![]() “ Pool of Bad Luck” continues the quintessential funky groove, and on “ If“, Simon’s plaintive baritone soars. ![]() ![]() “ I Found My Dad” is an interesting deaprture from the rest of the album, and it remains catchy and rousing. The title track was pure Philly sound, an early Gamble-Huff production that paid off with a #3 spot on the Billboard R&B charts. “Drowning in the Sea of Love” was Simon’s most cohesive album, though still very eclectic in presentation. In his impressive career, Simon began by crooning honey-touched ballads, went on to help establish the genre of country-soul (and remains one of the few true, great country-soul singers), segued over into R&B, and then saw his career descend too quickly after a groundbreaking (but ill-fated) movement to disco.
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