The Main Ingredient

The Main Ingredient
Formed: 1966 in New York, NY [Harlem]
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Styles: Urban, Soul, Disco
Group Members: Cuba Gooding, Jerome Jackson, Tony Silvester, Donald McPherson, Luther Simmons Jr.
Biography: The Main Ingredient toiled in obscurity for the better part of the '60s before making it big as a sweet, romantic soul outfit with a particular flair for ballads. Paced by the impassioned lead vocals of Cuba Gooding during their prime hitmaking years, the Ingredient is best remembered for their 1972 ...Read full biography
Euphrates River
Released: 1974
Label: RCA
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While nothing soared as high as "Everybody Plays a Fool" from the Bitter Sweet LP, Euphrates River is tighter and has more zap than the previous year's beautiful but hitless Afrodisiac. They nailed Seals ...Read full review
Tasteful Soul
Released: 1971
Label: RCA
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Arguably, the original Main Ingredient's (Don McPherson, Tony Silvester, and Luther Simmons) best album. Thank God for microphones and amplification, for these tall handsome New Yorkers sung softly. With ...Read full review
More The Main Ingredient albums: Main Albums (14), Compilations (10), Singles & EPs (2)
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