[This guest post was written by satsuma about number 220 on The List; the album was submitted by platenworm.]
I hadn’t heard of James Carr until this album, and I think I’ve been missing out. He’s definitely one of the greatest soul voices of all time and this album is the perfect show case for his range. The standout track for me is The Dark End of the Street which is spine tingling.
The 2003 re-release of this album after Carr’s death at the tragically young age of 58 has an extra 13 tracks which could have filled an album on their own.
Truly excellent!
[Alt text for accompanying image: The album cover of “A Man Needs A Woman” by James Carr. The artist’s name is printed in two rows at the top left in blue, with the album name directly to the right in smaller white font, in three rows. The main artwork is a photo of a young person with their head slightly turned to the right, looking directly at the viewer. A photo of the artist is superimposed on top, on the right side of the cover, resting his chin in his hand and grinning.]
https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/02/25/james-carr-a-man-needs-a-woman-1968-us/
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