Soul time! Not Brothers of Soul or “I shall devour your eternal soul” or souls-like-soul, but the groovy rhythm & blues kind with horn instruments and a vintage twist.

SOUL DUTY is the title, and why not!

To be a little more specific, I think the song is “algreenish soul”, without the magnificent vocals of course. It’s got very laid-back groove, something I connect with Al G. There’s also a teeny-weeny latin vibe going. You know the shaker and the rhythmic brass stuff.

Al is a rare occasion when I prefer listening best of-record rather than “real” albums, ‘cos there are a good bunch of mediocre songs in those albums. But you know, it happens when you record an album or two every year.

They really used to work back then. For example, in 1972 Deep Purple released an album, recorded an album to be released the following year, and played 126 shows around the world!

Modern artists, show some effort!