''Soul on West 53rd'' is the sixth studio album by Australian singer

Ian Moss Ian Richard Moss (born 20 March 1955) is an Australian rock musician from Alice Springs. He is the founding mainstay guitarist and occasional singer of Cold Chisel. In that group's initial eleven year phase from 1973 to 1984, Moss was recorded ...

. The album was released in October 2009 and peaked at number 40 on the

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, becoming Moss's second top 40 album.

Reception

Amazon said "Respected as one of Australia's iconic musicians,

delivers an unforgettable sound - not only as a telling soloist on guitar but especially with his silken voice, ringing with clarity and resonating with pure soul. 'Mossy' is now allowing his guitar work to take a back seat while he concentrates on singing - which is the focus of his album that features fresh takes on classic soul songs from the likes of Sam Cooke, Al Green,

Otis Redding Otis Ray Redding Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the greatest singers in the history of American popular music and a seminal artist in soul music and rhythm and blues. ...

and

Levi Stubbs Levi Stubbs (born Levi Stubbles, June 6, 1936 – October 17, 2008) was an American baritone singer, best known as the lead vocalist of the R&B group the Four Tops, who released a variety of Motown hit records during the 1960s and 1970s. He h ...

. When audiences hear the power and excitement on ''Soul on West 53rd'', it will reinforce what Ian Moss has to offer as a vocalist of repute".

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

2009 albums Covers albums Ian Moss albums Albums produced by Danny Kortchmar Liberation Records albums {{2000s-pop-album-stub