Credits:

Rudy Ray Moore

Description:

Rudy Ray Moore's "Turning Point", a rare groove classic along with the black-sploitation classic and treasure trove of material "Dolemite" (also a movie starring Rudy Ray Moore), is finally available on CD for the first time 35 years after its original LP release! Rudy Ray Moore was a comedian/actor whose strong undertones and ex-rated style split his popularity in two with Blowfly (an alias of Clarence Reid), a pioneer of vulgar rap. His style greatly influenced Snoop Dogg, Big Daddy Kane, and the 2 Live Crew, and his stand-up shows, always with a band, were musically brilliant.Rudy Ray Moore's first album released in 1972, "The Turning Point," was a straight-up soul/funk album without the comedic elements. The Turning Point" (05) with Isaac Hayes' "Shaft" wah guitar, a muddy cover of Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler's "Need To Belong" (01), a unique interpretation of Ray Charles' "Lucky Old Sun" (06), a Latin-flavored cover of "Lucky Old Sun" (07), and "The Turning Point" (08), a Latin-flavored cover of "The Turning Point" (08), and "The Turning Point" (09), a Latin-flavored cover of "The Turning Point" (08), and "The Turning Point" (09). Sun" cover 06, a unique interpretation of Ray Charles, fast funk 04 "Put Your Weight On It" with a Latin flavor, and more! This long-awaited reissue includes liner notes by Rudy Ray Moore's former manager, Donald Randall, and is a significant archive release!

Tracklisting:

1.Need to Belong
2.Endlessly
3.I Cried a Tear
4.Put You Weight on It
5.Turning Point, The
6.Lucky Old Sun
7.Knock Me a Kiss
8.Great Pretender