Track Listing 1. I'll Do It for You 2. Toussaint Shuffle, The 3. Nothing Takes the Place of You 4. Title Escapes Me, The 5. (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco 6. Rea, La 7. Step by Step 8. Perhaps I Love You 9. Shimmy 10. I'm Undevided 11. All for a Love Like You 12. Summertime 13. Let It Be Me 14. My Love Is a Guarantee
| Details | | Playing Time: | 36 min. | | Producer: | Tony Rounce (Compilation) | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes Personnel includes: Toussaint McCall (vocals, organ); Barbara West (vocals). Includes liner notes by John Ridley. Digitally remastered by Peter Rynston Additional personnel: Barbara West. Liner Note Author: Bill Dahl. Best know for his slow-burning vocal on the 1967 soul ballad "Nothing Takes the Place of You," Toussaint McCall is also a fine organist, and his keyboard swells and fills on these tracks gives them a special depth. One wishes there were more organ, actually, since two of the most delightful cuts on this collection of singles from the Ronn Record label are organ-led instrumentals, "Shimmy" and "The Toussaint Shuffle." A fine singer with a gospel feel, McCall had a penchant for slow ballads, and heard one after another, that tends to slow things down here. When a mid-tempo song comes up in the sequence, as with "I'm Decided," it sticks out and shines. McCall's slow and funky take on the Gershwin standard "Summertime" sounds just right, however, lazy organ and all. ~ Steve Leggett
Editorial Reviews ...Deep soul doesn't get much deeper than Toussaint McCall....NOTHING TAKES THE PLACE contains [his] career highlights, beginning with the eerie, mournful title ballad... Living Blues (07/01/2001)
3 stars out of 5 - ...'Nothing Takes The Place Of You' has a soulful heartache that still hits the spot. Warm arrangements and McCall's sonorous voice repeat the trick with the country-like 'Never Before'....there's s brace of songs on here you'd be better off owning... Q (06/01/2001)
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