Peters & Lee – “Welcome Home”
Somewhere along the lines in collecting, I ended up with five Peters & Lee records, four of which are still sealed. So, I figured since this one wasn’t, I’d give it a spin and see what it’s like.
The album opens with some orchestration and the titular track, “Welcome Home” and Lennie Peters leads this song, and he’s got a pretty good voice. Dianne Lee provides some backing vocals. It’s not a bad song. “All Change Places” follows next, and they sing this one as a duet, and it’s a catchy upbeat song. I really liked that one. “Nevertheless” comes next, and we dial it back a bit and it’s bit more of a relaxed piano tune, with some soft vocals. “All I Ever Need is You” comes next, and we pick the pace back up and the I’m really liking the beat of this duo. Lennie has a fantastic voice, almost reminiscent of a more laid back Tom Jones. They dial it back once more with “We Can Make It” – now it’s not bad that it’s dialed back, it’s actually quite a nice song. Dianne does have some more prominent vocals in this one, and her voice too, isn’t bad at all. The A-Side closes out with “I’m Confessin’” and I find their slower tracks have a bit more of a jazzy feel to them. I’m not hugely into their slower songs. Not bad overall so far.
“The Old Fashioned Way” opens the B-Side, and we continue with the slower pacing as Peters and Lee deliver some soft vocals over the casual orchestration. I definitely could go for more of their upbeat music. “Until It’s Time for You to Go” follows next, and we’re keeping it to that slower pace it seems, there is some good orchestration in this one, but overall, it’s nothing really special. “Take to the Mountains” follows next, and it starts off slowly, but it picks up vocally and musically, we get back into that beat and sound that really draws you in. “United We Stand” comes next, and it starts off a bit slowly, but once more when we hit the chorus, we get some powerful vocals and the music is just on point. “Loving Baby” comes next, and we go back to that jazzy sound, and you know, if the album consisted mostly of the upbeat pop sounding songs, I’d be all over it. We close out the album with “By Your Side” and once more, we get a powerful chorus with great vocals and fantastic orchestration.
All in all, not a bad listen.
Catalog Number:
6308 221
Credits:
Orchestra and Chorus Directed by Peter Knight
Produced for Sound Ventures by John Franz
Released:
1973
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