Lou Ragland- I Travel Alone

Label: Numero

Released 2012

Suffocated by Lake Erie's nitrate-rich waters and the burning oil from a Cuyahoga River fire, between 1967 and 1977 Lou Ragland produced the most thoughtful, hopeful, and downright soulful work to emerge from the Forest City. Bookended by his dynamic Hot Chocolate and Understand Each Other albums, I Travel Alone gathers period singles, collaborations, and an unreleased live album cut in 1973, revealing a Cleveland genius in a musical microcosm of fearless and confident creation. Packaged in an attractive slipcase, the quadruple LP features handsome gatefolds, and a booklet of never-before-seen photos of the Bandmaster at various stages of his career.

Track listing:

1. I Travel Alone
2. Big Wheel
3. Red Robin
4. I've Got Something Going For Me
5. Good For The Gander
6. We Had True Love (45 Version)
7. Ain't That A Groove
8. So Dam Funky
9. Sexy Moods of Your Mind
10. Messin' With Sly
11. We Had True Love (LP Version)
12. What You Want To Do
13. What Should I Do
14. I Can't Take It
15. What The Doctor Prescribed
16. Since You Said You'd Be Mine (45 Version)
17. I Didn't Mean to Leave You
18. Tend To Your Business
19. Understand Each Other
20. What Happened To The Feeling 
21. Since You Said You'd Be Mine (LP Version)
22. Just For Being You
23. What Should I Do
24. It's Got To Change
25. The Next World
26. Understand Each Other (Instrumental)
27. The World Is A Ghetto (Live)
28. Understand Each Other (Live)
29. It Ain't My Fault (Live)
30. Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (Live)
31. Until I Met You (Live)
32. Spend My Life Loving You (Live)
33. Brother Louie
34. Good For The Gander (Live)