Apr 25

Silk - 1977 - Smooth As Silk

Posted by nikos1109

I had this treasure on mp3 for a long time, but I couldn’t find the vinyl.
Finally my lucky day came a few days ago.
One of the few soul LP’s at this disco label and seldom seen.
A quality soul LP with harmony vocals, great arrangements, produced by the great David Porter.
One of the albums I always come back and enjoy.

This is @ 320 vinyl rip of my original Prelude record with covers.

Tracks
A1. I Know I Didn’t Do You Wrong (3.35)
A2. Give Yourself to Me (3.08)
A3. Leaving Me (3.59)
A4. Call Me (3.35)
A5. Live While You Can (3.36)
B1. Party Pt. 1and2 (6.21)
B2. Ain’t No Need of Crying (3.29)
B3. On Fire (3.44)
B4. Let Him Go (4.08)

Silk was comprised of ex-Independents (Leaving Me) Maurice Jackson and Aaron Eric Thomas, along with Arthur Reid. David Porter (Isaac Hayes old collaborator Soul Man) produced the LP in Jackson, MS, at Tommy Couchs renowned Malaco Studios with mostly Memphis musicians. Except for Porters Southern jerker “Aint No Need of Crying”, Silk members wrote all the tunes, including jewel-case gems “I Know I Didnt Do You Wrong”, which is sweet, gutty, and sincere, and “Let Him Go”, which is lilting and passion-filled. And listeners wont skip past the LPs best dancer, “Give Yourself to Me”, or the uplifting “Live While You Can”.
It is a great record by a great group.

The ’70s R&B trio Silk was one of the many groups to arrive from that genre in the wake of classic Motown and during the heyday of their native Philadelphia scene. The group was never as famous as most of their contemporaries, but they still managed to release two albums before they disbanded in the late ’70s, 1977’s Smooth as Silk and 1977’s Silk.

Not to be confused with 90’s R’n'B Silk.

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Date April 25th, 2008

11 Responses to “Silk - 1977 - Smooth As Silk”

  1. diggaplease Says:
    May 4th, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    Great! Thank you for your work!

  2. DJ Abe Says:
    May 9th, 2008 at 10:10 pm

    Thank you…..

  3. pedro Says:
    May 27th, 2008 at 6:52 am

    another great site with the pure sound of at it’s best

  4. soulboy Says:
    August 22nd, 2008 at 1:53 am

    sweet music what a band thank you

  5. tnor Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 7:29 am

    THANK YOU! I had just recently been blown away by the haunting bedroom ballad “Can’t Stop Turning You On” and was dying to know more: then I came across this post: AWESOME!

  6. out2gecha Says:
    January 30th, 2009 at 12:56 am

    Recently I’ve been on the lookout for this group. Is it possible this is the group that was formerly “Anglo Saxon Brown” that was produced by Joe Jefferson and Charles Simmons when they were in Philly???

  7. A9 Says:
    May 4th, 2009 at 12:09 am

    Thanks! Yes *out2gecha* I’ve heard also that the group was formed from the group Anglo-Saxon Brown. That group released one LP, which I consider a gem. Thus I still have it.

  8. alphabet Says:
    December 27th, 2009 at 10:37 pm

    Thanks again!!

  9. Ricardo Says:
    February 9th, 2010 at 12:51 am

    Ooops - I nearly missed this one - thanks for another classic!

  10. Jazzwolf Says:
    May 17th, 2010 at 6:51 pm

    ya~ i c…i’l try it, thx 4 sharing ^_^

  11. shab Says:
    September 1st, 2010 at 1:16 am

    hey, great find. u think its possible to upload a vid of the song ‘let him go’ on youitube. i will most appreciate if you can. take care.

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