Donny Hathaway - The Best Of Donny Hathaway (Translucent Gold Vinyl)
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COMPILATION
Lead vocals, keyboards - Donny Hathaway [click here to see more vinyl featuring Donny Hathaway]
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Translucent Gold
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : ATCO Records
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1978
Reissued in 2021
Tracks:
Side A :
- You Were Meant For Me
- A Song For You
- You've Got A Friend with Roberta Flack
- Someday We'll All Be Free
- Giving Up
Side B :
- Where Is The Love with Roberta Flack
- The Ghetto
- Valdez In The Country
- This Christmas
Reviews :
"Listen to "Song for You" and taste the musical genius of the late Donny Hathaway -- he delivers a strong, understated reading of Leon Russell's song. He blends deliciously with Roberta Flack on "Where Is the Love," and on a poignant rendition of "You've Got a Friend"; their chemistry is breathtaking. "Someday We'll Be Free" has an inspiring message that is bogged down by a meandering tempo -- the hook is compelling but isn't repeated enough. Van McCoy's "Giving Up" is done in a torching style; the emotional ballad scored for Gladys Knight & the Pips before their Motown days. Hathaway's "This Christmas" has become as regular as "Jingle Bells" around the holiday season, with kettle drums adding spice to the memorable arrangement. "The Ghetto" wasn't Hathaway's biggest hit sales-wise or chart-wise, but it's probably his most revered tune. A rolling piano, inspired backing voices, an incessant tambourine, a drummer, and bass that appeared to be joined at the hip, along with Hathaway's caricature vocals, make "The Ghetto" a captivating piece of music. Later compilations have made The Best of Donny Hathaway obsolete." AllMusic Review by Andrew Hamilton
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 , Discogs : 4,24 / 5