear what a tasty voice the man had. Southern soul slinger (‘I Wanna Be with You’), country-soul storyteller (‘All Cried Out’), sophisticated love man (‘Shine’), or funkster ‘Put Out My Fire’, Dozier had the skills to take on all of these genres. Good place to start exploring his solo catalog.

"A well-sung but uneven album from legendary songwriter Lamont Dozier. Dozier didn't get his momentum going as a solo act until the next album. This was his introductory vehicle, and it served to let him work out the kinks. Everything except the lyrics was first-rate; his vocals, the production, and the arrangements worked, and Dozier sounded convincing on the uptempo tunes and compelling on the ballads." (Ron Wynn, AMG)

Lamont Dozier, vocals
Sonny Burkes, electronic piano
Dean Parks, guitar
Greg Poree, guitar
Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin*, guitar
Ray Parker, Jr., guitar
Rick Staurinski, guitar
Ben Benay, harmonica
Eddie "Bongo" Brown, percussion
Leslie Bass, percussion
Ernest Vantrease, piano
McKinley Jackson, piano
Sonny Burkes*, piano
Sylvester Rivers, piano
Orville Rhodes, steel guitar
Clark E. Spangler, synthesizer
Ernie Watts, tenor saxophone
Carol Stallings, violin solo
Herb Pederson, banjo
Ronald Brown, bass
Scott Edwards, bass
Ed Greene, drums
Byron Berline, fiddle
Darlene Love, vocals
Edna Wright, vocals
Jessica Smith, vocals
Julia Tillman Waters, vocals
Luther Waters, vocals
Marti McCall, vocals
Maxine Willard Waters, vocals
Myrna Matthews, vocals
Oren Waters, vocals
Patricia Hodges, vocals

Recorded, mixed and mastered at ABC Recording Studios Produced by McKinley Jackson

Digitally remastered

Lamont Dozier
is an American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He has co-written and produced 14 US Billboard number 1 hits and 4 number ones in the UK.

Dozier was a member of Holland–Dozier–Holland, the songwriting and production team responsible for much of the Motown sound and numerous hit records by artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, The Supremes, The Four Tops, and The Isley Brothers. Along with Brian Holland, Dozier served as the team's musical arranger and producer.

Along with the Holland Brothers, Dozier followed his work for Motown Records as founder and owner of Invictus Records and Hot Wax Records, producing top-charting hits for acts Freda Payne, Honey Cone, Chairmen of the Board, and 100 Proof Aged in Soul.

Dozier died at his home near Scottsdale, Arizona, on August 8, 2022, at the age of 81.

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