Howard Tate - Get It While You Can (Verve 1967) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

Highly regarded by soul music cultists and virtually unknown by anybody else, Howard Tate had some minor success with the Verve label in the late '60s. The singer brought a lot of blues and gospel to his phrasing, but what made him palatable to the modern R&B audience (and, to a lesser degree, pop fans) was the Northeast soul production of Jerry Ragovoy, who also wrote much of Tate's material. Howard made the R&B Top 20 three times in the late '60s (with "Ain't Nobody Home," "Stop," and "Look at Granny Run Run"). However, he's most famous to rock audiences as the original performer of "Get It While You Can," which became one of Janis Joplin's signature tunes. Richie Unterberger AMG

Track listing:

A1. Ain’t Nobody Home
A2. Part-Time Lover
A3. Glad I Knew Better
A4. How Blue Can You Get
A5. Get It While You Can

B1. Baby, I Love You
B2. I Learned It All The Hard Way
B3. Everyday I Have The Blues
B4. How Come My Bull Dog Don’t Bark?
B5. Look At Granny Run Run

Produced by Jerry Ragovoy
Arranged by Garry Sherman (B.2)
Artie Butler (A.1, 3, B.4, 5)
Jerry Ragovoy (A2, 4, 5, B.1, 3)