“Working with the Emotions gave me a chance to explore a softer, sweeter side of music. Their sound was unique and I am glad I was involved in helping them share their gifts with the world." - MAURICE WHITE, January 2016.Although their biggest hit came eight years later with the blissful ‘Best of My Love’, sisters Sheila, Wanda and Jeanette Hutchison emerged as The Emotions with the quiet but urgent ‘So I Can Love You’ in 1969 on Stax’s Volt subsidiary followed by further hits ‘Stealing Love’ ‘My Honey and Me’, ‘From Toys To Boys’, ‘Show Me How’ and the classic B-Side, ‘Blind Alley’, many of which had been produced by Isaac Hayes and David Porter.The switch to Columbia with 1976’s FLOWERS would mark the beginning of a successful collaboration with Charles Stepney of Chess records before his untimely death, and Maurice White (Earth. Wind and Fire) who revitalized the band. The title track and first single returned them to the R&B top twenty. The single’s B-side however, ‘I Don’t Wanna Lose Your Love’, proved to be a bigger chart success that leans more into funk and is an effective signpost for their next single release and chart success in the #1 ‘Best of My Love’.1977’s REJOICE catapulted the band into platinum sales and spun off ‘Don’t Ask My Neighbors’ and featured a version of the Deniece Williams penned ‘Slip Away’. The band would continue their revitalized identity as well as regularity of musical output with 1978’s SUNBEAM delivered another top ten hit with ‘Smile’.Their 1979 collaboration with Earth, Wind and Fire on another career-defining disco smash, ‘Boogie Wonderland’ assured their international appeal. They would release a further two albums with Columbia, 1979’s COME INTO OUR WORLD and 1981’s NEW AFFAIR, before recording albums with Red Label and Motown in the mid-eighties. This beautiful double-disc digipak Anthology includes forty classic tracks, 24 of which made the Billboard R&B charts. Featuring recent interviews with Wanda Hutchinson Vaughn and the late Maurice White and a 24 page booklet, Blessed – The Emotions Anthology is a must for all Soul, Funk and Disco fans.
K**A
Fantastic! A revelation.
The quality of the music is incredible.
C**S
Another great release from the BBR label - the sweetest vocals ...
Another great release from the BBR label - the sweetest vocals from this terrific group with so many tracks to enjoy. Wonderful to see 'Miss Your Love' from their only Motown album included, the first time in CD I believe. The whole collection is highly recommended, don't miss out.
S**E
blessed ,the emotions said it all.
what a great double album this is every track a joy to listen to, and the sound quality is brilliant due to it being remastered, the emotions are a fantastic soul band, they can sing boy can they sing, buy this album you won't be disappointed.
P**K
Sweet Soul music at the very best
Ive waited for a proper Emotions compilation for many years.Their harmonies are just amazing. A very classy collection of sublime Soul music including the production talents of Earth Winf & Fire
S**E
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great cd
D**N
Error on Track 20 disc 1: Key To My ...
Error on Track 20 disc 1: Key To My Heart is actually A Long Way To Go, therefore Key To My Heart is missing - what a pity - otherwise this is a fabulous collection.
N**D
You can follow the ladies through their build up to the great Earth Wind and Fire sets and
I have been waiting for this collection for years. You can follow the ladies through their build up to the great Earth Wind and Fire sets and beyomd
M**Y
Five Stars
love this group and is great to have all their hits on one album
J**.
GRANDES
Una MUY buena antologia de este grupo de soul/disco/r&b que destacó por colaborar y girar con grandes grupos (sobre todo desde mediados de los 70's hasta finales de los 80) como Earth Wind & Fire, que ademas produjeron varios de sus trabajos, es un doble cd completisimo donde podemos disfrutar de todo su potencial a lo largo de su trayectoria.
Z**8
音も改善されている。
以前、購入したベスト・アルバムは、音の抜けが悪く、とても、ストレスを感じていましたが、このベスト盤は、改善されています。しかも、スタックス時代の音源も含まれていて、まさに、アンソロジーに相応しい内容だと思います。
J**N
(Almost) Perfectly-Done Career-Spanning Compilation
Most people only know the Number 1 "Best of My Love" and huge disco staple "Boogie Wonderland" with Earth, Wind, & Fire, but the Emotions had 7 other pop hits and about 30 total R&B chart singles. This wonderful 40-track collection covers the group from their first Stax (actually Volt) hit, "So I Can Love You" through their mid-80's dance hits on Red Label.As other reviewers have noted, track 20 on Disc One shows as "Key To My Heart" but is actually "A Long Way To Go." As of this writing, Amazon is out of this item and other folks seem to think the error will be corrected on future printings. Maybe I got the last wrong one; another collector's item to make me RICH!The only significant chart hit not included is 1972's "I Could Never Be Happy" (#23 R&B, #92 pop), though "Put a Little Love Away" (#53 R&B, #73 pop) is here in an alternate mix. All Columbia/ARC singles are here.The Hutchinson sisters sing so prettily. And the quality of their material is very consistent...the two discs, basically separated into slow and fast numbers, are not programmed in chronological order but you'd only know that if you're poring over the liner notes or (like me) compulsively checking the group's chart history in the Joel Whitburn/Billboard books.Finally, the booklet is excellent. Christian John Wikane, who often does the notes for bbr reissues, gets a lot of quotes from Wanda Hutchison and longtime EW&F member Al McKay, and a few from much-missed EW&F leader Maurice White, who passed away earlier this year. Complete single and album listings and chart positions are shown as well. Beautifully done project, bummer about the one wrong song.
H**E
Einfach nur wunderschön!
The Emotions sind eine weibliche US-amerikanische Gesangsformation, die zwischen 1969 und 1979 vorwiegend in den USA sehr große Erfolge feierten, jedoch bei leider uns kaum Erscheinug traten. Sie bestand ursprünglich aus den drei Schwestern Jeanette, Sheila und Wanda Hutchinson. Und doch, fast jeder kennt schon nach den ersten Takten ihre beiden richtig grossen Hits - auch bei uns - "Booggie wonderland" mit earth, wind and fire und "the best of my love". In dieser richtig gut umfassenden "best of" wurde alle Titel der verschiedenen Plattenfirmen erstmals komplett zusammengeführt. Eben von 1969 bis 1985. Das hat zur Folge, dass das Album nie langweilig wird, der der Musikstil verändert sich immer wieder. Auch wenn die Schwestern nur kurz auf "jackson 5" getrimmt wurden, "from toys to boy" - so war ihr vokalsound danach bald typisch für The Emotions. Dachte ich am Anfang noch, hier muss doch Deniece Williams ("Let's Hear It for the Boy") mitsingen, so wurde mir erst später klar, dass sich diese Stimmen nur in der Höhe ähnlich waren und sind. Und das auf eine wundervolle und angenehme Art. Die Songs sind motownpop, soul, disco und funk, Balladen. Mit Maurice White kam dann endlich in den 70er der grosse Erfolg, er wurde ihr Begleiter für eine lange Zeit und formte mit ihnen seinen typschen soul/funk/disco sound, mit wunderbaren grosszügen Arrangements, wie eben auch schon für earth, wind and fire. Klar, sie hatten nie den riesigen Erfolg ausserhalb den Staaten, wie die Three Degrees und die Supremes über viele Jahre, aber doch hatten sie eben diese beiden bereit genannten Klassiker! Wer auch diese beiden songs mag, der wird mit dieser wunderschönen Zusammenstellung sehr zufrieden sein, da sie trotzdem auch noch abwechungsreich ist, besonders cd 1 hat noch einen stärkeren popmotown Einfluss. Eben auch der jeweiligen Zeit angepasst. Zudem ganz toll remastered, in einem unglaublich klaren Sound. Diese Doppel CD mit einer Spielzeit von über 1 1/2 Stunden mach echt Spass und gute Laune. Dazu noch ein nettes und gut gemachtes Booklet. Was will man mehr! Hier hat sich bbr wieder mal sehr viel Mühe gegeben. good work!
S**E
The Emotions
Tolle Songs mit Herz und Soul.
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