I've Got the Music in Me

Exciting, Peerless Prog-Jazz / Rock Performance

I own three copies of this album (so, obviously I think a lot of it): Two LPs (an original pressing and a later pressing) and the CD. Thelma Houston and a crack group of musicians/vocalists give you the experience of a live performance in your own listening room, courtesy of their direct-to-disk recording approach. I love the music, the obvious energy and the astonishing transparency of the vocals. For the audiophiles out there: As good as the CD is, the vinyl sounds that much better and is worth every penny if you have a top-notch LP system. February 11, 2007

Love It

Years ago I dabbled in becomming a sterophile along with several of my friends on the fire department. One day we each brought in to work elements of our stereo systems. A couple of people brought in their "direct to disk" records that they had collected. This albumn was one of them. Don't Misunderstand is really smooth as are the other "sultry" songs on the albumn. The instrumentals are also great with one (and only one) being slightly less so as it has a more rag time type type feel to it. However, the I've got the music in me cut (and my favorite... the reprise last cut on the "B" side) are "fantastic." The windows in my old neighborhood are probably still vibrating from my playing these over and over at the loudest settings my system could play (without distortion). Additionally, it is rare to have a recording where you can hear a cymbal inadvertently crash and some murmuring between cuts. The musicianship of all concerned especially Ms. Houston (Whitney's Aunt, I believe)is a real treat especially in light of the modern "sampled" mass produced music of today. The origianl albumn of this, I believe was just short of $20.00 and that was in 25 years ago dollars. The "harder" faster tempoed music is great fun to listen to and the "sultry" mood music was "always" on in the background during dinner dates at stately Sims manner. November 15, 2006

what cd format did for this album

I had a vinyl pressing back in the late 70's. Later on I checked a copy out of a library and made a tape from it. Then later with the avdent of computer and the approraite software made a cd of the tape. Which sounded better than other cd's I had brought. Which my wife took to work and it some how walked off. Well I finally found a copy on cd a gold one at that paid a little more for it. But was it ever worth it. It without any doubt sounded better than the tape or the cd I had made from the tape. If you going to be shopping for a stereo and you want a cd to test the rigg out with before you buy take this cd along. The silent parts are that silent. It is as though you sitting right in the middle of a front row seat. In a club. Without the club.what the other people with positive reviews say they hitting the nail on the head. December 3, 2005

Doug Sax Does it AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anything Doug Sax Masters is incredible and every CD or record collection needs to have some Sheffield Recordings in it.
I also recommend Growing Up in a Hollywood Town and West of OZ as these and the Thelma Houston are a must in any collection. Not only for performance BUT these are demo Audiophile Recording on the highest level...These are the BIG 3 August 9, 2005

Nothing Short of Brilliant

This has been a favourite of mine for years - since I fist heard the vinyl direct disc recording in 1978. I was very pleased to be able to get a CD version, which is just as lively. This is fantastic music, brilliantly arranged and executed. Even for someone who doesn't dance, it's hard not to jump up to this. Some of it makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up its so good. May 14, 2005

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