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Jean Knight's first and only Stax album--full of soul!!!

Matt Tawesson | Macomb, IL, USA | 05/29/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jean Knight's album, "Mr. Big Stuff" came out in 1971. The hit single of the same name came out in that year, as well. The main track is full of soul. From what I learned, the single of this song was one of the biggest selling hits ever to be released by Stax Records. There are some other great songs on this album, as well. "You City Slicker" is another great one; the lyrics for it are very similar to the main song. The same thing applies to "You Think You're Hot Stuff," which is the last song on the album (one of the bonus tracks). This latter song (which was a follow-up sequel to Mr. Big Stuff) was also released as a single later on in 1971, but as sequels go, this one was not as successful as the main song, and was in the low ranks on the music charts. The rest of the other bonus tracks are somewhat okay, but not worth listening to very much. Another song that I like on this album is "Why I Keep Living These Memories". This song has somewhat of a sad sound and lyric to it, where Jean sings about a woman who must face the reality that the man she loves won't come back to her and she has to deal with the memories of the relationship as well as the situation. Here is a bit of trivia for you folks (that may not have known this): "Why I Keep Living These Memories" was released as the flip side to Mr. Big Stuff. After the smash single of Mr. Big Stuff was released, Jean released several more singles (including the sequel, "You Think You're Hot Stuff"), but could not seem to match the success of the main song. Even though this album and single of the same name are the only Stax titles that she had released with the label, it is still quite a joy to listen to, as well as a lot of fun. Mr. Big Stuff, in my opinion, will always be Jean's signature song that will never tire out."