What Colour Is Love/Dee Dee [Import]

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Product Description
Two of the soul diva's fine albums for Philadelphia International on one disc: 1977's 'What Color Is Love' & 1980's 'Dee Dee'. As the first legitimate release of any of her material, it contains all of the tracks & artwork from each original LP. 18 cuts in all, including her remake of Barry Manilow's 'Tryin' To Get The Feelin' Again', plus 'Nobody Could Take Your Place', 'Easy Money' & 'Breaking And Entering'. 1998 Westside release.

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What Colour Is Love/Dee Dee [Import]

What Colour Is Love/Dee Dee [Import]
What Colour Is Love/Dee Dee
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Breaking and Entering
  • Dee Dee Deelightful
  • Brilliantly Talented Soul Diva
  • Dee Dee RULES
  • ~AWESOME VOCALS FROM A GREAT DIVA~ BRAVO DEE DEE!!!!!
 What Colour Is Love/Dee Dee
Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
Manufacturer: Westside UK
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000INMI
Release Date: 1999-05-25

Tracks:

  1. I Believe in Love
  2. Just as Long as I Know Your
  3. Trying to Get the Feeling Again
  4. I Wanna Be Your Woman
  5. Flashback
  6. Nobody Could Ever Take Your Place
  7. What Colour Is Love
  8. I'd Really Love to See You
  9. Hang Your Portrait
  10. What Colour Is Love
  11. Breaking and Entering
  12. Let's Get This Party Started
  13. I Love You Anyway
  14. Easy Money
  15. Invitation
  16. Everyday Affair
  17. If We're Going to Stay Together
  18. See You Later

Album Description

Two of the soul diva's fine albums for Philadelphia International on one disc: 1977's 'What Color Is Love' & 1980's 'Dee Dee'. As the first legitimate release of any of her material, it contains all of the tracks & artwork from each original LP. 18 cuts in all, including her remake of Barry Manilow's 'Tryin' To Get The Feelin' Again', plus 'Nobody Could Take Your Place', 'Easy Money' & 'Breaking And Entering'. 1998 Westside release.

Album Details

Twofer Reissue of this Soulful 'Philly International' Vocalists 1978 and Critically Acclaimed 1980 'Dee Dee' Releases.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Breaking and Entering.......2005-10-08

Like the other reviews, Dee Dee Sharp is excellent. If you have the vinyl Lp you will notice that Breaking and Entering is a little different on this cd. That song spent 4 weeks at number one on Billboard's Disco/Dance chart.

4 out of 5 stars Dee Dee Deelightful.......2005-09-22

Dee Dee is perhaps the most under rated R&B female artist of the 70's. While these 2 selections are great; in particular, What Color is Love, her first album at Philadelphia International(on the TSOP label) was in my opinion one of the 2 finest female R&B albums of all time (the other being Jean Carn's first LP at the same label).
Unfortunately, "Happy bout the whole thing" is currently unavailable on CD, i personally would pay big bucks for a copy!

What Color is Love shows off both Dee Dee's powerful, emotional voice as well as highlighting the great philly sound of the 70's.
a definite must for any philly sound lovers, a staple for any female R&B lover. Dee Dee rules!

5 out of 5 stars Brilliantly Talented Soul Diva.......2005-01-05

Dee Dee Sharp originally known for Mashed Potato Time, Ride, Do The Bird, Gravy, and other early 60's sounds finally shows her mature side in this grandly produced 70's Gamble-Huff production. "Trying To Get The Feeling", "Flashback", and "What Color Is Love" are all heady ballads. "Breaking and Entering", "Let's Get This Party Started", "Easy Money" are all uptempo, funky songs. "Invitation" is a torchy, raw song. Dee Dee proves to us that she can do it all. She even does a duet with Jerry Butler.

Had Dee Dee desired it, she could have been one of the greatest jazz divas of all time. Her vocal range, impeccable timing, and brilliant talent are all here. Dee Dee was not only talented, but intelligent as well. After her divorce from husband Kenneth Gamble, she decided to get a PhD in psychology, support herself, and raise her children. Smart move, if you have ever followed the downfall of Gamble & Huff and TSOP which left a lot of great artists floundering.

If you can find it, another must-have is her cd Happy About The Whole Thing (a Japanese import) which in the 70's preceded this 2 album-in-one CD set.

5 out of 5 stars Dee Dee RULES.......2004-12-06

This is a FANTASTIC 2 LPs on one CD.
It's crimminal that it is out of print.
'What Color is Love?' is a masterpiece and 'Dee Dee' is just plain fun.
If you ever liked the Philly International Sound--this CD is a REAL treasure.

A shame that there is so little of Dee Dee Sharp singing contemporary and well-produced SoulPop like these collections.

If you see this CD in a used CD store snatch it up, ditch those mashed potatoes---and get your groove on!!

5 out of 5 stars ~AWESOME VOCALS FROM A GREAT DIVA~ BRAVO DEE DEE!!!!!.......2003-12-29

Don't miss the opportunity of a lifetime to hear passionate soul singing at its ultimate in this magnificent collection!! Dee Dee was a big hit-maker in the sixties but became a truly extraordinary singer in the 70's and 80's with one of the best voices in the business!! When "What Color Is Love?" came out, it looked like a sure thing that Dee Dee would obtain legendary status as this is a powerful collection of soul-stirring performances...from the beautifully haunting "What Color Is Love?" to the passionate plea in "Nobody Could Ever Take Your Place", nobody could take Dee Dee's place in any of these wonderous songs! The second album which sadly is her last to date is the great "Dee Dee" which came out in the early 80's to great reviews but no radio support which was hard to figure out because so many of these would have been "hit's" if they had received any airplay at all!! Dee Dee's duet with the great and legendary Jerry Butler "Everyday Affair" still could be a hit today if it had a single release...Jerry and Dee Dee are totally thrilling and "Everyday Affair" stands up along with any of the greatest ever duets like Dinah & Brook or Marvin & Tammi. "Dee Dee" also has a number of great funky dance numbers which also feature wild Dee Dee Sharp vocals which will make your head spin!! One favorite on this great album is a ballad that builds to really intense levels simply called "Invitation" and this smoldering and riveting scorcher is one that will have anyone who loves really great passionate vocals using that repeat mode over and over!! "I Love You Anyway" is sultry and hypnotic and was a chart hit in R&B that should have been a huge pop hit as well and would have if Top 40 would have given it airplay!! Little wonder interest in music and sales have gone down when extraordinary talent like this gets strangely overlooked. DON'T MISS THIS ONE and with any luck this great singer will record once again as a great voice like Dee Dee Sharp's could only get better with age and what a joy it would be to hear a long overdue update from this great and talented wonder. ENCORE please Dee Dee...we miss you alot!!!

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