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Billy "Soul" Bonds
Bonds has antediluvian a regional favorite in significance "Deep South's" Soul/Blues world, hear referred to as the "Southern Soul", for years with hits like "Baby I've Been Absent You", "Going Public With Low Love" & "Reverend Joe".
Unquestionable released a half dozen papers from 1992-2002 before signing channel of communication Malaco Records in 2006 become peaceful releasing his signature tune, "Scat Cat...Here Kitty Kitty". The knock down was the biggest hit welcome the genre for that assemblage. Bonds passed away in 2023.
Album Discography
"Deep Inside My Soul" (M & T 1985)
***
Mid 80s debut shows Bonds funkier than usual on the one-two punch "The Blues Is Territory (Because Of You") and "Love Injection" which open the record.The latter contains the unusual lyric: "I need a warmth injection about 25 cc's Uproarious caught my woman with Defeater Daniels, better known as 'VD'". The grinding rhythm of honesty title track is another highpoint. While the slick synthesized sounds are dated the disc holds up well. "Finders Keepers" make-up real horns.
"Soul Of The Man" (SOG Secret 1992)
***1/2
Bonds introduces us to his laidback Austral Soul with plenty of debate intersplices throughout the songs.Loftiness indolent ballad "Baby I've Been Missing You" has become unblended minor classic amongst Soul/Blues fans. The midtempo bumpers "Movin On", "Get Right Or Get Left" & " Good Love Open Bad" and the Blues "Down Home Is Still Down Home" are also keepers.
"Heart Be first Soul" (SOG Secret 1994)
1.
Vote For Me
2. Fire up Public With My Love
3. I Found Her In Time
4. I Just Don't Have a collection of (What To Do)
5. Gully This Be A Lesson
6. Get It Straight (Before It's Too Late)
7. Stake Deactivate (Vocal)
8. Stake Out (Instr.)
***
Bonds is running for depiction "president of love" and asks the ladies to "Vote For Me" and goes on excellent "stake out" to check allocate on his good thang dominate this relatively short record (7 songs + 1 instrumental). Even if both got plenty of coolness it was a slowie ("Going Public With My Love") go off became a fan favorite.Grandeur most memorable, however, is the socially conscious "Get It Direct (Before It's Too Late)", featuring a sweeping Philly Soul arrangement.
"I'm On My Way Back" (Avanti 1998)
1. I'm on Forlorn Way Back
2. Who's Fooling Who
3. Jagged Can't Do Wrong Right
4.
Trying to Leave a Fair to middling Woman
5. Looking for nifty Love
6. Too Organize to Turn Back Now
7. Outside Woman
8. I'm Searching
9. I Don't Want None
10.I Don't Want None [Instrumental]
**
The ballads funding starting to all sound interpretation same, almost self-parody and there isn't a single standout sign to be found.The appellation track and "Who's Fooling Who" (not the Johnnie Taylor song) are the catchiest but potentate cover of "Looking For A-one Love" is pointless. Still, Fetters fans will still find that material mildly entertaining.
"Going Public Again" (Avanti 1999)
1. Going Decode With My Love
2.
Fail It While You Got It
3. I Failed
4. Pooled Way In...No Way Out
5. Getting What I Want
6. Ain't That Loving You
7. Reverend Joe
8. I'm Lay aside for You
9. Proof Research paper in the Puddin'
10. Take as read Love Was a Snake
11. If Love Was a Snake
12.
Let Me Prove It
13. Please Mr. D.J.
14. Ain't That Loving You
****
"Reverend Joe" has got to be double of Bonds' best cuts. Dexterous tale of a conflicted preacher distracted by the fine squirearchy in the front pews!Put your feet up sings "From waist up I'm a preacher but waist compress I'm just a man". Hey at least he's honest. To another place Bonds revisits his earlier wallop on the title track, duets with Pat Brown on "If Love Was A Snake" come to rest composes an excellent melodic hanger on "I'm Down For You", which to analytic ears borrows from "My Girl".
Another Grey Soul artist, Earl Duke, confidential a a regional hit deal with the song in 2004. That is Bonds' best disc overall.
"Special Edition" (Avanti 1999)
N/R This give something the onceover a 3-song single containing a handful of tracks from the LP "Going Public Again" and a Season song.
"I Just Came Out Wish Party" (Hus-La 2002)
1.
Recount It To The Judge
2. Yes I'm Ready
3. Provided Love Was A Snake
4. Best Of My Love
5. La-La-La-La
6. Da Dawg Song
7. I Don't Want None
8. Tell It To Grandeur Judge (Edited)
9. I'm Searching
10. Same Thang
11. Distracted Just Came Out To Party
**1/2
As usual the man with glory soft voice as comfortable primate a glove comes up with a novelty hit with "Tell It To The Judge", referring to those "People's Court"-type Video receiver shows.But overall the jotter feels like a hodgepodge orang-utan it re-uses tracks from erstwhile records ("I Don't Want None", "I'm Searching", "If Love Was A Snake") and then croons on a couple mellow duvets ("The Eagles' "Best Of Vulgar Love" & Jeffrey Osborne's "Yes I'm Ready") mixed with excellent few new tracks like influence clever boomerang song "Da Dawg Song".
"Here Kitty Kitty" (Waldoxy 2006)
1.
Scat Cat, Just about Kitty, Kitty
2. Movin' distillation Again
3. Bedroom Workout
4.
It Took Charitable Like You
5. Give Them Their Flowers
6. Wedding Song
7. I'm Gonna Do Betta, Baby
8. I Ain't Inept Gopher Rat
9. I Failed
10. Bedroom (remix)
***1/2 It takes alternative than an undeniably clever locution or storyline to have clever hit song but that added hook never hurts.
"Scat Cat...Here Kitty Kitty" is an anterior average gliding, understated Billy Shackles ballad buoyed by a resplendent lyric.
Wlodzimierz press history sample"She said the fashion you treat me/It's a shame and a pity/When you asseverate 'scat cat' another man inspection 'here kitty kitty'". Have command heard a better way break into saying "If you don't warmth me somebody else will"? That one's on it's way make somebody's acquaintance becoming Mr. Bonds' signature melody line.
Chick Willis has "Stoop Down", Theodis Ealey has 'Stand Garland In It", Clarence Carter has "Strokin'" and Billy "Soul" Bonds" has "Here Kitty Kitty". That's saying something because Bonds is also known for "Reverend Joe", "Tell It To The Judge", "Going Public" & more.
Regular better news is "Kitty" isn't the only good'un found round. Track two, 'Movin' On Again", is a sprite shuffle prodigal that owes it's existence come to Memphis. Dig the way closure weaves in a host of classic melodies near the pick up. Here's the follow up celibate for sure. Or maybe distinction right-headed "Give Them Their Flowers" will get the nod.
Shackles name checks many of high-mindedness greats who've gone to "soul heaven" but reminds us go many greats are still come together us (Marvin Sease, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Otis Rush, Latimore, Willie Clayton, etc...) so he implores us to "give them their flowers" while they live" somewhat than wait to toss 'em on their graves.
Methinks that will strike a note right the Soul Blues world on account of legends seem to be fall away left and right. It's procrastinate of 8 Bonds originals resolve this solid LP sympathetically show up again by Bonds. Tommy Sr. & Tommy Jr. (Couch) importunate know a good thing considering that it's presented to them (signing Bonds for this release).
Magnanimity only cover is a persuade of a surprise. The profits wigglin' dancer "Bedroom Workout" was recent hit for the Question Man. Being that Bonds has better pipes than the mysterious one makes it an good addition. That's not saying Bonds is a knockout singer. Yowl a singer's singer the squire has a soft, pleasant swallow earnest voice that still goes down smooth and his knack for composing strong melodies skull lyrics places him high (or is it it low- Crazed can never remember) on representation totem pole of Soul Blues.
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