Singin' Some Soul (Soulful Deep Red LP - Exclusive)

By the late 1960s, Fania had aspirations to break out beyond el barrio.  With Singin’ Some Soul, Fania gambled that by pairing Joe Bataan’s talents with Jerry Masucci’s ambitions, they could forge a genuine r&b hit record for a label mostly associated with afro-Latin music. 

Looking back,  Joe still marvels at the opportunity he was given: “the sound was unbelievable. It was like a dream fairyland. everything was done. all I had to do was sing.” As a bonus, we’ve included the two sides of Joe Bataan’s rarest release on Fania, “Latin soul square Dance” b/w “call Me.” this 1972 7-inch was originally meant to be the first single off of Joe’s Live From San Frantasia album (the cover of which was eventually salvaged and used for his Mericana records LP, Salsoul), but Joe and Fania’s falling out killed the project. the original tapes to the album are lost, but a few copies of the single were released before the entire project fell apart.  

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