Barry Mann, Soul & Inspiration - 35m 52s

Tracks & Durations

1. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling	3:29
2. On Broadway	2:55
3. Don't Know Much	2:49
4. Rock And Roll Lullaby	3:50
5. We Gotta Get Outta This Place	3:14
6. (You're My) Soul And Inspiration	3:38
7. Sometimes When We Touch	4:09
8. I Just Can't Help Believin'	2:48
9. Just Once	4:00
10. Here You Come Again	2:50
11. Somewhere Out There	2:02

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Review

No matter how many hundreds of incarnations they've taken on--from the Righteous Brothers to the Ramones--Barry Mann's songs combine solid craftsmanship with, at their best, irresistible magic that has ensured a permanent spot in the American Songbook. Soul & Inspiration gives us a chance to hear these classics from the horse's mouth, along with help from such friends as Carole King, Bryan Adams, and Peabo Bryson in harmony vocals. Actually, given the unaffected honesty of Mann's vocal delivery, it might have been preferable to keep the production bare bones, with just the voices and the songwriter's vivid piano accompaniments. Kitschy effects occasionally intrude into producer Fred Mollin's textures, though there are also some inspired touches, such as the sitar on "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'." But as Mann pours himself into each song, it's a treat to imagine what it must have felt like the first time this cornerstone of the Brill Building triumphed over formula, knocking out a brilliant bridge here or an unforgettable turn there, all resulting in something that can only now sound inevitable in retrospect. --Thomas May

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