

Titres
A1 Law Of The Land 4:24
(Norman Whitfield)
A2 Papa Was A Rollin' Stone 3:25
(Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
A3 Girl You're Alright 2:54
(Clay McMurray, Pam Sawyer)
A4 Killing Me Softly With This Song 4:49
(C. Fox, N. Gimbel)
A5 Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me) 3:40
(Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
A6 This Child Needs Its Father 3:24
(Dino Fekaris, Nick Zesses)
B1 Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No) 3:37
(Norman Whitfield)
B2 Feelin' Alright 4:51
(Dave Mason)
B3 Love And Happiness 3:13
(Al Green, Mabon Hodges)
B4 With A Little Help From My Friends 4:23
(J. Lennon, P. McCartney)
B5 If I Die 3:16
(Peter Rivera)
B6 Walk On By 3:46
(H. David, B. Bacharach)
Crédits
The Undisputed Truth
Joe Harris, Calvin Stephenson, Tyrone Barklay, Tyrone Douglas, Virginia Mc Donald : chant, vocaux
Musiciens
Bob Babbitt : basse
Billy Cooper, Eddie Willis, Joe Messina, Melvin Ragin, Paul Warren, Robert Ward, Robert White : guitare
Aaron Smith, Andrew Smith, Richard Allen, Uriel Jones : batterie
Jack Ashford : percussions, tambourin, maracas
Jack Brokensha : percussions, vibraphone, cloches
Eddie 'Bongo' Brown : congas
Earl Van Dyke : piano
Johnny Griffith : orgue
Arrangements, Chef d'Orchestre : Paul Riser (A1 à A4, A6, B1 à B6), David Van DePitte (A5)
Production : Norman Whitfield


Présentation
Certains titres plus connus via le groupe phare de la Motown, les Temptations. Et c'est intéressant de savourer les variantes créées par Norman Whitfield avec cette sensation musicale de tournoiement effréné comme sur "Law Of The Land" (A1).
L'interprétation de "Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (A2) est beaucoup plus sobre, moins emphatique et le plaisir auditif est conservé, certes moins dansant, moins 'pimenté' mais quel talent du côté des interprètes, vocalement c'est tout simplement parfait. Et "This Child Needs Its Father" (A5) démarre sur une ambiance quasi funèbre, c'est sombre, et fragile à la fois, superbe orchestration.
De la face B, je retiens "If I Die" (B5) qui possède cette forme musicale avec cet univers 'tragique', triste.

FACE A
The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Law Of The Land" (A1)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Papa Was A Rollin' Stone" (A2)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Girl You're Alright" (A3)
The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Killing Me Softly With This Song" (A4)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" (A5)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"This Child Needs Its Father" (A6)

FACE B
The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Mama I Gotta Brand New Thing (Don't Say No)" (B1)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Feelin' Alright" (B2)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Love And Happiness" (B3)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"With A Little Help From My Friends" (B4)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"If I Die" (B5)

The Undisputed Truth_1973_"Walk On By" (B5)

The Undisputed Truth

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The UNDISPUTED TRUTH sur Funk-O-Logy
-->The Undisputed Truth - Face To Face With The Truth (Gordy G 959L, 1971)
-->Undisputed Truth - Law Of The Land (Gordy G 963L, 1973)
-->The Undisputed Truth - Nothing But The Truth (Kent Records CDTOP2 469, 2017)
-->The Undisputed Truth - Truth Gon' Set You Free (Earvisions EV110518, 2018)