Everybody Loves a Good Time: Best of Major Lance

Major Lance | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 28, 1995)
• Original Release Date: February 28, 1995
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002B0O
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,458 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

With his warm and silky vocal style, Major Lance was the epitome of urbane Chicago soul in the 1960s. He had a good run of hit singles for OKeh Records in the early part of the decade, most of them penned by Curtis Mayfield and featuring background harmonies from the Impressions. This set highlights the OKeh years, and includes Lance's biggest hits like 1963's "The Monkey Time" and "Hey Little Girl" and 1964's "Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um" (which was again a hit when Lance revived it during the disco era some ten years later), making this compilation a decent introduction to the singer's peak period. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You are guaranteed a Good Time listening to this., December 13, 2000

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Tony Moorhouse (West Yorkshire, England.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everybody Loves a Good Time: Best of Major Lance (Audio CD)

This collection encompasses the superb output of one of soul music's legends. Very few artists of this genre outside of the Tamla Motown stable could ever conceivably put together anything to rank with it. Major Lance is able to capture the full range of emotion with his voice backed up with excellent orchestral arrangements mainly thanks to the writing of Curtis Mayfield. In my experience as a Northern Soul collector, I should make comment on the tracks that I particularly find of interest.

These are, "Investigate", "You Don't Want Me No More", "It's The Beat", "Ain't No Soul" and of course, "Everybody Loves A Good Time". In their heyday these tracks especially were the standard by which other dance music was measured. Even almost 35 years on they still find a way on to most modern soul D.J. playlists. I recommend this collection to anybody with any interest in what is surely the epitome of "good old soul". You will not only have a Good Time, you will have a GREAT time!!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Major Lance "best of"`, April 11, 2000

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Michael W. Foley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everybody Loves a Good Time: Best of Major Lance (Audio CD)

This record is an excellent example of some of the early work that is the heart and soul of everything since. This man has a clean, clean voice and the instrumental work is classic. If you want to know where good music comes from listen to The Monkey Time and Um Um...gives me goosebumps.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I grew up listening to this music, May 8, 2000

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John Walker, Jr. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everybody Loves a Good Time: Best of Major Lance (Audio CD)

These soul classics bring back great memories for me because this was family music. I grew up along with my brothers and sisters, friends and relatives listening to this music and times were good. When I left home to join the Army, my music scattered to the winds with my younger brothers and sisters. It is great to find this almost forgotten music!