It Rains Love is the 2nd album by Lee Fields & The Expressions on Brooklyn’s Big Crown Records and gives us yet another masterclass in soul.
Teaming up again with frequent collaborator and producer Leon Michels
and his devoted band, The Expressions, they have managed again to take
a classic approach and update it. Traditional soul sensibilities are mixed
with a hip-hop tinged, sample ready sound that is as much an homage to
the old as to the new. Some of the songs sound like they could belong to
any of the last 4 decades without it feeling like a throwback, while others
are 60’s soul through and through. Lyrically, Lee runs the gamut from
gushing admonishments of love to politically charged calls to action, from
proclamations of God’s existence to love letters written to his wife. This
record marks the fifth studio album from Lee Fields & the Expressions and
we are very proud to add it to the already impeccable catalog they have
created together. Another strong offering by a man many people consider
to be a national treasure, the professor of love himself, Mr Lee Fields. It’s
all love baby!
1. IT RAINS LOVE
2. BLESSED WITH THE BEST
3. TWO FACES
4. YOU’RE WHAT’S NEEDED IN MY LIFE
5. WAKE UP
6. WILL I GET OFF EASY
7. PRISONER OF LOVE
8. A PROMISE IS A PROMISE
9. GOD IS REAL
10. LOVE IS THE ANSWER
Teaming up again with frequent collaborator and producer Leon Michels
and his devoted band, The Expressions, they have managed again to take
a classic approach and update it. Traditional soul sensibilities are mixed
with a hip-hop tinged, sample ready sound that is as much an homage to
the old as to the new. Some of the songs sound like they could belong to
any of the last 4 decades without it feeling like a throwback, while others
are 60’s soul through and through. Lyrically, Lee runs the gamut from
gushing admonishments of love to politically charged calls to action, from
proclamations of God’s existence to love letters written to his wife. This
record marks the fifth studio album from Lee Fields & the Expressions and
we are very proud to add it to the already impeccable catalog they have
created together. Another strong offering by a man many people consider
to be a national treasure, the professor of love himself, Mr Lee Fields. It’s
all love baby!
1. IT RAINS LOVE
2. BLESSED WITH THE BEST
3. TWO FACES
4. YOU’RE WHAT’S NEEDED IN MY LIFE
5. WAKE UP
6. WILL I GET OFF EASY
7. PRISONER OF LOVE
8. A PROMISE IS A PROMISE
9. GOD IS REAL
10. LOVE IS THE ANSWER