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Latimore
Only Way Is Up
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. I Need a Good Woman Bad - Latimore, Bassett, Steve
2. The Only Way Is Up - Latimore, Henderson, Johnny
3. Take Me to the Mountain Top - Latimore, Latimore, Benny
4. If I Wasn't a Gentleman - Latimore, Lewis, Jimmy [Soul]
5. A Home Away from Home - Latimore, Cason, Richard
6. It Ain't What's on the Woman - Latimore, Lewis, Jimmy [Soul]
7. Stop Half Loving These Women - Latimore, Lewis, Jimmy [Soul]
8. I'm Going to Try to See Her Again - Latimore, Tyler, Dan [2]
9. Here Comes That Woman of Mine - Latimore, Lewis, Jimmy [Soul]
10. Can't Stop - Latimore, Crossley, Raymond A

CD Details

All Artists: Latimore
Title: Only Way Is Up
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Malaco Records
Original Release Date: 3/19/1991
Re-Release Date: 7/1/1991
Genres: Blues, Pop, R&B
Style: Soul
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 048021745623

CD Reviews

Fairly standard Latimore/Malaco date

Sam Mosley | Toronto, Ontario | 08/12/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Fairly standard Latimore LP for Malaco, sticking to his distinctive style of down home Southern soul. Soul veteran Jimmy Lewis produced several of the tracks, aiming for a slightly more contemporary sound using programmed backing, while Malaco man Wolf Stevenson produced the others using the usual Muscle Shoals accompaniment for the more old school sound. The songs are pretty standard Latimore style, though he does get very bluesy on "If I Wasn't A Gentleman", while "Can't Stop" has a nice reggae tinge. The best track is probably "Take Me to the Mountaintop", a simple yet affective mid-tempo track and the only track written by Benny himself. One wishes Malaco would've let him contribute more originals in the simple soul/blues style of his classic "Let's Straighten It Out"."