{"product_id":"give-me-your-love-1","title":"Give Me Your Love","description":"1980 and 1981 were Sylvia Striplin's biggest years. Fresh from her brief but crucial role in Norman Connors' Aquarian Dream, another essential figure in the jazz-funk phenomenon, Roy Ayers, provided multiple outlets for the sweet-voiced singer. Shortly after Striplin released an album with Ayers' Eighties Ladies' project, she broke out with a solo album. Both of these releases were issued on Ayers' Uno Melodic label, and while they didn't reach full-blown crossover status on the R\u0026amp;B charts, they eventually became rare groove favorites. Ayers, assisted by James Bedford, produced and arranged this affair, but Striplin truly is the star; her voice is neither booming nor wailing, maintaining a youthful but powerful sweetness throughout eight songs that stick to sophisticated R\u0026amp;B constructs. Not a single track is weak, but a few stand out: the slinky, oft-sampled \"You Can't Turn Me Away\" (its squelching effects should be familiar to any hip-hop fan) shows Striplin at her most sultry. \"Give Me Your Love\" is an irresistible up-tempo number full of drive and punch, while the low-key and feather-light \"All Alone\" benefits from subtle string arrangements. One who is into Ayers and\/or polished early-'80s R\u0026amp;B cannot afford to overlook this. ~ Andy Kellman","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42023577780389,"sku":"5019421406310","price":29.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/cec3b63bec70e3c44cf5b160bb491ffd.jpg?v=1777672103","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/en-fr\/products\/give-me-your-love-1","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}