Rev Cleophus Robinson - Someone To Care: The Battle Sessions

Wednesday 1st June 1994
Rev Cleophus Robinson - Someone To Care: The Battle Sessions
Rev Cleophus Robinson - Someone To Care: The Battle Sessions

STYLE: Gospel
RATING 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
OUR PRODUCT CODE: 5743-5587
LABEL: Specialty CDCHD566
FORMAT: CD Album

Reviewed by Tony May

The Greater Bethlehem Baptist Church of St Louis has always been one of those places renowned as a home of all that's best in traditional black gospel singing, kind of a tourist attraction until it fell victim to arson. Robinson was its "Singing Preacher" from 1957-92, and these tracks establish what a dynamic presence the man communicated. The Rev's vocals are full of the Southern moaning, wailing, beseeching style and connect with sledgehammer effect. Tracks like "Morning And Evening" throb and ache as the Rev growls out his message to the backing of the assembled flock's voices raised in approval and praise. On other songs, eg, "Someone To Care", the vocal style is surprising gentle and tender though leading to heightened intensity and power which ultimately explodes. Some songs have a boogie rhythm to set Bryn Haworth's toes tapping, and yours too, I reckon. Another ace from Ace.

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