In the annals of soul music history, there are a handful of recording artists whose relatively short-lived careers give rise to the stuff of legends. If there is even just a slight element of mystery about their persona - possibly as a result of limited media exposure - the legend can take on an even greater dimension. As is so with the late great Lorraine Ellison, one of the few artists with whom some parallels could be drawn, such is the case with Linda Jones who died in 1972 at the tender age of twenty-eight from complications arising from diabetes. To say that the Newark, New Jersey-born soulstress was on the verge of a major career breakthrough may have been an understatement. Linda was completing the tail end of a successful stint at New York's famed Apollo Theater while in the process of cementing a large following among R&B music buyers before she passed. Before her untimely demise, Linda had in fact scored her biggest hit in five years with an unforgettable version of The Impressions' "For Your Precious Love."
1. HYPNOTIZED
2. I'LL TAKE BACK MY LOVE
3. I DO
4. IT WON'T TAKE MUCH
5. I CAN'T STOP LOVIN' MY BABY
6. I CAN'T MAKE IT ALONE
7. MY HEART NEEDS A BREAK
8. I WHO HAVE NOTHING
9. I CAN'T STAND IT
10. THAT'S WHEN I'LL STOP LOVING YOU
11. WHAT CAN I DO (WITHOUT YOU)
12. I'M SO GLAD I FOUND YOU...W/ THE WHATNAUTS
13. DON'T GO (I CAN'T STAND TO BE ALONE)
14. IF ONLY (WE HAD MET SOONER)
15. LET IT BE ME
16. I'LL BE SWEETER TOMORROW
Thanks for part 2 Gman
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Mr G, thx for vol 2
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome JAY & LIAM....hope u both enjoy it!
ReplyDelete