Soul Ballads

2015 release from the legendary Grammy-winning front-man of Blood Sweat & Tears. The album features covers of all-time soul-classics recorded live in Thomas's hometown of Toronto, Canada. Includes songs by Ray Charles, Sam & Dave, Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and many others. David Clayton-Thomas delivers splendidly on it's succinct title. Soul Ballads- if you didn't know better, you might think these timeless anthems were created specifically for David to wrap his warm, expressive pipes around. Throughout Soul Ballads, Clayton-Thomas' longtime love affair with each song shines through bright and bold. Clayton-Thomas sounds like no one but himself-the same mighty vocalist whose unforgettable front work on Blood, Sweat & Tears' You've Made Me So Very Happy, And When I Die, and his self-penned Spinning Wheel made the expansive group a full-fledged 1969 juggernaut. Soul Ballads and David Clayton-Thomas: what a perfect combination!