Charles Greene

Anla records was the soul subsidiary of cult Louisiana record label Goldband. Owner Eddie Shuler wanted a differnet logo to separate the more modern sounds from his original label’s traditional fare and set up Anla (a contraction of Goldband and Louisiana) in 1968. A lot of the output was funk orientated but there were quite a few strong deep tracks as well from artists like Big Daddy Green, Soul Shouting Tommy, Dynamic Adam and Ike Porter.

But “Baby Oh Baby” is one of the best tracks on the label. Charles Greene had a really big powerful voice – reminds me of Jimmy Robins or Little Joe Hinton with its gruff, almost untutored authority. He sings clearly and compellingly over the dead slow backing. No danger of a vocalist this commanding being upstaged no matter how big the fine horn section is. The final little rap works very well too. A fine deep soul piece worthy of greater recognition.

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