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Pastor T.L. Barrett
led a youth choir out of Chicago during the late '60s and early '70s, just a few years after he got on the straight and narrow path, which may help listeners understand the unique power of the material on
Like a Ship... (Without a Sail)
. Self-released by
Barrett
in 1971, it communicates many things, foremost being adoration and praise and, on the title track, the lost, aimless feelings that were undoubtedly shared by many a youth in the late '60s.
got help on arrangements from some of Chicago's best studio hands,
Chess
/
Cadet
maestro
Gene Barge
, bassists
Phillip Upchurch
and
Richard Evans
, and drummer
Charles Pittman
. The opening title track is a moving piece of progressive soul, closer to
Rotary Connection
than
Edwin Hawkins
--
's vocals evoking
Stevie Wonder
singing in the style of
Donny Hathaway
-- and the choir is powerful and recorded well. A gem of contemporary gospel, much more obscure (at least outside of Chicago) than it deserved to be. ~ John Bush
led a youth choir out of Chicago during the late '60s and early '70s, just a few years after he got on the straight and narrow path, which may help listeners understand the unique power of the material on
Like a Ship... (Without a Sail)
. Self-released by
Barrett
in 1971, it communicates many things, foremost being adoration and praise and, on the title track, the lost, aimless feelings that were undoubtedly shared by many a youth in the late '60s.
got help on arrangements from some of Chicago's best studio hands,
Chess
/
Cadet
maestro
Gene Barge
, bassists
Phillip Upchurch
and
Richard Evans
, and drummer
Charles Pittman
. The opening title track is a moving piece of progressive soul, closer to
Rotary Connection
than
Edwin Hawkins
--
's vocals evoking
Stevie Wonder
singing in the style of
Donny Hathaway
-- and the choir is powerful and recorded well. A gem of contemporary gospel, much more obscure (at least outside of Chicago) than it deserved to be. ~ John Bush