Harmonic splendor

What a race! Steve Morris Country it goes really well in 1974 when he einspielt be 15 (or even the 18th) album with great studio musicians.
Starting with "Smile Please" takes on the, a wonderfully swinging pop song with interesting harmonies. Then comes "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away", much better, more personal and touching, as the title suggests. Very gospel-heavy.
"Too Shy to Say" is a quiet and also powerfully touching ballad that turns even a little direction Country (steel guitar from the Moog synth).
Then the tempo is pulled "Boogie On Reggae Woman" is exactly what the title could promise. Here you can shake a leg, this slight reggae influences. And at the end Stevie grabs once again even the harmonica!
"Creepin '" is now already by at least a dozen cover versions honored (best known probably still by Luther Vandross) The uncommonly warm Moog carries a text and melody simply brilliant song.? - Where the guy has hergenommen only those ideas Toll, and even the harmonica used again in the middle does not bother, but contributes something good. Hach ...
Consistently the break afterwards. During the end of "Creepin '" still rules the comforting Thither senses, already drifting tumbling cascades to all new requests. "You Have not Done Nothin'". Earthy, cheeky political radio, completely undisguised politicians scolding (President Nixon is the impugned scumbag). And the Lord Morris shows that despite Wohlleben still quite realizes what out there in his country so going on. Powerful, powerful, magnificent. And with Jackson. 5
"It Is not No Use" - the problem consciousness is brought into the house from the street again a separation song with dankenswert distinct chorus: "Bye Bye Bye Bye Bye ...".. Is also beautifully sung ...
"They Will not Go When I Go" is again a piece serious. If I could give the suffering of the successful artist at the wrong friends thematizing. Clearly, a George Michael is as a cover version could not contain (what he would have it given this number to write itself!). Stevies original is better. Almost only piano and voice, add a little Moog to. Haunting extremely soulful. And here at last it must then also quite estimable NeoSoul guys like Musiq, Donnie or Bilal The Lord Morris, who was for this kind of music not only there first, he is still the master.
Thus while the inclined buyer does not expire by the rather mournful numbers in gloom, now comes a ... Samba! In "Bird of Beauty" Stevie sings smooth but a longer verse in Portuguese. And the number is still brilliant (or even why?).
With "Please Do not Go" in the end I can the title of this fantastically beautiful and positive pop songs only agree. This has far not stop!
Stevie has to Tamla Motown this album (5 or 6 Grammy Awards, there were for it) for the first time placed a little break and came only two years later with a longer part out. That was equal to the stunning double album "Songs in the Key of Life." "Fulfillingness First Finale" but remains might be harmonischstes album. Full joy, always with nice surprises in sad moments as cheerful heart warming - and of course, after 30 years still a strong buy recommendation.