Ingram - That's All! (1977) Hi-Res

The multi-talented Ingram was a self-contained group of sisters and brothers from Camden, NJ, consisting of – Norman (bass and trumpet), James or Jimi (vocals, keyboards, sax, flute), Barbara (vocals), Billy (guitar, bass, trombone), John (lead vocals, drums, tuba), Timmy (drums, percussion, trumpet) and Francis, Edith, and Virginia Ingram (vocals). Their love of music is rooted in gospel and comes from their father, a minister, who had a radio show on Philadelphia’s WIMR.

This is the follow-up to their first funky album. They get a slicker sound that points the way towards their excellent modern soul sides of the 80s. Although the album was excecutive produced by the H(ugo) & L(uigi) Records team, the Ingrams handled most of the production and arrangements, and give the record a much more sophisticated sound than other work on the label and it is filled with loads of great moments that bridge the gap between 70s harmony soul and modern 80s groove, including the moogy space soul classic “I Don’t Want To Be Alone“