RossyBoy's Look Both Ways Vol 25

January is named after the Roman god Janus, the god who looked both ways - back into the old year, and forward into the new. And that seems quite appropriate for contemplating our new blog. It's hard to believe that TVD and KLD were on their knees less than two weeks ago, despite their success. Already we are going from strength to strength and now that only proven dedicated enthusiasts of our fantastic musical heritage are on board, I think we are stronger than ever. So, in accordance with my New Year Resolution, I am plowing on with yet another episode of the long-running series of RossyBoy compilations. It's the usual mixture, with quite a few versions of well known songs this time. I had some ideas left over from my Double Cross venture with MELLO, so it was easy to include some classy leftovers from that project. (DustyRose and I are working on a new double cross project, so watch out for that coming up soon.) Track 3 here isn't Anthony Gourdine from the Imperials, but rather Anthony Bellante, who cut this deep obscurity in Dallas, Texas, as the flip of “You're My One And Only” on SHOW ART in 1967(?). But I do have another great version by Baby Washington of the Imperials' "I'm On The Outside (Looking In)" which I only acquired a couple of days ago. If you listen to Fannie & The Varcells at number 9, you may hear traces of the Imperials' "Tears On My Pillow" too. Many people think that Irma Thomas' version was the original of the Rolling Stones' "Time Is On My Side", but trumpeter Kai Winding beat her to the punch on this one, with the hard-to-find track featured here at number 7. I hope there is enough here to keep up the very high standard of UnderworldSoul4Life. Enjoy, and let me know what you think....

Track List
01 - Phillip Mitchell - I'm Gonna Build California
02 - Stargard - Don't Change
03 - Little Anthony - Nobody But Me
04 - George Perkins & The Silver Stars - Crying In The Streets
05 - Dionne Warwick - If You See Bill
06 - Dee Dee Sharp & Ben E King - We Got A Thing Going On
07 - Kai Winding & The Enchanters - Time Is On My Side
08 - Lee Scott & The Windsors - Cool Seabreeze
09 - Fannie & The Varcells - The Guy
10 - Enchantment - Forever More
11 - The Ad-Libs - Human
12 - Baby Washington - I'm On The Outside (Looking In)
13 - Honey & The Bees - Inside O' Me
14 - Tavares - I Hope She Chooses Me
15 - Jackie Edwards - Unchained Melody
16 - Kate Love & Four Shades Of Black - It Hurts So Good
17 - The Shirelles - Make The Night A Little Longer
18 - Ben E King - It's All In The Game
19 - Ann Hodge - You're Welcome Back
20 - Chanté Moore & Kenny Lattimore -You're All I Need to Get By

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