Eddie Floyd, Sweet Things You Do, Stax

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Eddie Floyd – Sweet Things You Do. This is a great medium tempo track. It feels like 104 bpm, somewhere around that speed. Eddie can really belt out the lyrics. I love the feel in the delivery, he put some punch behind his words, then bring it low and smooth during a slight breakdown. The song itself is short, only 2:10, but it has that great Stax sound. Cropper on the guitar leads it off. The Horns make their entrance, then Dunn, Jones, and Jackson bring in the rest of the music. Al Jackson has that loose drumming style. You can hear it from the first note he plays on the up of four to kick off the band. Great song, solid production, good levels. The horn section and vocal tracks shine on this cut. The second song is Bring It On Home To Me. There is a great intro section that could be sampled for sure… just drums and bass for about 3 measures. The song is written by Sam Cooke. It’s a very good song. For some reason, it just doesn’t have the same Stax feel. It could be the production, levels seem low across the board, (no pun). I wonder if the band put more heart into “Sweet Things You Do”, because they were the writers. Bring It On Home To Me could go on any mixtape or set list and it would be great. But after listening to both songs, back to back, many times…. Sweet Things You Do stands out!
Artist: Eddie Floyd
Release Date: 197?
Label: Stax
Tracks: Sweet Things You Do, Bring It On Home To Me
For Sale: Eddie Floyd, Sweet Things You Do / Bring It On Home To Me.

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