"Initially recorded to be released as a live album entitled One Night Stand, the concert at the Harlem Square club was not released until 1985. RCA Victor, at the time, viewed the album as too gritty and raw and possibly damaging to his pop image, and quietly kept the recordings in their archive." Funny how wrong music industry people can be.
Not sure if there are any fans of The-Dream on here, but I thought the Sam Cooke covers album he released last year was surprisingly solid...
Listening to (what is, I think) his complete recordings with the Soul Stirrers. I don't know much about gospel, but it's pretty excellent. Especially at the beginning, the songs have minimal, if any, instrumentation and it's primal and exciting as fuck and a perfect setting to see just how incredible his instrument was.