Unmistakably Lou

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Unmistakably Lou
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Studio album by
Lou Rawls
Released1977
Recorded1976–1977
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre Philadelphia soul, jazz
Length37:04
Label Philadelphia International
Producer Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Dexter Wansel, Bobby Martin, Jack Faith
Lou Rawls chronology
All Things in Time
(1976)		Unmistakably Lou
(1977)		 When You Hear Lou, You've Heard It All
(1977)
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Unmistakably Lou is an album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1977 on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was Rawls's second PIR album. It performed respectably (No. 14 R&B and No. 41 pop), although its sales fell well short of his 1976 PIR debut All Things in Time . [3] Only one single, "See You When I Git There", was released from the album in the US; alongside "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and "Lady Love", it remains one of Rawls' best-known PIR songs. Like its predecessor, Unmistakably Lou is a well-regarded album for its mix of high-quality Philadelphia soul songs and other more jazz-influenced tracks (atypical and distinctive for a PIR production). Rawls won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the album in 1978.

Contents

In 2005, Unmistakably Lou was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with All Things in Time.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff unless stated

  1. "See You When I Git There" – 4:43
  2. "Spring Again" – 4:29
  3. "Early Morning Love" – 5:44
  4. "Some Folks Never Learn" – 3:32
  5. "Someday You'll Be Old" – 3:43
  6. "Secret Tears" (Jack Faith, Phillip Terry) – 4:08
  7. "We Understand Each Other" – 4:19
  8. "It's Our Anniversary Today" (Dexter Wansel) – 3:42
  9. "All the Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:44

Personnel

Singles

Charts

Chart (1977)Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs ( RPM ) [4] 58
US Billboard 200 [5] 41
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 14

References

  1. ↑ Wynn, Ron. Unmistakably Lou review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
  2. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 578.
  3. ↑ "Lou Rawls". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 5246b". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Lou Rawls Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
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