Thomas, Clara | Sweet Sweetheart | 1LP

Carla Thomas is an American singer known as The Queen of Memphis Soul. She was a recording artist for Stax in the 1960s and early 1970s, and she was born on 21 December 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee. She is the daughter of Rufus Thomas and the sister of Vaneese Thomas and Marvell Thomas.

Sweet Sweetheart is a 1 disc vinyl LP album by Carla Thomas, released on the Stax label on 12 April 2025 and pressed on translucent light blue vinyl for Record Store Day. The album was recorded in 1970 at American Sound Studio in Memphis and was produced by Chips Moman. Two of its songs were released as a single, but the complete album was not officially released until 2013 as part of a compilation, and this is its first vinyl release.

Track List

Side A

1. Country Road
2. I Loved You Like I Love My Very Life
3. I'm Gettin' Closer to You
4. To Love Somebody
5. Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)
6. Heaven Help the Non-believer

Side B

1. Heavy Load
2. Sweet Sweetheart
3. I Think I Love You Again
4. Everything Is Beautiful
5. I'm Gettin' Closer to You