For more on artist background and life check post on his debute "Sweet Soul Music" - https://monolover.blogspot.com/2017/10/arthur-conleysweet-soul-music-587069-67.html. Because of that song being a world wide hit and his other efforts not quite reaching up saleswise he's today considered a one-hit-wonder. A protege of Otis Redding who helped him by supporting, producing and song writing. You can only guess why this his second LP didn't sell a lot. It is a good soul album, very well sung with top backing, the audio is great and the stereo mix quite all right. But when using the same backing crew as Redding and also being produced by him and doing his songs in a similar mood the all over impression might have been he was just an Otis Redding understudy, which in that case seems a little unfair. And then when Redding died a while after this was issued all light was on him and hardly a beam on Conley. Anyway it's a high quality soul album, most of it up-tempo with a fair share of power. Nothing as catchy as the SSM hit, but good listening giving positive energy. My favorites are the up-tempo songs - "Shake, Rattle & Roll", "Ha! Ha! Ha!", "Love Got Me" and "Keep On Talking" where it sounds like his doing a duet with Redding (?). Originally also issued in UK as mono only (Atlantic 587084), German stereo on Atco (US no.) and a couple of African countries. Japan 2012 CD on ATCO (WPCR-27547). Aslso as US mono (33-220). Premiere US stereo had label as shown here and glossy cover with ATCO ad inner. (YZÄ*) (MÖRS*) (ÄHU*)
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