Dec 9

Sidney Joe Qualls - 1974 - I Enjoy Loving You

Posted by nikos1109

Sidney Joe Qualls was a southern-born soul singer who was heavily influenced by Al Green. Although his sound did capitalise on the success of the Reverend, he did have a quality that was all of his own. He released a couple of LP’s that are heavily sought after gems, one released at the back end of the 70s on 20th Century featuring ‘I don’t do this’. This is his debut on Dakar Records which bathes unashamedly in all that is so rich about the early 70s sound. A classic.

This is a @320 vinyl rip of the original Dakar LP including covers

Tracks
A1 I Enjoy Loving You 6:04
A2 Shut Your Mouth 3:15
A3 I’m Being Held Hostage 4:05
A4 Where The Lilies Grow 3:53
A5 Can’t Get Enough Of Your Love 3:30
B1 Run To Me 3:12
B2 If You Don’t Know Me By Now 3:28
B3 Please Help Me 3:20
B4 The Next Time I Fall In Love 4:00
B5 How Can You Say Goodbye 2:40

Review by Trakbuv

Research indicates that Mr Sidney Joe Qualls (often spelt Sydney) was raised in the small town of Jacknash in Arkansas where he turned professional after leaving high school with a voice enriched by the joys of testifying to the Lord. In itself, this would appear to be a relatively traditional education for most soul greats. But it is the small town of Jacknash that is so curious. For this has been cited as the birthplace of the Reverend Al Green, although most biographies reference Forrest City. I have been unable to confirm if Jacknash is a small satellite town of Forrest City, but if Misters Qualls and Green did grow up within throwing distance of one another, that would be quite significant. For Sidney’s primary influence is undeniably the great Al Green. Indeed, after his meeting with Otis Leavil prior to moving to Chicago and signing for Dakar Records, Otis believed he had welcomed the ‘new Al Green’ to the fold.

Originally set up by Carl Davis while still under contract to Brunswick Records, Dakar was coming to the end of its near decade of soul decadence. However, Carl still had a lot of spirit left in him which he duly graced this record with. Several singles were released from this delicious morsel : the tremendous “How can you say goodbye” – an awesome reminder of how Al Green could tear up those midtempo ditties with the utmost ease; the beautifully arranged, tunefully complex “Where the lilies grow”; and the vibrant “Run to me” – a thumping goodie from one of my favourites, Sam Dees. Interestingly, there is a heavy influence of Sam Dees in his singing approach, especially if you are familiar with Sam’s version. The influence is even more apparent on my favourite track of the platter, the crippling “I’m being held hostage”. One listen to this and you’ll willingly sell your house to fund the ransom. And again the Sam Dees are subtly present on my other favourite, “The next time I fall in love” - a huge hit with the rare groove circuit for all the reasons that make this genre those addictive. Magical.

His most powerful ‘Al Green’ performance is probably the sublime “Can’t get enough of your love”, complete with those bumping Hi Records skins and a creative girl chorus. There are a couple of tasty bluesy funk numbers in the title track and “Shut you mouth”, a very nice, light pop number in the shape of “Please help me”, and the sole ballad, a cover of “If you don’t know me by now” - which I feel only serves to highlight his weaknesses, and none of his strengths. As an album, this is an exceptionally fine tenderiser for the soul with too many high points to fit these pages. As an artist, I feel he had more to offer than being another Al Green clone that, when he hints at those Sam Dees inflections (also check out his glorious ‘I Don’t do this’ favourite), really captures a unique timbre that is something special indeed.

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Date December 9th, 2009

39 Responses to “Sidney Joe Qualls - 1974 - I Enjoy Loving You”

  1. Kuo Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    beautiful LP !!!!!!!! much thanks again !!!!!!

  2. Arwin Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 7:26 pm

    Thanks for another great album, I’ll give it a listen.

  3. alphabet Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 9:06 pm

    You killin me dude. This is so crazy!! I cant say thanks enough, but i’ll try…

  4. rich Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 10:13 pm

    nikos good looking i cant wait to hear this thanx

  5. Bob Says:
    December 9th, 2009 at 11:50 pm

    Str8 fire!!! Thanks

  6. JR Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Thank you for your hard work!!

  7. waegookin Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 3:00 am

    thanks for your hard work! you have a great thing going here!

  8. Josh Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 10:13 am

    Thank you sir!

  9. Andrew Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 10:17 am

    love this album…love your uploads…from the soul to the funk…superb! Thank you m8

  10. Lafayette Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Thanks, Nikos…been looking forward for this to drop! And great diggin’ for info on SJQ, Trakbuv! Keep up the good teamwork! :D

    /L

  11. marc Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    Yet again another classic from the FMS vaults. Keep Diggin!

  12. Emilio Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 8:40 pm

    Thanks for the post, never heard of this, cant wait to check this out.

  13. brotherpete Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 8:58 pm

    great stuff once again, thanks a lot!!!!

  14. high Priest Of Good Times Says:
    December 10th, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    amazing stuff!

  15. Sean Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Thanks for more excellence!

  16. Heavyweight Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 9:03 am

    Hey everybody! I just stumbled upon this site and I wanna become a part of the group!

  17. Patrick Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 11:19 am

    Thanks for a great post and for sharing such treasure.

  18. phatrapper Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Love it! Thanks Nikos!

  19. George Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 4:22 pm

    Delightful offering !!!!

  20. nickwall Says:
    December 11th, 2009 at 5:43 pm

    great one right here! Thanks for the supply of great stuff for the ears!

  21. Alan Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 12:37 pm

    Can’t wait to listen to this. Thank you nikos for another great share. Thank you Trakbuv for the excellent review. Peace

  22. Giorgos Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 3:31 pm

    Romantic sweet soul…

  23. Gareth Says:
    December 12th, 2009 at 10:10 pm

    Damn.. this is a very nice soul album.

  24. eugene Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 1:05 am

    Tnanks for your generosity once again. I don’t know this album at all and am not really familiar with the artist but I’m looking forward to rectifying that.

    Respect

  25. Rodolfo Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 1:15 pm

    Fantastic stuff. Thanks for sharing :-)

  26. onejazzyman Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 5:41 pm

    A great album and not well-known singer. Thanks for sharing.

  27. Mike Says:
    December 13th, 2009 at 9:59 pm

    i could listen to this all day, too bad i dont have rapidshare account…

  28. D. Says:
    December 14th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

    Thank you for this one …

  29. James Says:
    December 14th, 2009 at 8:20 pm

    Wonderful. Solid Recordings. Thank you.

  30. raggedy Says:
    December 15th, 2009 at 9:07 pm

    Is he somehow related to Al Green? Sure sounds like him …
    Thanks for sharing this one.

  31. Will Says:
    December 17th, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Thanks Nikos

  32. M DOT Says:
    December 21st, 2009 at 1:32 am

    I CAN’T BELIEVE IT. I’VE HEARD THIS SONG ON AN OLD BLACKSPLOITATION FLICK. AND HAVE BEEN LOOKING ON EVERY AL GREEN REC ORD I COULD FIND ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WASN’T AL GREEN BUT A DAMN GOOD CLONE. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS ONE. MERRY CHRISTMAS.

  33. Jason Says:
    December 23rd, 2009 at 3:02 am

    Thanks for the History! i’ve never heard of sidney joe!

  34. xensma Says:
    January 4th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

    wooooowwww!!!!the youtube clip is so beautiful!!!what a sweet voice and nice arrangements,thanks for this very very soulful sharing!!and happy new year!!!

  35. catacaldos Says:
    January 5th, 2010 at 8:51 pm

    Thank you for your unbelievable work.You make me very happy.

  36. Radek Says:
    January 7th, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    Really interesting. In some of the songs I would swear that it is Al Green. Thanks.

  37. Steven E. Qualls Says:
    January 18th, 2010 at 4:59 am

    Thanks for finding this album! been looking for it for years! he is my uncle. half brother of my father. he sang at my dads funeral in 2002 here in Chicago. his voice is still amazing!

  38. hamnegger Says:
    March 25th, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    37.Thanks for finding this album! been looking for it for years! he is my uncle. half brother of my father. he sang at my dads funeral in 2002 here in Chicago. his voice is still amazing!

    for real?! that in itself is amazing!
    many thanks

  39. whoknows Says:
    June 17th, 2010 at 3:42 am

    thanks for the amazing tunes from the soul!

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