Hi!

Reuben comments on his new CD, as well as Bunny Sigler and Gerald Alston on theirs.

There are also reviews of a couple of retro CDs (Fantastic Four and Carl Hall) and Marshall Thompson's book at

https://www.soulexpress.net/deep5_2015.htm

Best regards

Heikki

Hi Heikki

Nice work sir. The Rueben James Richards album has been playing here all day and is a marvellous retro soul outing. It,s not his debut album. He had one out on Orbitone in the late 80s. He was known as Rueben Richards in those days. There,s also a four track CD from about ten years ago.

 

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Hi Stormcock!

It really is a great album.

Thank you for this information.  I specially asked Reuben about his previous recordings and it seems that he wasn't very truthful.

I tried to conduct this interview over the phone - not just by emails - but somehow I got the feeling that the record company blocked it.

We'll correct it soon, and I'll also inform the record company, because I hate this kind of behaviour.

Best regards

Heikki

 

Hi Heikki

I've sent Sirshambling a brief review on Richards for his website . As you say it's a great album and his vocals are excellent. 'Hold On My Heart' remains wonderful.

His first album on a small London label Orbitone was 'From My Heart' from 1987. It's a pleasant enough mix of low key soul and lovers-rock. He wrote most of the songs with Felix Da Silva. One 45 was released 'I'll Chose You'. There's never been a demand for it but it's actually quite good 

In 1992 he reached the final of a talent show called 'Stars in your eyes' and as a consequence he released a four track EP called 'Against the Odds' with The Odyssey Blues & Soul band. It contains covers of well known classics that included '634-5789' and 'Let the good times roll'. It's enjoyable and the kind of stuff you'd enjoy in a good music pub with a few jars.

No idea why he would be vague about his previous cuts. He's hardly likely to still be under contract to anyone

 

 

 

 

 

Hi Stormcock!

Thank you for all this info.  This is very appreciated.

I made an addition to our website, where you can read it, but - as I told you - I was most probably blocked from the direct telephone interview with the artist. 

By doing this journalist thing as a hobby since the early 70s (and having also a national soul broadcast show), there are certain things I hate: arrogant PR persons.

Best regards

Heikki

 

 

 

I posted this but nobody commented.

 

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/340802-reuben-james-richards-we-always-be-together/