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After two considerable hodge-podgey albums, Miss Peebles truly arrived with her 1971 offering 'Straight From the Heart'. That murky, thick funky sound so typical of the Memphis-based Hi studios is here in huge quantities. Stuff evens starts to drip from the vinyl when it's spinnin'. Overall, Miss Peebles is in a hard socking, uptempo mood.

Straight From The Heart

by: Ann Peebles

(Hi Records)

Released in 1971, Straight From The Heart counted as Ann Peebles' third album. Produced by Hi Records legend Willie Mitchell, Straight From The Heart generated four hits for Peebles.
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Peebles began singing in the church with her family when she was a child. In 1968, Peebles was discovered by Hi Records' George 'Bowlegs' Miller. Soon Peebles began writing and singing tunes for the legendary Memphis label. Peebles later cited her musical influences as Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, Mahalia Jackson and Aretha Franklin.
Straight From The Heart features the Hi Records Rhythm Section that included Howard Grimes (drums), Leroy Hodges (bass), Charles Hodges (organ & piano), Teenie Hodges (guitar), Wayne Jackson (trumpet), Andrew Love (tenor), James Mitchell (bass) and Jack Hale (trombone).
The album opens with the funk gem written by Wayne Jackson titled 'Slipped, Tripped And Fell In Love'. Co-written with her husband Don Bryant 'Trouble, Heartaches & Sadness' showcases the golden voice of Ann Peebles. Peebles collaborated with R & B vocalist Denise LaSalle on the sultry 'What You Laid On Me'.
One of the most moving tracks on this album serves as Peebles' cover of the Bettye Crutcher song 'How Strong Is A Woman'. The lyric 'I heard a woman say she could do anything any man can/But I'm here to tell you that woman who said it didn't have herself a man' drives a stake through the heart of the woman's liberation.
'Somebody's On Your Case' revolves around a cheating lover that evokes universal truths. The standard cover 'I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home' charted in the R & B Top 20. The venom of this song resonates on various soulful levels. The original composition, 'I've Been There Before', weaves another story of lost love. Zac brown band uncaged album torrent download. 'I Pity The Fool' sends out a message to a poisonous ex-lover.
'99 Pounds' captures the essence of Ann Peebles. Written by Don Bryant, Peebles sings '99 pounds of natural born goodness/99 pounds of soul' with such conviction you know she's singing about herself. Good things come in small packages, indeed. 'I Take What I Want' closes Straight From the Heart with such a soulful sass that just this song pays for the price of the album. Straight From The Heart contains musical evidence of why Ann Peebles existed as the original funk soul sister.

James Calemine

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Tracklist
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01. Walk Away
02. Give Me Some Credit
03. Part Time Love
04. I Pity the Fool
05. Slipped, Tripped and Fell In Love
06. I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home
07. Somebody's On Your Case
08. I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
09. I Can't Stand the Rain
10. (You Keep Me) Hangin' On
11. Do I Need You
12. Beware
13. Come to Mama
14. Dr. Love Power
15. I Didn't Take Your Man
16. Old Man with Young Ideas
A diminutive singer with a powerful voice and an even stronger attitude, Ann Peebles was one of the artists who defined Willie Mitchell's legendary Memphis soul label Hi Records, along with Al Green and, later, O.V. Wright. Easily the best female singer in the Hi stable, Peebles ranked among the finest deep Southern soul singers of the decade, notching an instant classic with her 1973 hit 'I Can't Stand the Rain.' She co-wrote a generous share of her own material with husband Don Bryant, and while she cut plenty of love and heartbreak tunes, her persona was built on the grit and resilient strength she displayed on songs like 'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down.' Peebles wasn't always as appreciated on the charts as her work often merited, especially among pop listeners, but her best recordings hold up among the best of their era. Peebles was born April 27, 1947, in East St. Louis, Missouri. Her father was a minister and her mother a singer, and naturally Peebles began singing at a young age in her father's church choir. She also sang with the family group, the Peebles Choir, which had been touring the gospel circuit since Peebles' grandfather founded it a generation earlier. As a teenager, she sang secular music on the St. Louis club circuit, supported and accompanied by her father. There she met blues bandleader Oliver Sain, a local legend, and eventually joined his revue. Peebles caught her big break in 1968 on a trip to Memphis, where she asked to sit in on a club set by trumpeter Gene 'Bowlegs' Miller. Miller was already signed to Hi Records at the time, and duly impressed with Peebles' voice, he brought her to Hi house producer Willie Mitchell for a tryout. Mitchell, who was still in the process of shifting the label from country to R&B (and had not yet discovered Al Green), immediately offered Peebles a contract; she was still shy of her 21st birthday. Mitchell teamed Peebles with singer and house songwriter Don Bryant, seeking a bit more seasoning in her R&B phrasing. Peebles and Bryant soon began writing together (and would also end up dating). In the meantime, Peebles recorded her debut single, 'Walk Away,' a song written by Sain that just missed the Top 20 on the R&B chart in 1969. The follow-up, 'Give Me Some Credit,' was also a minor hit. Both songs were featured on the singer's debut album, This Is Ann Peebles. Her fourth single, 1970's 'Part Time Love,' was her first R&B Top Ten. 1972's Straight from the Heart was her first artistically realized LP, however; it featured several minor R&B hits in 'I Pity the Fool,' 'Slipped, Tripped and Fell in Love,' 'I Feel Like Breaking Up Somebody's Home' (later covered by Bette Midler), and 'Somebody's on Your Case,' plus the signature album track '99 Lbs.' Her hot streak continued with 1973's I Can't Stand the Rain, which many critics still regard as her finest work. 'I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down' was a decent-sized hit, and the brilliant title cut -- written by Peebles, Bryant, and disc jockey Bernard Miller -- became her biggest hit, peaking at number six R&B and famously becoming a favorite of John Lennon. She also charted with '(You Keep Me) Hangin' On' and 'Do I Need You,' but more importantly, married Bryant in 1974. In the wake of 'I Can't Stand the Rain,' Peebles was a star on the soul circuit, even if she never duplicated its commercial success. 'Beware,' 'Come to Mama,' and 'Dr. Love Power' were all charting singles from 1975's Tellin' It, but the rise of disco and the sale of Hi Records in 1977 would conspire against Peebles' career momentum. 1977's If This Is Heaven produced only one single in the title cut, which was more polished than Peebles' usual fare; none of the singles from 1979's The Handwriting Is on the Wall cracked the R&B Top 50. With Mitchell and most of the Hi house band gone, Peebles took a hiatus from the music business to concentrate on her family. Peebles reunited with Mitchell in 1989 for Call Me, an album released on Mitchell's short-lived new label, Waylo; however, longtime fans generally found it a disappointing comeback overpowered by sterile electronic instrumentation. Peebles returned to a more organic approach by signing with roots label Rounder's Bullseye Blues subsidiary for 1992's Full Time Love. Another effort, Fill This World with Love, followed in 1996, which featured guest spots from Mavis Staples and Shirley Brown. During the '90s, Peebles guested on several albums by Maria Muldaur. Meanwhile, 'I Can't Stand the Rain' was covered by numerous artists, including Tina Turner, and revived by Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott via sampling on her 1997 smash 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly).'