As Chicago House music blossomed in the late 80’s, it quickly began to diversify, and producer/musician Larry Heard was pivotal in the development of ‘Deep’ House, a subtle, sophisticated, introspective, emotive, potent, jazz-influenced house sub-genre. On this influential album from 1988, Heard, with vocalists Robert Owens and Ron Wilson, created a foundational deep house record that sketched out the blueprints for the development of the sound. While much of the deep house that followed was either sample-based or instrumental, Another Side demonstrates house music’s roots in R’n’B and soul, and is full of high quality, urbane, soulful, graceful vocal performances supported by carefully arranged backing vocals. 

Sonically, it’s at the melodic end of the house music spectrum, Heard’s flittering, deceptively funky drum and synth programming underpinning jazzy chord progressions and twinkling key solos. Including bona fide Chicago house foundational tracks “Mysteries of Love,” “Feelin’ Sleazy” and perhaps the ultimate original deep house record “Can You Feel It.” Another Side is a classic album worthy of the title.