Bobby Purify Returns

06/06/05
. (conqueroo) Bobby Purify, whose rich, melodious voice enhanced hits by the duo James & Bobby Purify, has come out of retirement with the help of producer and songwriter Dan Penn and several legendary players of the American Soul era. The resulting album, titled Better to Have It, is due to hit the streets July 19 on Proper American Recordings, distributed by Ryko Distribution.

In recording the album, Purify surrounded himself with an R&B brain trust. Penn produced the album, and co-wrote 12 new songs specifically for it with Carson Whitsett and Hoy "Bucky" Lindsey. The album also features one new Purify original, "What's Old To You." Key members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (Spooner Oldham, keyboards; David Hood, bass; Jimmie Johnson, guitar) and others, such as Carson Whitsett of Malaco fame, keyboards; along with Reggie Young of Memphis, lead guitar; and Wayne Jackson of the Memphis Horns; came together at Dandy Studio in Nashville on a 16-track analog tape recorder. Legendary producer Jerry Wexler provided sleeve notes. If ever there existed a fertile environment to make a great soul record, this was it. - Click here for the Full Story

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