The Very Best of Major Lance

Major Lance

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 5, 2000)
• Original Release Date: September 5, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00004XSV6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #131,120 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a must for mayfield fans, September 17, 2000

By	the duke of soul "yamhill maven" (marlton, nj USA) - See all my reviews

Major Lance was a protege of the great Curtis Mayfield. His Sixties recordings were great examples of Chicago sweet Soul. This collection brings together all of his biggest hits and most of his best tracks. The songwriting, arranging and producing is mainly by Curtis Mayfield and is very much in the vein of his classic work with The Impressions--melodic, rhythmically interesting and compelling. Major Lance is vocally quite worthy of the material. The results are a must for any Mayfield fan.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THIS IS AN R&B CLASSIC., August 23, 2006

By	LEE T. (CANTON,MI) - See all my reviews

IF YOU'RE AN R&B AFICIONADO THIS A MUST FOR YOUR COLLECTION. THE CD HAS HIT AFTER HIT AND WILL TAKE YOUR MEMORY WAY BACK TO THE EARLY TO MID 1960'S. MANY OF THESE SONGS WERE WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY THE LATE CURTIS MAYFIELD. "MONKEY TIME" IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES. YOU'LL ALSO LIKE THE VERSION BY LAURA NYRO ON HER ALBUM "GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE" FEATURING LABELLE.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No Beauty Here Folks, Just Pure Raw Talent, October 28, 2006

By	I. Gross Georg "imgeorg" (Edmond, Oklahoma USA) - See all my reviews

I imagine back in the day they didn't quite know what to do with the Major; he was nothing to look at, no matter how they did up his hair! Well, he was a boxer, raw, inelegant, much like that other singing boxer, Jackie Wilson. But what they both had in common besides their vocation was they both had pipes, and they both, unsurprisingly, had some crazy footwork going for them! Curtis Mayfield wrote some killer songs for him, though, and the Major remains a somewhat underappreciated talent. He would have never made it in the MTV age without reconstructive surgery, but in the early 60s all there was was American Bandstand, and that was Major Lance's place to shine! Listen to "Monkey Time" and hear The Impressions as back up singers!