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Toots & The Maytals
True Love
Release Date: 2004 04 06
Label: V2 Records
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That Toots Hibbert's voice, drenched in Memphis soul and rooted in Jamaican gospel, is still a powerful instrument after four decades of performing is the first thing you notice while listening to this collection of duets with pop, rock and reggae artists. "Funky Kingston," featuring Bootsy Collins and the Roots is one of the best tracks here, retaining the loose, loopy groove of the original Maytals version, probably because, from Bootsy's opening invocation of "are you ready for some Toots, Roots and Boots," nobody seems to take things too seriously. Keith Richards manages not to sound too ravished on "Careless Ethiopians," while Ben Harper and Hibbert effectively ride an atmospheric, slow-burning arrangement of "Love Gonna Walk Out On Me" to emotional fulfillment. Hopefully True Love will bring the woefully overlooked Toots some well-deserved attention. Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Still Is Still Moving to Me	Nelson	3:11
2	True Love Is Hard to Find	Hibbert	4:27
3	Pressure Drop	Hibbert, Hibbert	2:57
4	Time Tough	Hibbert	3:22
5	Bam Bam	Hibbert	3:46
6	54-46 Was My Number	Hibbert, Kong	4:39
7	Monkey Man	Hibbert, Hibbert	3:39
8	Sweet and Dandy	Hibbert, Hibbert	3:17
9	Funky Kingston	Hibbert, Hibbert	4:06
10	Reggae Got Soul	Hibbert, Lyn	2:58
11	Never Grow Old	Franklin, Hibbert, Traditional, Dodd	3:27
12	Take a Trip	Hibbert	3:57
13	Love Gonna Walk Out on Me	Hibbert, Davidson	3:33
14	Careless Ethiopians	Hibbert	3:20
15	Blame on Me	Hinds, Hibbert	3:59

Other Releases:

True Love [Import Version]
Release Date: 2004
Label: V2 Records

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