The Soul Collection

The Soul Collection

Editorial Reviews
<"b0000251425750"> Washington Post
Just when you began to cringe at the thought of another tribute album, along comes Billy Price's "The Soul Collection," an R & B homage full of revealing and compelling performances.

Revealing because Price doesn't round up the usual suspects. Instead of saluting Sam Cooke, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, or Otis Redding, he focuses on less familiar names, giving each their due. The list includes Otis Clay, James Carr, Joe Simon, O.V. Wright, the Soul Sisters, Linda Jones, Arthur Alexander, Syl Johnson, Latimore, and other worthy artists. Compelling because Price is a terrifically expressive soul singer in his own right, one who conveys both the pain and the pleasure implicit in these choice songs. Because there's nothing forced or affected about his delivery, he's able to convince you that every song on this album bears repeating, which is saying a lot, given the emotional power of the original recordings.

Even so, some of Price's interpretations stand out. Among them are three Clay tunes (including a duet version of "That's How It Is," which features Clay); a now brooding, now defiant reading of Wright's "Gonna Forget About You"; and the pleading ballad "Let It Happen," a powerful reminder of Carr's remarkable but seldom recognized talent. On these and other tracks, it's also clear that Price's tight, horn-powered band shares his keen soul sensibilities.

Mike Joyce, April 25, 1997

<"b0000251425540"> Mick Rainsford, Blues & Rhythm, April 1998
"The Soul Collection" is Price's tribute to many of the artists who both inspired and influenced him...in truth there is not a weak track on this set. Otis Clay, the Emotions, superb musicians, and one of the best "blue-eyed" soul singers around make this a must for all serious fans of the genre.

<"b0000251424999"> Album Description
Returning to Jeree Records in New Brighton, PA, where Price made his first recording with the Keystone Rhythm Band ("Is It Over"), Billy Price and co-producers Don Garvin and H.B. Bennett resurrect the spirit and feel of the southern soul music that came out of Memphis, Muscle Shoals, and Nashville in the 1960s and 1970s. The CD includes background vocals by Chicago veterans Dianne Madison (currently singing with Aretha Franklin), Theresa Davis (former member of The Emotions), and Robin Robinson, as well as a cameo appearance by Price's friend and mentor Otis Clay on Clay's "That's How It Is."

The Soul Collection

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