Dobie Gray - Soulful Sound of Dobie Gray

Prior to the release of Hip-O Select's four-CD Complete Dobie Gray (1969-1979) box set, this full-length single disc compilation from Polydor U.K. was the best to have been gleaned from Gray's 1970s long-players Drift Away (1972), Loving Arms (1973), Hey Dixie (1974), New Ray Of Sunshine (1975), Let Go (1976), Midnight Diamond (1978) and Dobie Gray (1979). Gray's vocals present a distinctly laid-back blend of country and soul that was not only epitomized in the title track of his debut LP "Drift Away," but perfected during the remainder of his criminally underappreciated career. Read More