Album of the Day

“I think Arthur Conley is one of the most fantastic young singers in the entertainment business today,” exclaimed Otis Redding in the liner notes to SWEET SOUL MUSIC, Conley’s debut LP for Atco Records. Redding produced the 1967 album and helped pen many of its 10 selections including the title track, which was adapted from a Sam Cooke song and became a million-selling single. The song name-drops R&B greats of the era, and the Georgia-born Conley sounds ready to join them as both a talented writer (“Who's Fooling Who,” “There's A Place For Us”) and dynamic vocalist. The Stax and Muscle Shoals recording credits offer further stamps of approval for this exciting collection - Arthur Conley really delivers SWEET SOUL MUSIC here.