“A Man Of Value” by Lou Rawls - album review
| features in: Album Chart of 1972 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1970s |
The 19th album in 11 years from the 38-year-old cabaret soul man. Starts well enough with the autobiographical title-track (he's not shy) and the impressive anti-war song “Politician”; “See the politician, See him kiss the baby, See him help the little old lady cross the street… Does the baby know her daddy is dying, Somewhere in the jungle far away? Does the little old lady know his grandson's crying, Cause his best friend died today?” More of this would have splendid but, alas, he reverts to type and we get an album of rather boring brill-building psuedo-soul.
The Jukebox Rebel
12–Jan–2010
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:46]  Lou Rawls - Man Of Value (Larry Weiss) Soul |
| A2 | [03:14]  Lou Rawls - Politician (Mac Davis) Soul |
| A3 | [02:35]  Lou Rawls - Where The Wind Blows Free (Marvin Clark, Reg Powell) Crooner / Cabaret |
| A4 | [03:38]  Lou Rawls - Song For You (Leon Russell) Crooner / Cabaret |
| A5 | [04:13]  Lou Rawls - Goodbye’s A Long, Long Time (Gerry Goffin, Mark James) Crooner / Cabaret |
| B1 | [02:34]  Lou Rawls - Walk On In (Carole King) Disco / Funk |
| B2 | [02:42]  Lou Rawls - Learning Cup (Ralph Graham) Disco / Funk |
| B3 | [03:05]  Lou Rawls - Too Much Living To Do (Ralph Graham) Disco / Funk |
| B4 | [03:30]  Lou Rawls - Fire And Rain (James Taylor) Soul |
| B5 | [04:32] Lou Rawls - Evil (Stevland Judkins, Yvonne Wright) Soul Ballad |
