In 1998 Living Colour vocalist Corey Glover recorded his solo album Hymns for LaFace Records. The record was released to mixed reviews and, though there were two videos made, the label did little to promote the project. As a fan of Glover's since the early days, I loved the album and wrote a column about Hymns for Vibe. Recently, I discovered my interview with Glover which I used to write this Slept on Soul column.

“Originally I was going to call myself G. Love, but when G. Love and Special Sauce came out, I couldn’t do that,” Glover explained. “With the name Reverend Daddy Love, I wanted the material to be like a revival, like people were going to church. Guys like Al Green and Marvin Gaye, I’m tipping my hat off to those guys, because they had what it takes.” During that same period, as Corey contemplated his next move, the music scene was filled with fresh-faced kids named D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, Dionne Farris and Maxwell whose own brand of music was marketed and branded as neo-soul by record companies and critics.

With that influx of new old school sounding music, the time seemed perfect for Corey to launch his own dusty soul and explore his big poppa velvet dream. Beginning in February of 1997, Corey began writing lyrics to his grooves that had quickly developed into songs. After gathering a team that included producers Peter Lord and V. Jeffery Smith, who were also members of the Family Stand (“Ghetto Heaven”) as well as the funky force behind Paula Abdul’s sophomore album Spellbound, they rehearsed the band for two weeks before going into Sorcerer Sound in Greenwich Village to record.

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WHERE IS THE NEW ALBUM????