SoulTracks Lost Gem: Tavares takes us on a “Slow Train To Paradise”

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When asked to name the Soul Music supergroups of the ’70s and early ’80s, folks tend to gravitate to familiar names such as Earth, Wind and Fire, the Spinners,  the Commodores  and the Isley Brothers.  However, five brothers from New Bedford, Massachusetts – Ralph, Tiny, Chubby, Butch and Pooch Tavares – arguably created the most consistently high quality soul music of that period. Click Here for the full biography

And while Tavares had a ton of hits in the 70s, they also had a number of terrific album cuts that didn’t hit radio on this side of the Atlantic. One of them was their great 1978 dance number, “Slow Train To Paradise,” a number that didn’t get airplay in the US, but became a club hit in other parts of the world. So get your disco shoes on and listen to this fantastic SoulTracks Lost Gem.

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"Slow Train To Paradise"

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