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"…What's On The
Inside…"
Putting two
Curtom Records LP rarities back out in the marketplace (and with 4 bonus tracks
tagged on) smacks of a good idea to me. THE NATURAL FOUR aren't as well known
as their label mate Curtis Mayfield for sure - but these two platters contain
wonderful Seventies Soul - and in this great sound quality - it's a proper
blast to hear them again. Here are all natural details...
UK released April 2010
in the UK (reissued September 2010) - "Natural Four/Heaven Right Here On Earth" by NATURAL HIGH on Soul Brother Records CD SBPJ 41 (Barcode
5013993674122) is a Compilation that offers 2LPs (from 1974 and 1975) Remastered onto 1CD Plus Four Bonus Tracks (Single Sides from 1976). It breaks down as follows (76:33 minutes):
1. Can This Be
For Real
2. You Bring Out
The Best In Me
3. Try Love Again
4. You Can't Keep
Running Away
5. This Is What's
Happening Now
6. Love That
Really Counts
7. Try To Smile
8. Love's Society
9. Things Will Be
Better Tomorrow
Tracks 1 to 9 are
their debut album "Natural Four" issued 1974 in the USA on Curtom CRS
8600 (No UK release)
10. Heaven Right
Here On Earth
11. Love's So
Wonderful
12. Count On Me
13. Baby Come On
14. What Do You
Do
15. Give This
Love A Try
16. What's
Happening Here
17. While You're
Away
Tracks 10 to 17
are their 2nd album "Heaven Right Here On Earth" issued 1975 in the
USA on Curtom CU 5004 and August 1975 in the UK on Curtom K 56142
BONUS TRACKS:
Track 18 is a
rare USA-only 7" single issued in late 1973 on Curtom CR 1984 - it's a
cover version of Curtis Mayfield's "Eddie You Should Know Better".
The original Mayfield version is on his 1972 "Superfly" soundtrack
album – it's given a different arrangement here by The Natural Four.
Tracks 19, 20 and
21 are "I Think I Found The Girl", "How Have You Been" and
"Get It Over With" - taken from their 3rd album
"Nightchaser" issued in 1976 in the USA on Curtom CU 5008 and April
1976 in the UK on Curtom K 56224
Charly reissued
"Natural Four" on CD in 1996 and Sequel reissued both albums in 2000
- but this is the first time they've been paired together and had 4 bonus
tracks thrown in too (from their 3rd LP). But the big draw on these albums for
Seventies Soul and Funk fans is the songwriting genius and involvement of LeROY
HUTSON - not to mention the fact that original vinyl issues of these 2-Step
monsters have been costing punters huge amounts of money for years. The booklet
is a fairly basic 8-page colour affair with liner notes by Laurence Prangell
and musician/album credits. It doesn't say who remastered what and where but
the sound quality is superb - very clear, clean and good on the ear.
This is classy
Soul - sort of Philly International meets Cadet meets Brunswick - funky love
songs one minute ("Try Love Again" - lyrics above) and social
commentary tunes the next ("Things Will Be Better Tomorrow"). When
they slow it down on "Can This Be Real" (a R&B chart hit
Stateside in December 1973) or the lovely "Heaven Right Here On
Earth", you're reminded of The Dells, The Chi-Lites, The Main Ingredient,
Blue Magic and of course - LeRoy Hutson solo stuff. There's even a Hall &
Oates vibe going on in there too.
Genius choice
goes to the lone 45 cover of Curtis Mayfield's "Eddie You Should No
Better" sounding not unlike a more string-filled outtake - it's superb and
a real rediscovery. They've even included the better dancer tracks from the
disco-fuelled 3rd album which sounds like AWB with Ben E King in places, but
you're likely to return to the first two albums more because that's where the
real quality is...
Very tasty indeed
- another excellent reissue from Soul Brother Records of the UK…
