Unmistakably Lou Explained

Unmistakably Lou is an album by American R&B singer Lou Rawls, released in 1977 on the Philadelphia International Records label. It was Rawls's second PIR album. It performed respectably (14 R&B and No. 41 pop), although its sales fell well short of his 1976 PIR debut All Things in Time.^[1] Only one single, "See You When I Git There", was released from the album in the US; alongside "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" and "Lady Love", it remains one of Rawls' best-known PIR songs. Like its predecessor, Unmistakably Lou is a well-regarded album for its mix of high-quality Philadelphia soul songs and other more jazz-influenced tracks (atypical and distinctive for a PIR production). Rawls won the Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for the album in 1978.

In 2005, Unmistakably Lou was reissued by Demon Music in the UK in a double package with All Things in Time.

Track listing

All tracks written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff unless stated

1. "See You When I Git There" – 4:43
2. "Spring Again" – 4:29
3. "Early Morning Love" – 5:44
4. "Some Folks Never Learn" – 3:32
5. "Someday You'll Be Old" – 3:43
6. "Secret Tears" (Jack Faith, Phillip Terry) – 4:08
7. "We Understand Each Other" – 4:19
8. "It's Our Anniversary Today" (Dexter Wansel) – 3:42
9. "All the Way" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Sammy Cahn) – 2:44

Personnel

• Lou Rawls - vocals
• Dennis Harris, Roland Chambers - guitars
• Michael Foreman - bass
• Charles Collins - drums
• Larry Washington - bongos, congas
• MFSB - strings, horns

Singles

• "See You When I Git There" (US Pop No. 66, US R&B No. 8)
• "Some Folks Never Learn" (UK/Europe only, not released as a single in the US)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lou Rawls . Billboard . 21 April 2024.