Joe Simon - Simon Pure Soul (1966/2016) [Official Digital Download 24-bit/192kHz]

Posted By: HDV

Date: Sept. 21, 2024

Joe Simon established himself as a poignant, folksy, yet urgent vocalist with his debut album on the Sound Stage label. He was then working with the great disc jockey John "R" Richbourg, who helped him find the right blend of soulful ardor and countrified narrative. While neither "Teenager's Prayer" nor "Nine Pound Steel" hit the charts, they laid the groundwork for Simon's monster hits that followed two years later. This album has long been deleted; look for it on collector's auction lists or in used record stores.

His plaintive baritone equally conversant with R&B and country phrasing, Joe Simon married the two genres with startling success during the late '60s, adapting Nashville material to the soul sound and repeatedly coming up a winner. Simon began recording in the Bay Area, but a switch in recording sites (first to Muscle Shoals for Vee-Jay and then to Nashville, upon signing with disc jockey John Richbourg's Sound Stage 7 label in 1966) heightened his national appeal. With easy access to prime country-oriented material, Simon soon found his true calling, scoring major hits with "Nine Pound Steel," "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On," and the number one R&B smash "The Chokin' Kind," penned by Music Row tunesmith Harlan Howard. Still dabbling in country covers after switching to the Spring imprint in 1970, Simon was even more successful when assigned to Philadelphia wizards Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, who produced the moody "Drowning in the Sea of Love" the next year. Simon tried his hand at disco in 1975 with the sizzling "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" and "Music in My Bones," two of the most palatable artifacts of the era. Simon eventually retired from active performing to devote his life to the church.

Tracklist:

01 - Too Many Teardrops
02 - Travelin' Man
03 - Nobody But You
04 - My Special Prayer
05 - What Makes a Man Feel Good
06 - That's All I Want (From You)
07 - Teenager's Prayer
08 - The Girl's Alright with Me
09 - Long Hot Summer
10 - When a Man Loves a Woman
11 - Miss You So
12 - Too Many Rivers

Dynamic Range Report

Analyzed: Joe Simon / Simon Pure Soul
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -1.59 dB -17.84 dB 2:35 01-Too Many Teardrops
DR13 -1.97 dB -16.60 dB 1:49 02-Travelin' Man
DR13 -2.21 dB -16.62 dB 2:11 03-Nobody But You
DR12 -0.63 dB -16.33 dB 2:42 04-My Special Prayer
DR13 -0.02 dB -16.31 dB 2:07 05-What Makes a Man Feel Good
DR11 -2.83 dB -16.44 dB 2:24 06-That's All I Want (From You)
DR14 -0.62 dB -18.09 dB 2:30 07-Teenager's Prayer
DR12 -0.02 dB -15.90 dB 1:59 08-The Girl's Alright with Me
DR12 -0.83 dB -16.13 dB 2:09 09-Long Hot Summer
DR12 -3.00 dB -17.58 dB 2:58 10-When a Man Loves a Woman
DR11 -1.89 dB -16.41 dB 2:27 11-Miss You So
DR13 -0.24 dB -16.35 dB 2:20 12-Too Many Rivers
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 192000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 5038 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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