The Independents – Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice (1973/2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 34:12 minutes | 749 MB | Genre: Soul, R&B
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Roadshow Records
The Independents’ sophomore album 1973’s “Chuck, Helen, Eric, Maurice” featured a personnel change – original member Marvin Yancy replaced by Eric Thomas. While Yancy dropped out of active performing, he continued his working relationship with the group, but this time around in the role of songwriter and producer. Co-produced by Jackson and Yancy, the album seemingly sought to find a balance between past successes and some new directions. While the heavy reliance on ballads certainly served the group well on the debut album (wracking up a series of radio hits), Jackson and Yancy were smart enough to avoid falling into an aural trap with this album. There were still plenty of old school ballads showcasing Chuck Jackson’s lead vocals (though Curry was notably absent throughout the set). ‘The First Time We Met’ and the breezy ‘Lucky Fellow’ were first rate ballads, easily as good as anything on the debut Less impressive were the single ‘It’s All Over’ and the closer ‘Sara Lee’. That said, this time around the highlights came in the form of the group’s atypical offerings; among them the bluesy The Same Old Way” and the up tempo numbers ‘No Wind, No Rain’ and ‘Show Me How’.
Tracklist:
01. The Independents – It’s All Over (03:33)
02. The Independents – No Wind, No Rain (02:52)
03. The Independents – The Same Old Way (03:25)
04. The Independents – I Found Love on a Rainy Day (02:35)
05. The Independents – The First Time We Met (04:08)
06. The Independents – In the Valley of My World (04:26)
07. The Independents – One Woman Do Right Man (03:10)
08. The Independents – Show Me How (03:06)
09. The Independents – Lucky Fellow (03:36)
10. The Independents – Sara Lee (03:18)
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