George McCrae - The Singles 1974 - 76 '2010

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George McCrae is sometimes thought of as a one-hit wonder, since none of his
other singles came close to matching the success of the 1974 number one hit
"Rock Your Baby," one of the earliest, biggest, and best disco hits. As the
annotation to this compilation of mid-'70s singles makes clear, however, it was
a different story if you take Europe into account, with several of his singles
over the next year-and-a-half or so becoming big or modest hits in the U.K.,
Holland, Austria, Italy, France, and Sweden. This is a straightforward
compilation of both sides of seven singles he issued between mid-1974 (starting
with "Rock Your Baby" and its flipside "Rock Your Baby, Pt. 2 (Reprise)") and
early 1976. It's not as extensive as some McCrae best-ofs, but it includes
virtually all of his hits and captures the disco pioneer at his artistic and
commercial peak. True, the similarity of several tracks to each other is a
drawback. But on most accounts, this is several cuts above most mid-'70s disco.
The effervescent, Miami-based production is leagues above the usual thumping
gloss of many disco efforts of the period; McCrae's high, soaring voice has an
appeal that makes it more than a vehicle for dance music; and there's a
good-heartedness to the material and performances that transcend mere trendy
commercialism. The liner notes detail each of the singles, also supplying
picture sleeves and labels of McCrae's vintage releases as illustrations.

Tracklist:
1.01 - George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (3:20) 
1.02 - George McCrae - Rock Your Baby (Reprise) (2:03) 
1.03 - George McCrae - I Can't Leave You Alone (3:09) 
1.04 - George McCrae - You Got My Heart (2:59) 
1.05 - George McCrae - You Can Have It All (2:54) 
1.06 - George McCrae - Make It Right (2:51) 
1.07 - George McCrae - Sing a Happy Song (2:03) 
1.08 - George McCrae - I Get Lifted (2:47) 
1.09 - George McCrae - It's Been so Long (2:40) 
1.10 - George McCrae - You Got to Know (2:27) 
1.11 - George McCrae - I Ain't Lyin' (3:54) 
1.12 - George McCrae - You Treat Me Good (2:50) 
1.13 - George McCrae - Honey I (I'll Live My Life for You) (3:54) 
1.14 - George McCrae - Take This Love of Mine (3:06)

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