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Review: 17 albums deep and Lee Fields still has something to say. Arm in arm with longstanding band The Expressions, the troupe dig deep an impeccable roll of soul: The soft harmonies and yearning horns of "I'm Coming Home", the light electronic elements on the rhythm of the hazy, laidback torch song "Never Be Another You", the swooning blues of "Let Him In", the almost highlife sparkle to the guitars on "Where Is The Love"... Each of the ten tracks hits with a freshness, energy and realness that few - if any - 70s troubled troubadours could muster. Essential.

Review: Veteran soul man Lee Fields has been touring and releasing music almost constantly since the late 1960s. In recent years, he's struck up a great partnership with the Truth & Soul label's house band, The Expressions. Their latest collaborative single, "Special Night", is something of a cinematic soul treat, with Fields wringing every bit of emotion out of his cracking, heartfelt vocal. The sumptuous A-side (subtitled 'Part 1') is joined on the flip by a sparser, stripped back version ('Part 2') that somehow manages to further emphasize the brilliance of Fields' lyrics and vocal. Both versions feel like future end-of-night classics.

Review: Special Night, the second album from '70s soul survivor Lee Fields and the Truth & Soul Records house band, The Expressions, got rave reviews when it was released on CD earlier in the year. Now on vinyl for the first time, it sees Fields adding his sensational vocals to a string of classic sounding soul gems (think crackly, '60s style production and authentically raw instrumentation). Highlights come thick and fast, from the sensual, heartfelt "Special Night" and riotous funk workout "Work To Do", to the stripped-back, break-driven "How I Like It" and heart-breaking "Where Did Our Love Go". In other words, it's a revivalist soul treat.

Review: Veteran singer Lee Fields - a survivor from the early '70s soul scene - has been revitalized in recent years thanks to a successful partnership with Truth & Soul Records house band, The Expressions. Special Night is his second full-length with the combo, and sees him run through a string of classic sounding - think fuzzy, '60s style production and authentic instrumentation - soul gems. Highlights are plentiful, from the sensual, heartfelt "Special Night" and riotous funk workout "Work To Do", to the stripped-back, break-driven "How I Like It" and heart-breaking "Where Did Our Love Go". This edition of the album comes bundled with a second disc containing The Expressions' superb instrumental versions.