Soul Strut 100: #88 - Leroy Hutson - Hutson (1975)
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#88 - Leroy Hutson - Hutson
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Released on Curtom Records in 1975, Hutson illuminates the fickleness and unpredictable nature of the music business. Leroy Hutson seemed to have it all going for him; he replaced Curtis Mayfield in The Impressions, then branched out solo, was a friend of Donny Hathaway (who also worked for Mayfield at the time), and was given carte blanche to produced hits -- with the help of others -- for himself. The biorhythms must have been out of whack, because it never really happened for the talented guy. This is a fine effort with bouncy tunes, stirring ballads, and crack productions -- yet the masses never heard it. Best bets: All. But special mention to "Lucky Fellow," "All Because of You," and "So Much Love.".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutson_(album)
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#88 - Leroy Hutson - Hutson
Please discuss your reactions to this record. The thread will be archived later here.
Wikipidea
Released on Curtom Records in 1975, Hutson illuminates the fickleness and unpredictable nature of the music business. Leroy Hutson seemed to have it all going for him; he replaced Curtis Mayfield in The Impressions, then branched out solo, was a friend of Donny Hathaway (who also worked for Mayfield at the time), and was given carte blanche to produced hits -- with the help of others -- for himself. The biorhythms must have been out of whack, because it never really happened for the talented guy. This is a fine effort with bouncy tunes, stirring ballads, and crack productions -- yet the masses never heard it. Best bets: All. But special mention to "Lucky Fellow," "All Because of You," and "So Much Love.".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutson_(album)
Related Threads
Leroy Hutson Appreciation (RR)
Leroy Hutson: All Because of You (bad 45 edit?)
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absolutely
this Leroy was one i checked out because of SS and got the rest via bonus in setsales on here as well (props to drewn)
this record consolidated my interest in moder as well all around amazing from the production to the songwriting and interpretation
Fucking Beautiful
Cool Out is such a divine track.
They both are amazing but I'll take II over I any day.
BAN
whole album works but i am known to play "lucky fellow" on repeat.
anyone have an extra copy of this or II?
This is an absolutely FANTASTIC LP. Likewise, my joint off of it is "Lucky Fellow", which I feature on my "Stacks Gettin' Funky" mix. Leroy Hutson is such a wonderful singer, musician, producer, and arranger. It boggles my mind as to why he never blew up like crazy.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
He said the same thing about Donny Hathaway to. :shame_on_you:
I would love to see an Unsung about him.
What do u think his problem was?
Was Curtom not able to promote him? Payola? Who was Curtoms distributer?
Disco emergence killing off a carried over Soul generation?
All the music heads i know praise this dude.
Truth fully i never heard about him until the 90s.
None of his joints got played on the Local Blax Exp radio in the 80s.
They put out most of his joints in the early 00s on CD and he still didnt get a "revival".
Regardless, I ride for his entire catalogue (though it's obviously a bit more hit and miss by the time of Paradise). I only found out about him in the late nineties after a friend gave me a copy of Hutson II. Before that he was unknown to me:
Hey Batmon,
I think it was a case of (a) disco overtaking soul music in the late 70s, and (b) lack of effective promotion by Curtom. I can't believe how many people I know have never heard Leroy Hutson's music. Here's another one of my joints off of Hutson II:
Sooooooo, silky!!! Now, all I need is a snifter of Grand Marnier.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
I & II hold equal weight in my opinion. love oh love a touch less. feel the spirit, closer to the source also have plenty strong moments. besides the occasional break and obviously infectious groove, his records seem to me to more built toward extended listening and appreciation of overall orchestration.
i get confused about Curtom production. there was rich tufo and hutson. did curtis produce? what else was hutson on? who produced "super people" and the notations album?
Not mixed per se, but here is the personal "best of" that I threw together a number of years ago.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/liznid
Considering the revival of interest in 70s soul, this is a strange time for him to be a recluse.
The DJ would talk over it during breaks.