The Dells - Like It Is Like It Was (2024)

An incredible combination of the two sides of The Dells -- a set that has them presenting older tracks and newer material -- all with sublime arrangements from the fantastic Charles Stepney, who'd really been transforming their sound from the There Is album onward! Stepney brings in a wonderful blend of funk and strings -- similar to the modes he was using with Ramsey Lewis and Rotary Connection -- and The Dells respond wonderfully by really setting their vocals free -- soaring to the skies with the kind of tremendous harmonies that have always made them one of our favorite soul groups of all time -- and also mighty proud that we came up in the same Windy City scene as them! Even the older material sounds very hip in this context -- and titles include "Nadine", "Darling Dear", "Come Out Come Out", "Off Shore", "Open Up My Heart", "Oh, What A Day", "Long Lonely Nights", and "I'm Not Afraid Of Tomorrow".

Tracklist:
1.01 - The Dells - I'm Not Afraid Of Tomorrow (3:10)
1.02 - The Dells - Oh, What A Day (2:50)
1.03 - The Dells - Come Out, Come Out (3:02)
1.04 - The Dells - Open Up My Heart (6:34)
1.05 - The Dells - Darling Dear (2:53)
1.06 - The Dells - Since I Fell For You (2:30)
1.07 - The Dells - Nadine (2:50)
1.08 - The Dells - Long Lonely Nights (2:30)
1.09 - The Dells - Off Shore (3:19)