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Following the success of his third album, Lee Michaels continued the path of a solo artist - solo meaning that most of the sounds on the record were primarily recorded by Lee alone. Organ (Hammond and pipe), piano, harpsichord, and organ bass create a heavy, dense foundation. Michaels had a unique sound, and along with his larynx-shredding vocal, the results are staggering. Aided by Joel Larson on drum, Michaels does a lot of covers on this record - including “Willie and the Hand Jive,” “Ya Ya,” and “Can I Get a Witne. Michaels renders them all in an infectiou, gospel style. There are only a few originals on the album, and one, “Do You Know What I Mean” (which really sounded like a cover), was a monstrous hit and cemented Lee Michaels as one of the best white blues performers of the period, along with Joe Cocker and Steve Winwood. .

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