The Emanuel Lasky Story
Music Now
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Emanuel Taylor wrote several
songs for the Music Now label, one of Dr. William Kyle’s Detroit
Sound stable that also included De-To.
“When things just don’t seem to go right,
She’s always here in me arms holding me tight.”
Just The Way (I Want Her To Be)
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Trumpet player and arranger Floyd Jones was
involved in music-loving Dr. Williams Kyle’s dabble in the
recording business – his name appears on some of the releases on
DeTo, including the one shown above, a deep soul gem by D and Joe.
Dr. Kyle ran his music business - The Detroit Sound Recording
Company - from a studio above his clinic at 8311 Grand River
Avenue. Dr. Kyle’s sons, Robin and Chip, played bass and drums
on some sessions, along with Emanuel Taylor on organ and Billy
Smith on guitar. And although Brian Speers was the main
engineer, it wasn’t quite up to United Sound’s standard. Emanuel
recalled people practicing in the room while he was recording
Just The Way I Want Her To Be.
But perhaps it was that unfamiliar environment that accentuated
the vulnerability in Emanuel’s voice, giving his delivery a
semblance of David Ruffin at his most husky and soulful. He
wasn’t sure if the recording – basically done as a demo - was
ever finished, so was pretty surprised when he heard it on the
radio – just once. Like many of his 45s, it’s now a collector’s
item.
The session was produced by one Motown’s original Satintones,
Charles “Chico” Leverett, and written by Emanuel Taylor, who was
Dr. Kyle’s main writer at Music Now. You can see above that he
also wrote June Taylor’s (no relation) Jealous Heart and cut a
funky 45, It Ain’t Right”.
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Notes
thanks to Graham Finch
Page Lead-in Clip from
“Just The Way”
[Thelma Recording Co. T-1110-A]
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