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Delegation – 1979 – Eau De Vie Read Reviews, Buy the Album or Download the Album for freeOne of my favorite albums at the end of the 70’s, the golden decade for R’n’B.Delegation’s “Eau De Vie”, released in 1979, was their second studio album. From beginning to end, the album is a delightful listen, perfectly blending R&B, Disco and Funk. Group founder and lead singer Rick Bailey is in top form here and his voice works in every setting.
Remember that the year was 1979 and Disco was still the sound that dominated the air waves. So it’s no surprise that many of the tracks here are aimed at the dance floors. “ Heartache No. 9”, which became a minor radio hit, is late 1970’s R&B at it’s best, as is “ Sho Nuff Sold On You”.
“ One More Step To Take” is another great dance record. “ You and I” is an up tempo highlight on the album and received substantial radio play to also become a hit on both sides of the Atlantic. “ Put A Little Love on Me”, “ (Darling) I Think About You” and “ Stand Up (Reach For The Sky)” are also funky R&B songs that could have been pulled from the Philly sound vaults.TracksA1 Heartache No. 9 5:16A2 Sho’ ‘Nuff Sold on You 5:15A3 One More Step to Take 4:40A4 Blue Girl 5:12B1 Darlin’ (I Think About You) 4:19B2 You and I 5.17B3 Stand Up (Reach for the Sky) 4:57B4 Welcome to My World 4:33B5 Put a Little Love on Me 4:28BonusHeartache no. 9 (12 special re-mix version)Put a little love on me (12 long version)you and i (single version)Heartache no. 9 (single version)Put a little love on me (single version)Delegation’s talents were not limited to only Dance and up tempo songs.
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The real hidden gem on “Eau De Vie” is “ Blue Girl”, a spine tingling and achingly beautiful mid tempo ballad that borrows a bit from Delegation’s 1977 Top 5 smash “ Oh Honey”. Rick Bailey is a great singer and is perfectly under stated, using his voice as an instrument of beauty. While “Blue Girl” did not become a pop hit, it has since 1979 been some what of a cult classic, receiving plenty of air play on quite storm formats and is a staple for classic R&B stations. “ Welcome To My World” is the other mid tempo ballad on “Eau De Vie” that should have been a hit. “ Eau De Vie” is an album that should be treasured so we can marvel at how beautiful the music that was made in the late 1970’s really was.Big Thanks to Big Break Records for re-mastering this long out of print masterpiece, which was a much sought after item for crate diggers and collectors. As is always the case with a BBR re-master, the sound is great, the liner notes are fascinating and include a must have interview with Rick Bailey.
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And let’s not forget those amazing bonus tracks. There are 5 of them here. “ Heartache No. 9” and “ Put A Little Love on Me” are here in their very rare extended 12” Dance Versions, previously only available on a very limited and impossible to find vinyl releases. “ You and I”, “ Heartache No.