''The Man!'' is the second solo album by
Leroy Hutson
Leroy Hutson (born June 4, 1945) is an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and instrumentalist, best known as former lead singer of R&B vocal group The Impressions.
His music concerns '70s soul, as noted in the June 29 ...
. The photography was by
Joel Brodsky
Joel Lee Brodsky (October 7, 1939 – March 1, 2007) was an American photographer, best known for his photography of musicians, particularly his iconic "Young Lion" photographs of Jim Morrison. In his lifetime, he is credited with photographing o ...
. The album expands on the lush arrangements of ''
Love Oh Love''.
Track listing
#"Can't Say Enough About Mom" (Leroy Hutson, Michael Hawkins) 6:14
#"Gotta Move - Gotta Groove" (Daniel Reed, Quinton Joseph, Tony Green) 3:38
#"Ella Weez" (Leroy Hutson, Michael Hawkins) 3:01
#"Give This Love a Try" (Eugene Dixon, James Thompson) 3:35
#"The Ghetto '74" (
Donny Hathaway
Donny Edward Hathaway (October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul singer, keyboardist, songwriter, and arranger whom ''Rolling Stone'' described as a "soul legend". His most popular songs include " The Ghetto", "This Christmas ...
, Leroy Hutson) 4:34
#"After The Fight" (Daniel Reed, Quinton Joseph, Tony Green) 3:17
#"Could This Be Love" (Leroy Hutson, Michael Hawkins) 3:08
#"Dudley Do-Right" (Daniel Reed, Quinton Joseph, Leroy Hutson) 3:44
Personnel
*Leroy Hutson - clavinet, ARP synthesizer, electric piano, lead vocals
*
Phil Upchurch
Philip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and bassist.
Career
Upchurch started his career working with the Kool Gents, the Dells, and the Spaniels, before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush, and ...
- guitar, sitar
*Quinton Joseph - drums
*Michael Hawkins - electric piano
*Joseph "Lucky" Scott - bass
*Fred Walker (Derf Reklaw) - bongos, congas, tabla
*Jerry Wilson - tenor and alto saxophone
*Janice Hutson,
The Natural Four
The Natural Four was an American R&B group from Oakland, California that played from 1967-1976.
History
Formed in 1967, the Natural Four approached Fred Ivey about becoming their manager. Ivey owned a local record store called Tape Town and eve ...
, Galaxy, Eulaulah Hathaway - backing vocals
*Jerry Long - arrangements
Charts
Singles
External links
Leroy Hutson-The Man at Discogs
References
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1974 albums
Leroy Hutson albums
Curtom Records albums
Albums with cover art by Joel Brodsky