IT RAINS LOVE | LEE FIELDS AND THE EXPRESSIONS

2.6.19 We’ve lost Sharon Jones and Charles Bradley in recent years. That makes this seasoned soul master even more important. It Rains Love just dropped and it hits on every level on the retro soul meter. The opener title track is splendid. Lee’s Bobby Womack style vox is perfect throughout. Damn what a record.

Mark Deming @ Allmusic: He first made his name as a James Brown-inspired soul shouter in the '70s, but since Lee Fields became one of the leading figures on the retro-soul scene in the 2000s, he's subtly been evolving into a more nuanced performer, one who can still sing with grit and force but also brings the heart and passion of a Bobby Womack or a Wilson Pickett to his material. . .