COOLY'S HOT BOX: Take It

Cooly's Hot Box

Take It

© 2002 Purpose Records (724381127223)

CD IN STOCK. ORDER NOW. Will ship immediately.

Innovative dance oriented soul music

notes

THIS IS WHERE ANGELA JOHNSON , TORTURED SOUL , TICKLAH and CHRISTIAN URICH BEGAN.

Formed as a quartet at the State University of New York, Cooly's has built up a regional following over the past half decade. In 2002 they released their debut, Take It, a wonderful piece of dance and rhythmic jazz that sounded like a modernized Heatwave with jazzier underpinnings. Ulrich set the tone for the disc, with cool arrangements and beats that gave dance club credibility, and Johnson's bright vocals (think of a more soulful Jody Watley) made the well-written songs memorable front to back. Cuts like "Friend of Mine," "What a Surprise," the Soul 2 Soul-like "Simple," and the smooth ballad "14 Hours" were top notch musically and vocally.

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  • Take It
    author: perry bromwell

    Grab it better yet order it because it's just too hot to grab...with an order it may cool off before you grab it!!

  • RiCh
    author: Jae

    Rich in tones, rich in beats, exceptional talent displayed on this album like the group Rebirth. I love it!

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