Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You/the Best L [Import]

Jerry Butler | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 22, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Diablo Records UK
• ASIN: B000A7IHRG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,417 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #77 in Music > R&B > Soul > Northern

Editorial Reviews

Jerry Butler started his career in The Impressions with Curtis Mayfield, before going on to a very successful solo career, although still collaborating with Mayfield as writer and producer. Gamble and Huff produced Butler's two biggest selling albums Ice On Ice and You & Me in 1969. Edsel. 2005.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best-Kept Secrets in Soul Music, June 11, 2008

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Mark Hanson "dogbrains" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You/the Best L (Audio CD)

Finally, The Best Love I Ever Had is available to the public in this two-CD set. When I discovered this rare gem of an album (as a single CD in a bargain bin at a bargain music store), I was shocked and questioned my own taste when I discovered that the album's tracks were amazingly fine, unforgettable, stellar '70s soul. What were those marvelous songs doing here, sleeping on this obscure "budget"-produced album, with nary a word about them on the 'net (this was back in '02 or so) when I ran a Google search? Oh, well--at least it seems the word is getting out now, and late is better than never. So lie back, turn it up, and chill with some of the Ice Man's finest, most poignantly-delivered tunes of his career.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two superb but underexposed albums from "The Iceman"., March 16, 2006

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Justo Roteta (Los Angeles, California United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You/the Best L (Audio CD)

Perhaps because they were both released at a time when disco ruled the charts these two albums' sales figures were dismal--the material on both, however, was nothing short of glorious and superb. Jerry Butler's reunion with Gamble and Huff resulted in some great Philly Soul with gorgeous numbers like "Let's Make Love", "Angel Face", "Would You Mind?", "Don't Be An Island" and both the disco and slow-tempo versions of "Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You" being key cuts.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Coolin' Out, August 16, 2007

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John I. West "beachbum" (Myrtle Beach, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You/the Best L (Audio CD)

I bought this CD because I wanted to get to the first song in the CD, (Just thinking about)Coolin Out. This was the only album by Butler which featured this song title. He is smooth as ice, to borrow a cliche, and this song was a major "beach music" hit in the day. The other songs on the album were so, so for me. I like his classic stuff much better but really like Coolin Out.