TOUSSAINT MCCALL "Nothing Takes The Place Of You" (The Ronn Recordings)

Best know for his slow-burning vocal on the 1967 soul ballad "Nothing Takes the Place of You," Toussaint McCall is also a fine organist, and his keyboard swells and fills on these tracks gives them a special depth. One wishes there were more organ, actually, since two of the most delightful cuts on this collection of singles from the Ronn Record label are organ-led instrumentals, "Shimmy" and "The Toussaint Shuffle." A fine singer with a gospel feel, McCall had a penchant for slow ballads, and heard one after another, that tends to slow things down here. When a mid-tempo song comes up in the sequence, as with "I'm Decided," it sticks out and shines. McCall's slow and funky take on the Gershwin standard "Summertime" sounds just right, however, lazy organ and all. (Steve Leggett, AMG)

trax:
01 Nothing takes the place of you 02 I'll do it for you 03 Let's do it over 04 Let it be me 05 What part do I play? 06 Baby, you've got it 07 Like neve before 08 The other man 09 In my arms to stay 10 I'm undecided 11 One table away 12 My love is a guarantee 13 I stand accused 14 When you're in love 15 I'm gonna make me a woman 16 Perhaps I love you 17 Shimmy 18 Step by step 19 That's life 20 All for a love like you 21 Summertime 22 If I had a hammer 23 Love is a hurting thing 24 King for a day 25 The Toussaint shuffle
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