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Brenton Wood's 18 Best

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Album Review

It's hard not to hear Brenton Wood's biggest hit, "Gimme Little Sign," and not be convinced that it very well might be the greatest single ever cut. It relies on no one thing — the song is slinky, surprising, and seductive, blessed with a perfect production (the organ break in the middle is positively, eerily beautiful) and a wonderful, understated performance by Wood, who proves with his smooth, sure-handed delivery that he is one of the finest soul singers of his generation. Apart from "Gimme Little Sign" and the cheerful, infectious "Oogun Boogum," he had few blockbusters, but those were two of the best singles of the '60s, and the rest of his canon was uniformly enjoyable, even if lacking songs as undeniable as that pair. Sadly, his catalog still lacks a truly convincing overview of his career, but in a pinch, 18 Best will have to do. Doggedly non-chronological, lacking liner notes or cohesion, and not necessarily spotlighting his best, it still does make a strong case for Wood's talents as a singer and even the weaker material is enjoyable, thanks to his voice and production. It may not be perfect, but it does have a perfect single, one nearly as good, and a bunch of other songs that prove Wood was at the forefront of uptown soul in the '60s.

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A BARRIO HIT!!!

One of the best guys I've heard that keeps bumpin' in the barrios of L.A. Totally worth buying the album.

Brenton Wood still a hit!

For those who grew up on oldies or on Motown, this is a MUST-HAVE CD!! Brenton Wood will take you back in the day. His lyrics are straight-forward and honest. Add his CD, Al Green's and Mary Wells' to your oldies collection, and you're set!

u can never go wrong w/ Brenton...

He is absolutely the best! There's not one song on this album that doesn't make u smile and sing right along w/ him. I went to a concert he gave in Brawley, CA and I had never been to a show where I danced, sang and grooved to each and every song! Only Brenton can do that! Can't wait to see him again...enjoy the jams, people....

Biography

Born: July 26, 1941 in Shreveport, LA

Genre: R&B/Soul

Years Active: '60s

Brenton Wood's charmingly unpredictable phrasing and his infectious sense of good times made the smooth uptown soul of "The Oogum Boogum Song" and "Gimme Little Sign" into hits in 1967. Despite his skill as a pop-soul vocalist, Wood was never able to match...
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  • $9.99
  • Genres: R&B/Soul, Music, Soul
  • Released: Jun 05, 1992

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