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lee fields - let’s talk it over (deluxe edition) - truth & soul - vinyl

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Genre: Funk / Soul

1. Wanna Dance
2. Let's Talk It Over
3. Mighty Mighty Love
4. Flim Flam (Instrumental)
5. She's A Love Maker
6. You're My Weakness
7. Everybody Gonna Give Their Thing Away, Pt.1
8. Everybody Gonna Give Their Thing Away, Pt.2

After acclaimed albums Faithful man and My world, Truth and Soul re-releases the "holy grail" album, "Let's Talk it Over" as a delux edition - tough-as-nails, lushly orchestrated sweet soul album !

A quick rundown on Mr. Fields’ musical career: In 1967, with twenty dollars in his pocket, Lee left his hometown of Wilson, North Carolina to pursue a musical career in New York City. He eventually made his home in Brooklyn, where he cut his teeth performing in some of the hottest clubs in the borough: Tempo Soul City, the Fulton Terrace, the Boston Road Ballroom and 521, where the owner, Gene Goldstein, allegedly ran numbers when we wasn’t booking Wilson Pickett and Joe Tex.
In1969, Lee met Ray Patterson, a promoter and club owner, who released his very first single, "Bewildered" on the Bedford label. In the early 70's, after a brief stint as an auxiliary member of Kool & the Gang, Lee released a series of hard-funk singles on various long-gone labels. But instead of chasing the ever-elusive major label deal, Lee released these singles by himself and oversaw all aspects of production and promotion. Lee released his very first full-length LP in 1979 entitled, "Let's Talk It Over". It featured his most successful song of the era, "She's a Lovemaker", which was at one time licensed and promoted by London Records.

Mint copies of "Let's Talk it Over", which was self released by Mr. Fields and mostly sold at shows and out the back of his car, can fetch four digit numbers on eBay. Even the bootleg version from the early nineties sells for up to four hundred dollar. The album also features songs from his singles catalogue including "Funky Screw", "We Fought For Survival", "Bewildered", "Meet Me Tonight", "The Bull Is Coming", "Everybody's Gonna Give Their Thing Away", and many more.