Sylvia STRIPLIN
Give Me Your Love
Expansion
Rel: 3 Sep 18
Soul
| Track 1. Look Towards The Sky |
| Track 2. Toy Box |
| Track 3. You Can't Turn Me Away |
| Track 4. All Alone |
| Track 5. Give Me Your Love |
| Track 6. Will We Ever Pass This Way Again |
| Track 7. Searchin |
| Track 8. You Said |
| Track 9. You Can't Turn Me Away (7" mix - bonus track) |
| Track 10. Give Me Your Love (7" mix - bonus track) |
At the tail end of the '80s, Sylvia Striplin quit Norman Connors' jazz-funk group Aquarian Dream in order to pursue a solo career. Joining forces with producers James Bedford and Roy Ayers, she recorded 1981 debut album "Give Me Your Love", a well regarded but largely overlooked set that has since become a sought-after item amongst soul collectors. This Expansion reissue presents the album on CD for the first time in two decades. As with many soul albums of the period, it sashays between jazz-funk, boogie and heartfelt slow jams, contrasting memorable dancefloor workouts (see stone cold classic "Give Me Your Love" and a stellar cover of Roy Ayers favourite "Searchin") with more saccharine, loved-up fare. This edition also boasts a couple of bonus cuts, including the superb 7" mix of "Give Me Your Love".