Track from the album Down To Earth (1971).
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Born and raised in Detroit, singer/songwriter Eddie Floyd joined Stax in 1965, and became one of the label's most prolific artists, penning hits for the likes of Carla Thomas, Sam & Dave and Otis Redding. In 1966, Floyd scored a major hit with "Knock on Wood," which he co-wrote with Booker T. & The M.G.'s guitarist/Stax producer Steve Cropper. The single peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Soul Singles chart and number 28 on the Hot 100 chart.
Released in 1971, Down To Earth is Floyd's seventh studio album. Recorded in Memphis, it was co-produced with Steve Cropper, and was a stylistic departure from his previous albums. Down To Earth is a gritty soul-rock album, featuring covers and original tracks alike, including the Civil Rights anthem "People Get Ready," a cover of the jazz standard "I Only Have Eyes For You," and a Floyd-Cropper original "Changing Love."
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Stax Records, now owned by Concord/Craft Recordings, was founded by Jim Stewart in 1957 in Memphis, Tennessee. It rose from a small, family-operated company to become one of the most influential soul music record labels in the world, helping create “The Memphis Sound” and launching the careers of icons such as Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, the Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Rufus and Carla Thomas, The Bar-Kays, and dozens of other artists who helped change popular culture forever. In all, Stax placed 167 hit songs in the Top 100 in Pop and 243 hits in the Top 100 in R&B.
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