Ellen McIlwaine - We The People (1973, Polydor)⭐

Artist: Ellen McIlwaine
Title Of Album: We The People
Year Of Release: 1973
Label: Polydor
Country of Artist (Band): US
Genre: Jazzy bluesy folk rock
Audio codec: FLAC (*.flac)
Rip type: tracks+.cue
Audio bitrate: lossless

Brilliant work from the great Ellen McIllwaine! Ellen's certainly not a soul artist -- but she's got a particularly soulful approach to folk rock -- one that's made her a favorite of groovers worldwide in the past few decades, thanks to a big push from Gilles Peterson, and the club scene in Tokyo and Germany! The approach on this record is kind of like a mixture between Chaka Khan and Joni Mitchell -- lots of upbeat grooves, mixed with jazzy acoustic guitar and some wonderfully soaring vocals -- in a style that needs to be heard to be fully understood. The standout cut is the amazing "Jimmy Jean", a soaring jazzy dance cut with unbelievable vocals -- and other nice ones include "Sliding", "Ain't No Two Ways", and "All To You".

Tracks:
1. Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) - 4:26
2. All To You - 3:05
3. Sliding - 2:52
4. Never Tell Your Mother She's Out Of Tune (Jack Bruce, Pete Brown) - 2:25
5. Farther Along (Traditional) - 3:44
6. I Don't Want To Play - 3:20
7. Underground River - 3:54
8. Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven (But Nobody Wants To Die) (Al Fields, Timmie Rogers, Tom Delaney) - 2:25
9. Jimmy Jean - 2:59
10.We The People - 3:23
Track 10 Recorded Live At Carnegie Hall, New York

Musicians:
Ellen McIlwaine - Guitars, Vocals
James Madison - Drums
Don Payne - Bass
Gerry Mercer - Drums
Don Moore - Bass
Thad Holiday - Bass, Vocals
Don Kaplan - Piano
Colin Tilton - Saxophone
Candido - Conga
Bill Curtis - Conga
Bill Keith - Pedal Steel