Jackie Wilson Higher and Higher LP (Transparent Blue Vinyl)

Higher and Higher is the 1967 album from "Mr. Excitement" himself, R&B pioneer Jackie Wilson. As one of the defining vocalists of the era, this record finds Wilson in peak form and features one of his biggest hits, "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher." This release is the latest edition in Org Music's reissue series from the classic Brunswick Records catalog. Like the other release in the series, the album was mastered from original Brunswick tapes and pressed at Furnace Record Pressing.

...this 1967 LP offers great performances (from vocalist and band) and a variety of material....Wilson's performances are excellent as usual, making Higher and Higher one of the better original albums of his career.

It holds a little too firmly to the crooning soul that marked the early work of this Michigan legend, but his command of both song and his distinctive voice shines throughout each track. Don't stop with the title track. Dig the growl and dust that he adds to the Van McCoy gem 'I've Lost You' or the exultant joy within his performance on 'Soulville.' He could do it all.