Sunday's Child - Island SMAS 9296

8 Dec 1974
Star Press
Scott Miley
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
Barretto Best When He's Funky

By SCOTT MILEY
Lively Arts Writer

[excerpt]

Continuing with the numerous releases by male performers at the end of this year is a cabaret performer by the name of David Barretto, a white soulful singer who does best when he gets funky with a touch of Latin seasoning. His album, Para Mis Hermanos, shows a staggering new singer who would give s superb concert.
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★ ★ ★

JOHN MARTYN, one of the most restful voices around, despite his free-form style (which sounds like a completely bombed Dean Martin) needs translators on this release, Sunday's Child.
There is a fine use of the moog, but when the album is compared to his last attempt, Inside Out, Sunday's Child can be left in the record rack.

★ ★ ★

sitenotes:
This fart for a review was published in The Star Press (Muncie, Indiana) of Sunday 8 December 1974.

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