One vinyl I always enjoy to come back.Really Groovy!!!!! and has that funky [[Leroy Hutson]] type soul vibe. ah!!! and what a cover….
No need to say much of this 70’s classic, the only one he recorded in the decade, for those are not familiar with.. [[Billy Butler]] (also a writer, arranger and producer) is Jerry Butler’s lesser-known brother, but an even more grooving artist on the Chicago soul scene of the 60s!
He recorded for Okeh Records in the middle of the 1960s, working with producer [[Carl Davis]]. His biggest hit was 1965′s ‘I Can’t Work No Longer”, which reached #6 on the U.S. Billboard Black Singles chart and #60 on the Billboard Hot 100. After 1966 he left Okeh and continued recording into the early 1970s. Butler also wrote songs for his brother, as well as for musicians such as Major Lance and Gene Chandler.
Definitely A Must Have Brothers and Sisters.
This is @ 320 vinyl rip of the original Curtom Records LP incuding covers.
Tracks
A1 Sugar Candy Lady 3.22
A2 I Know The Feeling Well 3.45
A3 Play My Music 3.35
A4 The Saga Of Sadie Lee 6.51
B1 Feel The Magic 3.37
B2 I’m Gonna Make Her Mine 3.34
B3 Alone At Last (Part I & II) 7.09
B4 My Love For You Grows 3.20
Review
[[Billy Butler]], brother of Jerry and author of one of the greatest songs in soul music history — “I Stand Accused” — is one of the unluckiest men in the history of recorded music. Despite his phenomenal abilities and in-the-cut songs, the earmarks of his career were false starts, record company politics and double-dealing, and being in the right place at the wrong time.
This 1977 album, his first for [[Curtis Mayfield]]’s Curtom label, is a mixed bag. Ballads such as “I Know the Feeling Well,” the two-part “Alone at Last,” and “I’m Gonna Make Her Mine” offer portraits of Butler as a solid singer, writer, and arranger. His guitar playing, like Terry Callier’s and Curtis Mayfield’s, is also highly individualistic and expressive. The mid-tempo tracks, such as “Feel the Magic,” “She’s Got Me Singing,” and “The Saga of Sadie Lee,” are among the finest in Chicago soul, with their Philly-influenced grooves and solid Northern soul bridges. But on the title track, “Play My Music,” and “My Love for You Grows,” Butler’s flirtation with disco feels far too formulaic, like pandering to the genre to make an impact. Alas, these three tracks — one that opens and another that closes the album — mar what could have been a mid-’70s classic. (All Music)
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Biography
The younger brother of [[Jerry Butler]], Billy Butler wasn’t nearly as well known as his sibling, but recorded some fine [[Chicago soul]] in the ’60s. Recording for OKeh under producer Carl Davis, Butler’s mid-’60s singles were quite similar to labelmates Major Lance’s and (less obviously) Curtis Mayfield’s as stellar examples of the finest features of the Chicago soul sound. Similar to Motown in its full, brassy production, the Chicago brand was earthier, with stronger tinges of gospel, doo wop, and Latin influences. Nor was Butler terribly similar to his brother, Jerry, with a punchier, more up-tempo sound. With backing group the Enchanters, Billy recorded consistently fine singles for OKeh from 1963 to 1966, scoring R&B hits with “I Can’t Work No Longer” (1965) and “Right Track” (1966). Butler left OKeh after 1966 and recorded for a variety of labels, denting the R&B charts with the singles “Get on the Chase” (1969) and “Free Yourself” (1971). A songwriter of note, he contributed material to fellow Chicago soul greats Major Lance, Gene Chandler, and his brother, Jerry.
Buy your vinyl copy here and read full biography here
Listen a great early hit “The Right Track” from the 60′s Okeh Period
Thanks Raphy for cleaning this vinyl rip for us. Enjoy!!
thank you so much for sharing, im excited about this one
Thank you for this rare brilliant share.
Oooh!
Thank you very much!
Looks great cant wait to give this a listen. Thanks.
You don’t know how long I’ve been wanting to hear this album! Thank u.
Thanks a lot Nikos. Appreciate it.
Thank You So Much…………….
Thank you.
Wow!!!! man. This is so fresh! Thank you very much!
This is a Rarity amongst rarities…..to find a Billy Butler Lp in the 70′s is like finding a Sam Cooke album from the 70′s……and we all know that’s not possible……So Thank you very much for this GEM….
I’ll have my HOT chocolate tea while I’m listening to this groove
BIG UP!@!
Many thanks Nikos – greatly Appreciated!
Cheers Nikos!!
mmmmmmmmmmmm sweat as a candy!!!
Awesome, very nice lp, thank you very much, groovy indeed!!!!
Thanks Nikos and Raphy for all your hard work. I can’t wait to listen to this one!
thank you !!
big up !!
Thanks for posting this great Lp.
It got a UK CD release about 8 years ago on the Sequel label at mid-price.
Nice, I’ve been wanting to check this out for ages.
I’m really feelin’ this one thanks!
Cover is nice
but music is much better. A welcome surprise.
Ain’t heard this one before – thanks heaps for the share!
cheers! dope cover. dope album.
any chance of reup m8
sorry m8, link worked ok just a glitch , thanks a bunch for this,
Superb!This blog is easily one of my favorite spots on the net. Great work.
looks great, thanks!
Thanks Nikos! Excellent choice! :¬)
/Laf
Much love from Slovakia! Wonderful site.
super cool drop man!
many thanks
appreciated!
thanx! sometimes there are no words to describe this delightful soulful groovy gem.
Nuff thanks and respect!
many thanks for this great drop nikos.
Once again brother, u r the shit. thank u for the share.
Brilliant !!
There is a Billy Butler & Infinity track called ”I dont want to loose you”. Really hits the spot that one, for me, his best. It was a single release on Okeh so that seems to make it hard to ever appear on a blog.
Thanks for a really great site, really appreciated.
thanks SO much for this record nikos. for real… i cant wait to hear this joint, billy butler is one of my favorite guitarists ever but his shit is so difficult to find! i know im getting greedy, but i need to ask because ive been after it for so long: do you have Billy Butler & Infinity – Hung Up On You (1973)??
again, thank you VERY VERY much for this record. peace
thx for this sweet share Raphy & Nikos, always glad to take a toke of the unknown groove, have not been blogging much, so i’m trying to make a few rounds today beginning with this, thx again , cant wait to hear it!!!
Culov, this is a very rare album. i am afraid i do not have it but i’ll do my best to find it on mp3.
Thanks for sharing such sweet, sweet music. Really Beautiful. Respect.
Oh ! You’re the one !!! Great great great site!
nikos and raphy many thanx for this wonderful album cant wait to hear it.
love the blog. Thanks for the gems.
I was never disappointed by your choices and this one is really e-x-c-e-l-l-e-n-t. Thanks. I’m going to look for other Billy Butler releases.
Looking forward to hearing this. Just out of curiosity, I have BB’s Right Track on an Okeh 7 but both sides are instrumental, no vocal – any Northern fans let me know more about it? Thanks.
Hi Nikos,
Thanks so much for this! Thank you Raphy. I saw this many years ago on a Curtom ad inside a Linda Clifford CD. I always wanted to listen to it. Thanks for the great music.
Peace, Jerome
Thanks yet again! You guys rule blogland!
The cover would sell me on that one. Thanks for posting this. You post some really interesting and wonderful music.
Excellent post Nikos. Always good post.
And thanks to Raphy.
nice lp…..never heard…good groove sound …thx dude
Even tho I personally didnt really enjoy this album..i still give thanks for all the fantastic music that I have been introduced to on this blog..
Peace Everytime
More Curtom!!! Need I say more. Um hmmm!!! Thanks
Thanks for getting this Billy Butler record posted up here!!! PEace
Very informative post. Think I’ll give this one a listen. Thanks.
Thank you
Thank you another classic album. Keep up your usual high standards, am very impressed. All the very best New Yearto you.
Thanks for that
New name to me …but sounds excellent