Frank Sinatra once described Lou Rawls as having “the classiest singing, and [the] silkiest chops in the singing game,” Legacy’s release of The Essential Lou Rawls provides the career retrospective he so richly deserves. Rawls’ distinctive voice resonates on nostalgic classics like the stately “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” and the woefully underrated “Lady Love.” Rawls will forever remain one of the classiest men in soul music, and this comprehensive collection does the late vocalist proud. -dusty culpepper

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