On the Rise MF2 whom Waits had previously worked

whom Waits had previously worked with on the play The Black Rider

the Assassins

straddling the boundaries of electronic music

' Another thing the record taught him was that sometimes you get the best performance at home

On the Rise MF2 whom Waits had previously workedBarbara Howard's On The Rise is more than just another rare soul LP. It's a love story. It's a dream. It was an attempt to break through. And although Barbara certainly never became a star, one song did become a staple in rare soul and funk DJ sets, keeping interest in Barbara Howard just under the surface. And as fate would have it in 2016, a sealed copy of the LP would find it's way into Plaid Room Records in Loveland, OH and kick start the revival