The Soulful Strings – Paint It Black (1966) [Full Album]

A1 Paint It Black 00:00 A2 California Dreamin' 05:42 A3 Message To Michael 08:19 A4 Wade In The Water 11:30 A5 Love Is A Hurtin' Thing 15:03 B1 Sunny 17:47 B2 When A Man Loves A Woman 20:53 B3 Eight Miles High 23:33 B4 Take Five 26:18 B5 The Sidewinder 29:21 B6 A Lover's Concerto 32:41 Record Company – Cadet Records Manufactured By – Chess Producing Corp. Recorded At – Ter Mar Studios Mastered At – Columbia Recording Studios, Chicago Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute Arranged By – Richard Evans Clarinet – Lennie Druss Cover – Esmond Edwards Engineer – Doug Brand Flute – Lennie Druss Piano – Charles Stepney Producer – Esmond Edwards Vibraphone – Charles Stepney Profile: The Soulful Strings was a project of the Chicago soul arranger Richard Evans, working with several musicians from the Cadet Records house band between 1966 and 1971 including Charles Stepney, Bobby Christian, Billy Wooten, Phil Upchurch, Lennie Druss, and Cleveland Eaton. Employing a repertoire composed almost entirely of covers, Evans and company created a unique sound, combining a sharp, soulful rhythm section with a lush string backing. Evans pushed the strings to the front, assuming an attitude previously reserved only for the hulking funk of bass and rhythm guitar. It was this crucial element that made the Soulful Strings sound so successful.