Description
Spirit, Love & Fire is an album project by the American singer and songwriter Robert Vaughn under the moniker Southside Blades of Eden, released on Broken Records in June 1993, a division of The Corinthian Group, distributed by Benson Music Group. This purely analog recording was recorded and mixed at Signature Sound in San Diego, California; and was produced, written and arranged by Robert Vaughn. Digitally mastered by Doug Sax at The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California; assisted by Gavin Lurssen.
A funky blend of blues and gospel with a New Orleans tinge, and brewed up with a production that you might expect from the king of swampy-ness himself, Daniel Lanois. But no, the desk duties were handled by Robert Vaughn, who seems to be the peg on which this whole project hangs. A quick peek at the credits reveals him to be the writer of the songs, the producer and band guitarist. The songs are all original except «Amazing Grace» and a re-rendering of «Sacred Head Now Wounded». The band name appears to merely be a project title – a number of different vocalists handle lead duties with backing vocals of anything from a quartet to a full choir. Vibro guitars shimmer, gospel vocalists wail righteously and atmospherics brood, making this album very distinctive, owing more to Neville Brothers and vintage Staple Singers than LCGC or the Winans. Lyrics are very much in traditional gospel vein, having that earthy blend of pain and hope that makes traditional spirituals like «Will The Circle Be Unbroken» outlast any happy-clappy claptrap. [James Lewis, Cross Rhythms, April 1994]
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CD tracklist:
01. Medicine Show – 5:45
02. Spirit, Love & Fire – 3:40
03. Twilight Kingdom – 4:56
04. Lord Of Dreams – 3:27
05. Across the River – 3:21
06. Wounds Of A Son – 3:30
07. I Will Wait – 6:38
08. Crown of Thorns – 6:18
09. Amazing Grace – 4:52
10. King’s Highway – 4:40
11. He’s Watching Over Me – 3:58
12. MLK Tribute – 3:24
13. Let Love Be Your Rocket – 4:21
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Broken Records.
A full-page advertisement for various new releases on Broken Records, including Spirit, Love & Fire by Southside Blades of Eden, was featured in the October 1993 issue of CCM Magazine.
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