This is my latest little set for your listening pleasure. It features some unusual version of tracks you probably already know. The kick-off track is one you certainly should know as “Those Oldies But Goodies” was featured by Soloe in his Oldies Volume 1 set, but the version here is by Nino & The Ebb-Tides from 1961. Last time out I featured The Dells’ version of “Nothing Can Stop Me”, this time around it is disco-queen Cissy Houston’s turn to go back to her pure soul roots. You will also find Little Anthony having a run at Timi Yuro’s classic “Hurt”; Doug Haynes trying to out-do the Lost Generation on “The Sly, Slick and Wicked”; and Don Julian & The Larks taking a beautiful sweet bite out of the Temps “Just My Imagination”. One of my favorite enduring songs is Dionne Warwick’s Bacharach track “Reach Out For Me”. The best version, in my opinion, is by Roy Hamilton, but I have other great versions by Lynn Collins and Lou Johnston. This time I am featuring Nancy Wilson, not a soul diva, but a diva nevertheless – it just goes to show that if you are good enough, you can sing anything! Last of the “unusual versions” is Little Philomena singing a live version of “Dry Your Eyes”. I have featured Ronnie Dyson on a previous mix and there is another rare track from the man with the incomparable voice. Ronnie was the guy who sang the opening line of "When the moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter aligns with Mars" on the classic "Aquarius / Let The Sunshine In" from the musical Hair in 1970. The expensive cut in this set ($2,651 on e-Bay in April ‘09) is Tommy & the Derbys’ “Don’t Play The Role” with Tommy Tate on lead vocal. But the one that will really grab you if you hear it out a few times is the Detroit Emerald’s “Long Live The King”. Hope you find something interesting and enjoyable!
Track Listing
01 - Nino & The Ebb Tides - Those Oldies But Goodies
02 - Tommy Neal - Going To A Happening
03 - Floyd Henley - Believe In Me
04 - Ralfi Pagan - Who Is The Girl For Me
05 - Little Anthony & the Imperials - Hurt
06 - Five Stairsteps - Come Back
07 - Ronnie Dyson - Just A Little Love From Me
08 - Sam Dees - My World
09 - Doug Haynes - The Sly Slick & Wicked
10 - Cissy Houston - Nothing Can Stop Me
11 - Wally Ali - Oh I Need Your Loving
12 - Dimas III - I Won't Love You Again
13 - Tommy & The Derby's - Don't Play The Role
14 - Don Julian & The Larks - Just My Imagination
15 - Nancy Wilson - Reach Out For Me
16 - Ronnie Mitchell - I Don't Want To Go On Without You
17 - Little Philomena - Dry Your Eyes
18 - Detroit Emeralds - Long Live The King
19 - Bobby Womack & Rappin' 4-Tay - Think It Over
20 - Smokey Robinson - Cruising Together
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