The Escorts - Hits Anthology - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Of all the sweet and satin-voiced groups to grace the R&B charts in the early to mid-'70s, The Escorts have one distinction (which some consider somewhat dubious) of being the one and only team to have started their recording career behind bars! Any discussion of the seven-man group has inevitably focused on that fact but beyond the circumstances of their recording situation, The Escorts' work actually merits considerable acclaim and praise. Listening to this 1974 anthology of their recordings, it's evident that The Escorts - aided by renowned producer George Kerr - made some fine music, from covers of tunes popularized by the Miracles such as InchWe've Come Too Far to End It NowInch to original songs such as InchDisrespect Can WreckInch written specifically for the group. All selections newly remastered.

Of all the sweet and satin-voiced groups to grace the R&B charts in the early to mid '70s, The Escorts have one distinction (which some consider somewhat dubious) of being the one and only team to have started their recording career behind bars! Any discussion of the seven man group has inevitably focused on that fact but beyond the circumstances of their recording situation, The Escorts' work actually merits considerable acclaim and praise. Almost 20 years after the group made soul music history, they reformed, aided by their original renowned producer George Kerr, to make the album presented here. InchBack to Love,Inch recorded in 1992, finds the group making the same great soul music they've come to be known for. All selections newly remastered.

Of all the sweet and satin-voiced groups to grace the R&B charts in the early to mid-'70s, The Escorts have one distinction (which some consider somewhat dubious) of being the one and only team to have started their recording career behind bars! Any discussion of the seven-man group has inevitably focused on that fact but beyond the circumstances of their recording situation, The Escorts' work actually merits considerable acclaim and praise. Listening to these 1973 recordings, it's evident that The Escorts - aided by renowned producer George Kerr - made some fine music, from covers of tunes popularized primarily by the Miracles such as InchOoh Baby Baby,Inch to original songs such as InchAll We Need Is Another ChanceInch written specifically for the group. All selections newly remastered.