Speak to Me
1971 · Lewis L2805 · Shreveport, Louisiana
- Artist
- The Relatives
- Title
- Speak to Me
- Release
- Walking On / Speak to Me
- Year
- 1971
- Label
- Lewis # L2805
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
- Songwriter
- West
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Speak to Me (Relatives, The) Soul.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
The Relatives were formed in 1970 by the brothers Rev. Gean West and Rev. Tommie West - Yep Roc's reissue documentation states "formed in 1970 by Dallas gospel singer Rev. Gean West and his brother" - a Dallas, Texas gospel-soul group blending traditional gospel with psychedelic funk; members across the run included Earnest Tarkington, Tyron Edwards, Charles Ray "Gypsy" Mitchell and others. "Speak To Me" b/w "Walking On" (Lewis Records L 2805, 1971) was written by Gean West. The group broke up in 1980, reunited in 2009, and released "The Electric Word" on Yep Roc in 2013. [Source: Wikipedia…