Five brothers from New Bedford, Massachusetts - Ralph, Tiny, Chubby, Butch and Pooch Tavares - arguably created the most consistently high quality soul music of the 70's.Originally called "Chubby and the Turnpikes," the Tavares brothers spent the late '60s and early '70s in their native New England covering tunes of R&B greats at various clubs, while trying to land a record deal. As Chubby & The Turnpikes they released "The Inside Story" in 1967 and "Nothing But Promises" in 1968. They finally scored a contract with Capitol Records and released their first single, "Check It Out," under the Tavares name in 1973. It soared to the top 10 on the R&B charts and became the group's first top 40 pop hit. It also became the centerpiece for the group's Johnny Bristol-produced debut album, an excellent example of early '70s Soul that also featured the hit "The Sound That Lonely Makes." The featured Check It Out LP gave the first glimpse of tight brotherly harmonies and alternating lead vocals that would become the Tavares trademark sound. Capitol teamed the group next with Dennis Lambert and Brian Potter, hot producers/writers who were coming off the hugely successful Keeper of the Castle album for the Four Tops. They led Tavares through two successful LPs, one of which Hard Core Poetry is also featured here, and the group's first #1 R&B hit (a stunning cover of Hall & Oates' "She's Gone"). While a number of other groups were covering similar stylistic territory at the time, the wonderfully tight group harmonies and consistently solid song selection set Tavares apart. Enjoy!Track Listing
01 - If That's the Way You Want It
02 - Strangers in Dark Corners
03 - That's the Sound That Lonely Makes
04 - Check It Out
05 - Wish You Were With Me Mary
06 - I'll Never Say Never Again
07 - Little Girl
08 - Let's Make the Best of What We Got
09 - I'm in Love
10 - Mama's Little Girl
11 - Someone to go home to
12 - She's gone
13 - My ship
14 - Leave it up to the lady
15 - To love you
16 - Too late
17 - Remember what I told you to forget
18 - What you don't know
19 - Hard Core Poetry
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