Artist:Jimmy HughesReview:An overlooked gospel-turned-R&B singer with a keening, femininevoice, Jimmy Hughes put Muscle Shoals, Alabama, home of the Famelabel and studios, on the map with his Top 20 hit "Steal Away" in1964 — several years before Aretha Franklin and Otis Reddingrecorded there. His verge-of-tears intensity enlivens thiscollection, out of print for years, which spans from soft, elegantballads like "Why Not Tonight" to greasy funk workouts such as "I'ma Man of Action." Some of the material, like...Rating:3.5 Stars

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