Original released on LP RCA Victor LSP 4045
(US, January 1969)
Feliciano is first and foremost an overwhelmingly great and ORIGINAL interpreter of other people's material. He NEVER conforms to the original arrangement, but treats each song as if it was his own and acts accordingly. He's also got soul like you wouldn't believe and this albums is SO aptly titled. Had it when I was a young boy, sold it as I grew older and snobby and then found it again in a bin a couple of years ago for next to nothing. I picked it up for amusement, but it BLEW me away, it's that good. Three good examples of what he does to famous songs on this LP is the way he takes ALL the cuteness out of The Lovin' Spoonful's "Younger Generation" - remember the cutesy way John Sebastian did it in ...? - and gives it real meaning and significance. It really becomes an anthem. As for Bob Dylan's "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" he removes the coyness and lightness of the original and makes it a much more desperate and intense plea, that reeks with desire and longing. Finally, The Supremes great, great "My World Is Empty Without You" is suddenly no longer a happy dance-tune, it is about serious, hurtful loss. He's that great. There are seven less well-known, but just as good interpretations on here. Plus he plays a mean flamenco-soul-rock gut-string guitar, sings like a wounded angel, half latin longing, half r&b-grit and to top it all of, the production is as flawless as the big arrangements rings perfectly true. Time for a José Feliciano revival, dudes and dudettes!!! (in RateYourMusic)
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