The Salsoul Strings - How Deep Is Your Love (1978) [Reissue 2009]

Later that year Vince released "How Deep Is Your Love" under the banner of The Salsoul Strings. The album beautifully highlighted Don Renaldo's collection of top notch string players. The album had almost all the same players as the Orchestra albums but decidedly featuring the string section. The album covers a variety of 1970's Pop classics. Besides a cover of the Young-Heyman standard "Love Letters" and the inclusion of "Evergreen" from the previous Salsoul Orchestra album, the album had some real gems. Witness Montana's take on the Bee Gees classics "How Deep Is Your Love" and "More Than A Woman," both feature piano solos by "Cotton" Kent. Two schmaltzy songs are given respectable treatments which make them a bit more palatable, "You Light Up My Life" and a medley of "Feelings/We've Only Just Begun." The final piece of craftsmanship is the Billy Joel tune "Just The Way You." If you happen upon this LP purchase it, it is truly a collector's item, it was pressed in a small amount and has been out of print since it's initial run over 30 years ago.