Ed Townsend

I thought I’d put this little set together in response to a query from one of our regulars, Jimmy Taylor, from Australia, regarding Ed Townsend’s work on Warner Bros. Ed Townsend has a tremendous pedigree. He had one big hit in 1958, “For Your Love”. He wrote and produced for the Impressions. In the '60s, he wrote and produced Theola Kilgore’s “The Love of My Man," which hit number three R&B in spring 1963, and Dee Dee Warwick’s "Foolish Fool" in early 1969, as well as the Shirelles, Maxine Brown and Chuck Jackson – many of my all time favorites! He co-wrote Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” in 1973. He died on Aug.13 2003 of heart failure at the age of 74. Hope this set will give you some insight into the man and his music!

Ed Townsend’s two issues on Warner Bros
5174 I Love Everything About You/Stay With Me (1960) (with The Townsmen)
5200 Dream World/Cherrigale (1961)

Track List
1. For Your Love (Capitol) 1958
2. Stay With Me (Warner Bros) 1960
3. Ed Townsend's Boogie Woogie (Part 1) (Challenge) 1961
4. Don't Lead Me On (Tru-Glo-Town) 1966
5. Where Did Those Signs Go (Curtom LP "Now") 1975
6. True Love (It’s A Terrible Thing To Waste)
(Casablanca Records LP “Townsend Townsend Townsend And Rogers”) 1979


Ed Townsend was also the pianist/vocalist of Perry & The Harmonics who had one single out on Mercury.

If anyone can help with shares of either of the two CDs featured, "For Your Love" and "Now", please get in touch. Thx.

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