Search - Percy Sledge :: Blue Night

Southern Soul for the 90's

ross wichman | hays, ks United States | 01/22/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"As good as southern soul got in the 90's. The recording was crisp, clean and uncluttered. The bass guitar popped, the drums snapped and the guitars were soulful. The band found a groove and held onto it throughout the session. Percy was in good voice. He sounded involved and like the 40 year + professional that he is. That's what you look for in a good soul album. Percy delivers. By the way, when I listened to this cd for the first time (winter of 2003), I was shocked by how similar Percy Sledge' s voice and style on this cd iss to John Hiatt's at his best. This is good stuff."

Everlasting soul

Aussie Soulman | Melbourne, Australia | 08/10/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"In recent years we have been blessed with some magnificent returns to form by R&B/Soul legends -- Howard Tate, Solomon Burke and Al Green head the list. But it was a decade ago that I chanced on this CD and was stunned and delighted to find one of the Olympians of sixties soul -- the man who blessed us with When A Man Loves A Woman and It Tears Me Up -- had resurfaced. Better still that voice was still heavenly, still capable of sending a tremor of pleasure up your spine; the song choice was impeccable; the backing top-notch. Somehow though, I suspect, this one has been allowed to slip under too many people's radar. Anyone who loves classic deep soul and emotion-drenched singing (from the soul)should track this down. You owe it to yourself."

One of my very favorites!

William R. Jackson | Fallbrook, CA | 12/01/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The writing on these 11 songs is incredible and Percy delivers them with all the soul and feeling you could hope for!"