Billy Paul Brown Baby

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REVIEW FROM ALLMUSIC www.allmusic.com Paul's first album for Philadelphia International was straight, club jazz, sales were slow. This time, Gamble & Huff gave Paul material strong enough to make his sophomore release a viable commercial entity. "Brown Baby's" speaks of people of color making their parents and others proud, the message is positive and correct. "I'm Just a Prisoner," is real, but would have been better served without the string section. It's a stark depiction about a man who ...