Willie Clayton - Open The Door flac album

Open The Door (Album). About Time Records (2). UK. 1992. Feels Like Love ‎(CD, Album).

The Door Is Still Open To My Heart. Open The Door To Your Heart.

When the Gates Swing Open.

Willie Clayton's smoke and whiskey-tinged tenor is a throwback to the days when R&B meant deep, deep soul. Woefully underappreciated, Clayton should appeal to fans of Al Green, the singer he most resembles (Clayton has worked with Green's producer Willie Mitchell in the past), although there's a trace of Curtis Mayfield in there, too. He's just one of those vocalists who could sing the phone book and the result would sound perfectly phrased and memorable. Clayton visits the blues on the uptown and velvet smooth "All Day Blues," which doesn't exactly set the world on fire, but it balances things in the sequence, and if this is hardly the album that will push Clayton into the front line and bring him the attention he deserves, it's never less than pleasant and then there's that voice

Willie Clayton is an American singer-songwriter and producer. Like several African American singer/songwriters, he began performing gospel music in church as a youngster and then moved into the secular field as a lyricist, producer, and singer. An active recording artist since the early 1970s, Clayton's career has endured almost 40 years and has spanned a repertoire in the styles of R&B, soul, and gospel.

Willie Clayton - Shining Star 04:12. Willie Clayton - I'll Take Care Of You 03:27. Willie Clayton - What A Way To Put It 05:14. Willie Clayton - Open The Door To Your Heart 04:00. Willie Clayton - So Tied Up 04:40. Willie Clayton - I've Been Loving You Too Long To Stop Now 03:38. Willie Clayton - Love Pains 03:15. Willie Clayton - One Nite Stand 03:29.