Guilty

Oscar Toney Jr. was a down-on-his-knees preaching soul singer in the ‘golden years’, and scored a notable crossover pop and R&B hit with ‘For Your Precious Love’ on Bell in 1967, one of the first records to use a spoken ‘rap’ intro. This deep-soul revival of the Impressions doo-wop hit was a landmark in “southern soul”, and gained Oscar written praise from the great Otis Redding. Guilty, produced by Bob Grady, represents a return to the values of real soul - with real musicians but only had limited distribution when released in the USA, and this Shout release provides the opportunity to bring quality new soul material to the widest audience.