SOS: Save Our Soul

Marc Broussard | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: VAN
• ASIN: B000PFU9T2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,058 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

It's difficult to fault Marc Broussard's intentions in releasing this collection of mostly covers as the follow-up to his 2004 breakthrough Carencro. He's intent on showing his roots in the uplifting soul music that he clearly loves. However, it's too early in his nascent career to be going the Rod Stewart route. Broussard's committed, grainy voice works well with these R&B standards and obscurities, even if the arrangements generally stick close to the originals. Yet he can't help but come up short singing timeless classics such as Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues," Otis Redding's "I've Been Loving You Too Long," and Al Green's "Love and Happiness." Broussard is more convincing uncovering hidden nuggets such as Bobby Womack's slow dance "Harry Hippie," Rance Allen's gospelized "Let the Music Get Down in Your Soul," and the frisky funk of Stevie Wonder's "You Met Your Match." He also dusts off Blood, Sweat & Tears' "I Love You More than You'll Ever Know," sweating out the tune's inherent soulfulness. Toby Lightman swings into Tammi Terrell's part for a peppy, finger-snapping take on the sweet Gaye/Terrell duet "If I Could Build My Whole World Around You." Not surprisingly, Broussard's sturdy self-penned ballad "Come in from the Cold" pales somewhat in this heady company. It does, however, show his songwriting abilities haven't diminished, even if he apparently needs more time to compose another album's worth of his own material. --Hal Horowitz

Product Description

This follow-up to his acclaimed debut Carencro features Broussard's staggeringly soulful voice on classic songs by: Allen Toussaint, Bobby Womack, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and more...Plus 1 new tune penned by Broussard that closes the set with a soul intensity on par with the company of its keeping.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Marc keeps on giving us his best, July 5, 2007

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Dman4227 (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: S.O.S.: Save Our Soul ( Amazon Exclusive with Bonus Track ) (Audio CD)

If you are like me, you have been waiting and waiting for Marc to release more of his smooth sounding music. It is nice to say that the wait is over and boy has it been worth the wait!! I must admit that I am not too familiar with the originals that he has covered, so this album plays like new material to me. Every song on the CD sounds great and there is a nice flow to the songs he has covered. Marc's voice is perfect to sing songs like this, and Ms. Toby Lightman does an excellent job with her material. Their duet together is a highlight on a disc that is full of highlights. If you are a fan of Marc Broussard and are wondering if you should if you should add this to your collection, or you are looking for an introduction to a new artist and are wondering if you should try this, do yourself a favor and GET THIS ALBUM!! Marc has said that he will be releasing a CD of original material in the near future, but this album will definitely tide you over until then.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soul Man, August 1, 2009

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Patrick J. Logan - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SOS: Save Our Soul (Audio CD)

Excellent CD! This guy can really sing. I was worried I might be bored by some of the really familiar songs on here, but Marc does well by all of them. He needs to put out a live CD...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!!!, October 1, 2007

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James Moreland "Jim's Gems" (Grapevine, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: S.O.S.: Save Our Soul ( Amazon Exclusive with Bonus Track ) (Audio CD)

Marc Broussard... WOW!!! What a voice! I am grateful that someone gave me this CD. I haven't heard such an outstanding voice in a long time. Thanks for sharing your passion for soul music with the rest of us. It's hard to fault someone for dipping into the treasures from the past, even when sticking close to the original when they can sing like this young man. This album does not disappoint!