The complete 100 Proof [Aged in Soul]
brazuka | Curitiba, Brazil | 11/28/2009
(5 out of 5 stars)
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Edsel 2009, 2 CDs, 33 tracks
Led by vocalist Steve Mancha, 100 Proof [Aged in Soul] was one of the best groups of soul music from the early seventies. Produced by the Creative Corporation (Holland-Dozier-Holland), the group had many hit singles from 1969 to 1972, like "Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)", "Driveway", "90 Day Freeze (On Her Love)", "Everything Good is Bad", "Since You Been Gone" and the mega hit "Somebody's Been Sleeping".
The double CD comprises the albums "Somebody's Been Sleeping In My Bed" (1970) and "100 Proof Aged in Soul" (1971), plus thirteen bonus tracks - non album singles and single edits - some that not appeared on the Castle edition from 1999, like "Somebody's Been Sleeping" (UK single edit), "She's Not Just Another Woman", "Breakdown", "If I Could See the Light in the Window" (Version 2) and two singles from 1976/1977 - "My Piece of the Rock" (vocal and instrumental) and "I'm Mad as Well" (Ain't Gonna Take no More), parts 1 and 2.
The group split in 1973, when the brothers Brian and Eddie Holland (now minus Lamont Dozier) moved to Los Angeles and Steve Mancha stayed in Detroit, where he pursued a career in Gospel Music.
Highly recommended.
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