Teddy Pendergrass - Essential Teddy Pendergrass
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Artist: Teddy PendergrassEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-11-06
Music Label: Sony Legacy
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- I Don't Love You Anymore
- When Somebody Loves You Back
- Come Go with Me
- The Whole Town's Laughing at Me
- Somebody Told Me
- Love T.K.O.
- You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration
- And If I Had
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- I Miss You
- The Love I Lost
- Nine Times out of Ten
- Life Is a Song Worth Singing
- If You Don't Know Me by Now
- Feel the Fire
- Close the Door
- It's Time for Love
- Turn off the Lights
- Wake Up Everybody
- Bad Luck
- Only You
- Get Up, Get Down, Get Funky, Get Loose
- It Should've Been You
- Hold Me
- Joy
- This Gift of Life
- I'll Never See Heaven Again
- I Want My Baby Back
Music reviews of Essential Teddy Pendergrass
Music Review: "THIS GIFT OF LIFE...I TREASURE IT ABOVE EVERYTHING"
Rating: 4 Stars
I usually don't do reviews of compilation albums, but with the passing of one of my favorite singers of all time Teddy Pendergass, I felt a need to do a special review. I remember when I was a kid, every weekend my mom would play different records from the 70's all day. Isley Brothers, Earth, Wind & Fire, Marvin Gaye and countless others would blast in my living room while my mom would sing along, foot tap and sometimes get up and cut a rug. As I got to my early teenage years, records had faded out and tapes and CD's were the mainstream. So I remember buying a Teddy Pendergrass Greatest Hits CD I saw on BET one night for her birthday. Once it arrived, she listened to it maybe 2 times all the way through before I claimed it for myself. Anytime I wanted to hear real soul music I would pop that Teddy P in. No matter what situation I was going through in my teenage years, I had a Teddy P song that could make me see things differently. Breakups, makeups and just overall love, Teddy P had the right song for every situation. Even today I sometimes sing "When Somebody Loves You Back" to myself when I'm feeling happy. I'm not going to do a eulogy or history of his life. If you want that go to Wikipedia. This is Amazon and I'm doing a review of "The Essential Teddy Pendergrass".
One of the injustices is that Teddy Pendergrass never one a Grammy. Teddy had one of the most distinct voices ever. The strength in his voice and the power in his lyrics made him standout amongst the heavyweight of his time (Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, Marvin Gaye) This was evident in his early days as a member of Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. He was brought in as a drummer but was called up to sing lead on "If You Don't Know Me By Know" and "The Love I Lost". But my favorite is "I Miss You". That's where you see the real power and emotion in his voice. By time he went solo, he already had a very strong fan base and he didn't disappoint with hits "Close The Door, Turn Off The Lights & Love TKO". But the songs that really stood out most for me were "You're My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration, Come Go With Me & The Whole Towns Laughing At Me". The song I think that sums up Teddy's life is "This Gift Of Life". A revelation song released after his near fatal car accident in 1982.
This is a very good compilation CD. Its the best I seen since that one I had 15 years ago. However, just like every greatest hits CD, this is not perfect. People will always argue about what songs should have been added and which ones should have been left off. I think "Somebody Told Me" & "Only You" should have been replaced with "Live Without Your Love" & "Can We Try". Also like another reviewer mentioned I wish this CD was in chronological order. To see how he grew from with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes to the early 90's.
Teddy Pendergrass has inspired so many other artist. From Luther Vandross to Jaheim, they have all benefited from Teddy's style. His songs have been sampled by hip hop acts like Ghostface, Little Brother, Mobb Deep and many more. His music was considered "raunchy" thirty years ago. He told women exactly what he wanted and if she didn't do it fast enough, he would yell it again. Nobody does that anymore. Maybe its just a coincidence but its funny how the "baby boom" of the 70's happened at the same time as when Teddy was on top of his game. That's true baby making music there. R.I.P Teddy!!!
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