Salute To VAN McCOY - Part 3: VAN'S ARTISTS [[A-M) [Archive]

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:22 PM

VAN McCOY -- "His Artists - A To Z"

I'm proud to dedicate this Playlist to the magical music of VAN McCOY [[Composer, Arranger, Producer, Pianist, Lead Vocalist, and Back-Up Singer), as well as Composers/Producers Ed Cobb and Charles Kipps, House Band STUFF, Faith, Hope & Charity [[amazing back-up vocalists on nearly all of Van's productions for others as well as on their own albums produced by Van), and, last, but certainly not least, all of the artists whom Van produced as well as an array of artists who paid tribute to Van by recording his songs [[produced by their own producers).

To my knowledge, the songs featured within are a collection of Van's complete 1970's productions, although I've also included a healthy sprinkling of his 60's productions as well.

At this point, due to its massive size, we're breaking up this Van McCoy Playlist into two sections -- alphabetically by artists A-M, followed by artists N-Z at a later date. This will prevent the thread from becoming top-heavy, thus making it easier for the Van McCoy fans to post their questions and comments.

Once again, many thanks to Kenny for his uploading talents.

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:25 PM

20831

A

AD-LIBS, THE
"You're Just A Rolling Stone"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Share [[#101)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/7Ju2uFYPUG0

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AD-LIBS, THE
"Show A Little Appreciation" [[aka "Appreciation")
[[Van McCoy)
Producer : Van McCoy
Label: Share [[#101)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/MHUpKNQPjok

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AD-LIBS, THE
"Giving Up"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Share [[#104)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/AwGeMuv5-qI

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AD-LIBS, THE
"Nothing's Worse Than Being Alone"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb
Label: Share [[#106)
Released: 1969
https://youtu.be/20OKQ0N9QpE

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AD-LIBS, THE
"If She Wants Him"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb
Label: Share [[#106)
Released: 1969
https://youtu.be/u1QM_PSakDY

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ALSTON, ANDY & ALICE PRESLEY
"Our Love Will Never Change"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb
Label: Maxwell [[MAX-801)
Released: 1969
https://youtu.be/HiyzJPDxpBM

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ALSTON, ANDY & ALICE PRESLEY
"Every Step Of The Way"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Joe Cobb
Label: Maxwell [[MAX-801)
Released: 1969
[No Video Available]

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ANACOSTIA
"On And Off" [[Parts 1 & 2)
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Columbia 45 [[4-45685)
Released: 1972
https://youtu.be/DE7vn-uqq28

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ANACOSTIA
"Thick And Thin"
[[T. Boyd - A. Powell)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Columbia 45 [[4-45820)
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/VBIEHh-W6Xc

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ANACOSTIA
"I Just Wander"
[[Charles H. Kipps)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Columbia 45 [[4-45820)
Released: 1973
[No Video Available]

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ANACOSTIA
"You'd Better Know What You're Doing"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Columbia 45 [[S-10017)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/T09FmURaxug

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ANACOSTIA
"Too Busy Thinking About My Baby"
[[N. Whitfield - J. Bradford - B. Strong)
Producer: Van McCoy)
Label: Columbia 45 [[S-10017)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/RZ3BKw1R4Mk

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ANACOSTIA
"One Less Morning"
[[Charles H. Kipps)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Columbia 45 [[3-10203)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/poso-pJK3fM

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ANACOSTIA
"Love Is Never Wrong"
[[Charles H. Kipps)
Producer: Charles H. Kipps
Label: Roulette 44 [[R-7300)
Released: 1984
https://youtu.be/YNXlEHPPA0k

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ANACOSTIA
"Wild Funky Weekend"
[[T. Williams - T. Boyd)
Producer: Charles Kipps
Label: Roulette 45 [[R-7300)
Released: 1984
https://youtu.be/rIM1NFgoNj8

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:30 PM

20832

ANACOSTIA [[1)
Producer: Charles Kipps For McCoy/Kipps Productions
Arranger: Anacostia and Van McCoy
Back-Up Vocals: Anacostia, Faith, Hope & Charity, Zulema, Jocelyn Shaw, Lorraine Moore, Penny Blassingame
Label: MCA [[#2269)
Released: 1977

1) "Heartache In Disguise"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/8uM2TYL-ZTQ

2) "Looking Over My Shoulder"
[[Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
https://youtu.be/NTFhaoR_Z_U

3) "Everybody Dance"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/erPqc4JkeX4

4) "We Can't Live Life Alone"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/uwv4WUxeWBM

5) "Face The Fact"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/pSWNq3O8kY0

6) "What Kind Of Love"
[[Van McCoy - R. Harris)
https://youtu.be/T2JlabykOrM

7) "I Can't Stop Loving Her"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/QUN5Chy_9I4

8) "Words Spoken Softly At Midnight"
[[Charles H. Kipps, Jr )
https://youtu.be/eH2XTI_n93Y

9) "Baby I'm Available"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/MgrQchIn72A

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:31 PM

20833

Artist: ANACOSTIA [[2)
Producer: Charles Kipps For McCoy/Kipps Productions
Arranger: Van McCoy, Charles Kipps, Gordon Edwards and Arthur Jenkins
Back-Up Vocals: None Credited
Label: Tabu [[JZ 35570)
Released: 1978

1) "Ain't Nothing To It"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/Xog69IJSDmo

2) "Take It Or Leave It"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/0UI3bYokqgs

3) "Baby Don't Ever Leave Me"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/matTZgYAzm0

4) "Anything For You"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/SfPr7c8jrsk

5) "Another City Morning"
[[Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
https://youtu.be/L9nQ4f_ujJI

6) "You've Got Love On Your Side"
[[Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
https://youtu.be/QxMGpLiN_9k

7) "Your Unchanging Love"
[[Van McCoy[[
https://youtu.be/RTsMJaHJvZQ

8) "I Don't Need"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/5SVE3crL-qU

9) "Someone Else's Eyes"
[[Charles H. Kipps, Jr.)
https://youtu.be/cala2ESn7_M

10) "All For You"
[[T. Boyd - R. Sinclair - T. Williams)
https://youtu.be/BPgBYTlRF9o

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:32 PM

20834

B

BALLARD, FLORENCE
"Love Ain't Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Robert Bateman
Label: ABC [[45-11144)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/1M1oY3Si5NI

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:33 PM

20835

BARKER, FRANCINE
"Don't You Know Love When You See It"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy & Dave Kaprilak
Label: Columbia 45 [[4-44614)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/FnQe1oFpXN8

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BARKER, FRANCINE
"Mr. D.J."
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Columbia 45 [[4-44614)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/vibNPQkUTJs

[NOTE: Francine Barker was the original Peaches of the 1960's duo Peaches & Herb.]

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:34 PM

20836

BARTLEY, CHRIS
"The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Vando [[VA 60,000)
Released: 1967

1) "Gotta Tell Somebody [[About My Baby)
https://youtu.be/hS2p8fo4m4o

2) "Sittin' Pretty"
https://youtu.be/1bneznRY2q0

3) "Baby It's Wonderful"
https://youtu.be/HH8_oF6b4NQ

4) "That's How Much I Love You"
https://youtu.be/E8sATcBJXu4

5) "Hooked On You"
https://youtu.be/uxYmKzA-P7o

6) "I'll Be Loving You"
https://youtu.be/IEgnIbVYYUY

7) "Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven"
https://youtu.be/jGJkZiEAIZI

8) "Sugar Baby"
https://youtu.be/ywILvr4xaWI

9) "You Get Next To My Heart)
https://youtu.be/uSQQi8A0BCg

10) "For You"
https://youtu.be/VoSYtoNRVxg

11) "My Baby"
https://youtu.be/hSuvP0m-11Y

12) "Thanks For Loving Me"
https://youtu.be/_8ZIizIwvKA

Bonus Track:
13) "Love Me Baby"
https://youtu.be/P52kXDIEFTo

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BARTLEY, CHRIS
"Be Mine Forever"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Vando [[14,001)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/YuuRj-y86y4

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BARTLEY, CHRIS
"I Found A Goodie"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Vando [[14,001)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/5YRpQy-yXfI

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:35 PM

20837

BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS

1) "And My Heart Sang [[Tra La La)"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#403)
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/SsSz3vx8-zc

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2) "Lies, Lies, Lies"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#403)
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/b6DwV3NYi0w

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3) "Don't Make Me Over"
[[B. Bacharach- H. David)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#404)
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/cFAJKQwBm7Y

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4) "You've Changed"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#404)
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/2AonwQWlq90

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5) "A Child No One Wanted"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#406)
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/89ya7b9RHGM

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6) "Scuse Uz Y'all"
[[Brenda Payton - Maurice Coates)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#406)
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/nFaIK9iBFTQ

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7) "Right On The Tip Of My Tongue"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#407)
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/7Ytx8GW33ys

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8) "Always & Forever"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#407)
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/nGgQJlGSB1s

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9) "A Part Of You"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#408)
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/hmaF0xT7OFE

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10) "Where There's A Will [[There's A Way)"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#409)
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/2wPbdVoNDfg

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11) "Why Didn't I Think Of That"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#411)
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/7j2-GQSV5BU

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12) "A Love You Can Depend On"
Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Top & Bottom [[#411)
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/CjF4npyjRFQ

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Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:37 PM

BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS
"Little Bit Of Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Epic 45 [[5-10898)
Released: 1972
https://youtu.be/qpmfFBo60gs

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BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS
"Let Me Be Happy"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Epic 45 [[5-10898)
Released: 1972
https://youtu.be/wxxn34tqj6Y

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BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS"One Girl Too Late"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Epic 45 [[5-10954)
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/8kuua7G59Y8

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BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS
"Magic Of Your Love"
[[Melvin Steals - Mervyn Steals)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Epic 45 [[5-10954)
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/eoPt71ACAvA

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BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS
"Key To My Heart"
[[Melvyn Steals - Mervyn Steals)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Epic 45 [[5-11000)
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/wETYTMMlfs4
..............[[0:00-3:47)

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BRENDA & THE TABULATIONS
"Love Is Just A Carnival"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy & Gilda Woods
Label: Epic 45 [[5-11000)
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/wETYTMMlfs4
..............[[3:48-6:59)

[The above two tracks are together in the same video, as indicated by the timing numbers.]

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:40 PM

20838

20839

BROWN, POLLY
"One Girl Too Late"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Gerry Shury
Label: GTO [[#2321-103)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/NjWtnJ-VsRU

SWEET DREAMS [[Polly Brown & Tony Jackson)
"Let's Get Into Something"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Ron Roker & Gerry Shury
Label: Bradley's Records [[BRAD 7522)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/QEIkjGvQUww

JERRY BUTLER
"I Can't Stand To See You Cry"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Vee-Jay [[#696)
Released: 1965
https://youtu.be/HDEnEAOuW8A

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:41 PM

C

G.C. CAMERON
"Let Me Down Easy"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Winston Monseque
Label: Motown [[M 1261F)
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/l0Acb9ICpvo

KENNY CARLTON
"Lost And Found"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Blue Rock [[#454)
Released: 1968
https://youtu.be/cTYRzpWXNCo

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:42 PM

20840

ARTIST: JEAN CARNE
TITLE: "Carne Sings McCoy""
PRODUCER: Jean Carne
LABEL: VAMMI - 1
RELEASED: 1995

[Unfortunately, audio links for this CD are not available. Still, it's an important enough release that Van McCoy fans, as well as Jean Carne fans, should be aware of. Should you ever find a copy of it for sale, GRAB IT! There are at least 6 tracks that I highly recommend.)]

1) "This Is It"
[[Van McCoy)

2) "Sweet Bitter Love"
[[Van McCoy)

3) "Baby I'm Yours" [[House Mix)
[[Van McCoy)

4) "Times Have Changed"
[[Van McCiy)

5) "Giving Up"
[[Van McCoy)

6) "Walk Softly"
[[Van McCoy)

7) "Either Way I Lose"
[[Van McCoy)

8) "Stay Awhile"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)

9) "I'll Be Loving You"
[[Van McCoy)

10) "When You're Young And In Love"
[[Van McCoy)

11) "Lean On Me"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)

12) "Baby I'm Yours" [[R&B Version)
[[Van McCoy)

13) "The Hustle"
[[Van McCoy)
[Words by D. Ramey with J. Carne and M. Taylor contributing. Rap performance by Joe Carn. McCoy tribute arranged and produced by John Wesley Hamilton at Omega Studio, Rockville MD.]

ARTIST: RALPH CARTER
"When You're Young And In Love"
[[Van McCoy)
PRODUCER: Reid Whitelaw & Norman Bergen
"A Tom Moulton Mix"
FROM LP: "Young And In Love"
LABEL: Mercury SRM-1-1080
RElEASED: 1976
https://youtu.be/6eHkQobl5wE

ARTIST: RALPH CARTER
"Love Doesn't Grow On Trees"
[[Van McCoy)
PRODUCER: Reid Whitelaw & Norman Bergen
"A Tom Moulton Mix
FROM LP: "Young And In Love"
LABEL: Mercury SRM-1-1080
Released: 1976
https://youtu.be/vWHJtqL_X5Q

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:43 PM

20841

ARTIST: CHOICE FOUR
CD TITLE: "The Very Best Of"
PRlODUCER: Van McCoy
BACK-UP SINGERS: Choice Four
LABEL: BMG/Koch KOC-CD-8045
RELEASED: 2000

1) "I'm Gonna Walk Away From Love" [[aka "Walk Away From Love")
[[Charles Kipps)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/NXHRh0S4ywI

2) "Can't Get Used To Sleeping Alone"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/L1zkpuqsccg

3) "You're My Happiness"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/-4xwLhWksQU

4) "You're So Right For Me"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/OcFGDGCauuU

5) "If I Don't Love You"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/aqZj4DO1jvw

6) "Until We Said Goodbye"
[[Charles Kipps)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/NA3nwqdeOwE

7) "Beside Me"
[[Walter J. Boyd)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/mT1IjF4Ya3s

8) "The Woman I'm Being True To"
[[Charles Kipps)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/QPVa_6dDv-k

9) "I Can't Make You Love Me"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/2JlgeFwoA2g

10) "Ready. Willing, And Able"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/ccx93uvK9hI

11) "When You're Young And In Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/-5OPqdmLbLc

12) "Angel Don't Fly Away"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/h4aibhHwkpU

13) "Hook It Up"
[[V. Barrett - W. Beard - W. Alexander)
Released: 1975
https://youtu.be/kWOjkprbKLo

14) "I Need Your Love To Keep Me Warm"
[[Van McCoy)
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/-c0E_XpSDTY

15) "The Finger Pointers [[Pt. 1)"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
Released: 1974
https://youtu.be/hESBUFc11Oc

16) "Just Let Me Hold You For A Night"
[[Charles Kipps)
Released: 1976
https://youtu.be/ZCUHdvGxjhA

17) "This Time It's For Real"
[[Chester Fortune - Terry Huff)
Released: 1976
https://youtu.be/4IaEYzV2c_s

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:44 PM

ARTIST: CHOICE FOUR
CD TITLE: "The Finger Pointers"
PRlODUCER: Van McCoy
BACK-UP SINGERS: Choice Four
LABEL: RCA APL1-0643
RELEASED: 1974

1) "The Finger Pointers [[Part 1)"
[[Van McCoy - Ed Cobb)
https://youtu.be/hESBUFc11Oc

2) "Can't Get Used To Sleeping Alone"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/L1zkpuqsccg

3) "The Woman I'm Being True To"
[[Charles Kipps, Jr.)
https://youtu.be/QPVa_6dDv-k

4) "I Need Your Love To Keep Me Warm"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/w_5ovxAAUKQ

5) "I Can't Make You Love Me"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/2JlgeFwoA2g

6) "Ready, Willing And Able"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/ccx93uvK9hI

7) "You're So Right For Me"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/OcFGDGCauuU

8) "If I Don't Love You"
[[Van McCoy - Ed Cobb)
https://youtu.be/aqZj4DO1jvw

9) "The Finger Pointers [[Parts 1 & 2)"
[[Van McCoy - Ed Cobb)
https://youtu.be/oFictDDbABU

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:46 PM

ARTIST: CHOICE FOUR
CD TITLE: "The Choice Four"
PRlODUCER: Van McCoy
BACK-UP SINGERS:
LABEL: RCA APL1-0913
RELEASED: 1975

1) "Hook It Up"
[[V. Barrett - W. Alexander - W. Beard)
https://youtu.be/kWOjkprbKLo

2) "Angel Don't Fly Away"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/h4aibhHwkpU

3) "Is It Love"
[[V. Barrett - W. Alexander - W. Beard)
https://youtu.be/azbUnacVR5A

4) "When You're Young And In Love"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/-5OPqdmLbLc

5) "You're My Happiness"
[[Van McCoy - Ed Cobb)
https://youtu.be/-4xwLhWksQU

6) "Until We Said Goodbye"
[[Charles Kipps, Jr )
https://youtu.be/rJfqVkhn1jc

7) "I'm Gonna Walk Away From Love" [[aka "Walk Away From Love")
[[Charles Kipps, Jr.)
https://youtu.be/KrPd9Tizw2U

8) "Happy Go Lucky Girl"
[[C. Fortune- T. Huff)
[[Audio Not Available)

9) "Beside Me"
[[Walter B. Boyd)
https://youtu.be/h4si-kxZCgc

10) "Keep In Touch"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/golPXL5Axfk

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:47 PM

20842

ARTIST: CHOICE FOURCD TITLE: "On Top Of Clear"
PRODUCER: Van McCoy
BACK-UP SINGERS: Choice Four
LABEL: RCA - APL1-1400-A
RELEASED: 1976

1) "Hey, What's That Dance You're Doing"
[[Van McCoy)
A Tom Moulton Mix
https://youtu.be/yB7mw-QIDo4

2) "Just Let Me Hold You For A Night"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/ZCUHdvGxjhA

3) "A Beautiful Glow"
[[Van McCoy)
Allan Varner Mix
https://youtu.be/VSnHP6engJU

4) "Everybody's Got A Story"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/q1DSaKfldCw

5) "Mysterious Lady"
[[Van McCoy)
A Tom Moulton Mix
https://youtu.be/bT8MX48uGW4

6) "This Time It's For Real"
[[Terry Huff)
https://youtu.be/qAqRuRgP_MY

7) "Two Different Worlds"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/O9hT0Q2rrzU

8) "Come Down To Earth"
[[Van McCoy)
Additional Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
https://youtu.be/nzk-dSnBCtA

BONUS TRACKS:

9) "A Time For Celebration" [[Short Version)
[[Van McCoy)
Additional Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
[Audio N/A]

10) "A Time For Celebration" [[Long Version)
[[Van McCoy)
Additional Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
https://youtu.be/aYT53xpagEE

11) "Two Different Worlds" [[12" Version)
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/8f_CiHpHZgA

12) "Come Down To Earth" [[12" Version)
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/FPjYfa1Rf9c

LINDA CLIFFORD
"You've Got To Tell Her"
[[Van McCoy)
From: "Linda"
Label: Curtom CU-5016
Released: 1977
https://youtu.be/o4KkZaofNb8

D

DARLETTES, THE
"Lost"
[[Van McCoy)
Label: President - PT317
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/QroRV2O0eGk

[NOTE 1: The lead singer is Francine Barker [[the first Peaches of the 1960's duo Peaches & Herb).]

[NOTE 2: Van dipping his toe in the Spector-esque pond!]

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:50 PM

20851

20852

DESTINY

"So Much Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Back-Up Vocals - Faith, Hope & Charity
V.A. - "Disco Express [[Vols. 1 & 2)"
RCA /BMG Japan - THCD-097
[Audio N/A]

E

ELBERT, DONNIE
"So Soon"
[[Van McCoy)
Label: Joe Boy - JBV-1
Released: 1997
https://youtu.be/bmEXmOwHHyM

[NOTE: As can be seen on the screen in this video, the lead vocal is surmised to be that of Van McCoy -- creating a possible demo or guide for Aretha Franklin who also recorded it.]

THE ELGINS
"Nothing Worse Than Being Alone"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Ian Levine
Label: Motorcity - MOTCCD-75
Released: 1991
https://youtu.be/aZLi_SLRU-Y

F

FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY

[See thread titled Salute To VAN McCOY - Part 2: FAITH, HOPE & CHARITY to check out their 5 albums and respective audio produced by Van McCoy.][/B]

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:51 PM

20849

20850

PHOTO [[L-R): VAN McCOY - ARETHA - CHARLES KIPPS

Artist: ARETHA FRANKLIN
Title: "La Diva"
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Atlantic 19248
Released: 1979

1) "Ladies Only"
[[Aretha Franklin)
https://youtu.be/3dyZEWwv8aI

2) "It's Gonna Get A Bit Better"
[[Lalome Washburn)
https://youtu.be/kSq2oTVyjFo

3) "What If I Should Ever Need You"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/XfUpNHTFmWk

4) "Honey I Need Your Love"
[[Aretha Franklin)
https://youtu.be/FFNmlEdXVj0

5) "I Was Made For You"
[[Clarence Franklin)
https://youtu.be/udYn6eh01rA

6) "Only Star"
[[Aretha Franklin)
https://youtu.be/PtMXq4nxjn8

7) "Reasons Why"
[[Skip Scarborough - Wanda Hutchinson - Wayne Vaughan)
https://youtu.be/kIj1_CTFhb4

8) "You Brought Me Back To Life"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/c6kHOBcXcVM

9) "Half A Love"
[[Zulema Cusseaux)
https://youtu.be/RzbNfqqcWUk

10) "The Feeling"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/stvyXQ6REJI

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 12:53 PM

20848

G

Artist: GALLANT, PATSY
Title: "Stay Awhile With Me"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Patsy Gallant
Label: Attic - LAT-1037
Released: 1977 [[Canadian Release)
https://youtu.be/C8uAYFvok4Y

Artist: GERRARD, DONNY
Title: "Stay Awhile With Me"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Henry Grumpo Marx & Robbie Buchanon
Label: Greedy Records LTD - G-109
Released: 1976
https://youtu.be/bOxmJoYrr1I

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:00 PM

20853

Artist: GORE, LESLEY
Title: "It's Just About That Time"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Quincy Jones
From: "Girl Talk" LP
Label: Mercury SR-60943
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/NAYNLaJnmcg

Artist: GORE, LESLEY
Title: "You've Come Back"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Quincy Jones
From: "Girl Talk" LP
Label: Mercury SR-60943
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/AifPasIfw3M

Artist: GORE, LESLEY
Title: "Before And After"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Quincy Jones
Track: From "My Town, My Guy, And Me" [[1965)
Label: Mercury SR-61042
Released: 1965
https://youtu.be/4e5aJUD5gp0

Artist: GORE, LESLEY
Title: "Happiness Is Just Around The Corner"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Quincy Jones
Track: Previously Unreleased [[Sounds Unfinished)
From: "It's My Party" 5-CD Box Set
Label: Mercury/Bear Family
Previously Unreleased Until: 1994
https://youtu.be/rpsrMoi4r0s

Artist: GRIFFIN, BILLYTitle: "Walk Away From Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Ian Levine
Label: Motorcity
Released: 1996
https://youtu.be/irLRaPlFFkk

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:02 PM

20854

20855

H

Artist: HARRIS, BILL
Title: "Am I Cold, Am I Hot"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
From: V.A. "Disco Express [[Vols. 1 & 2)"
Label: RCA
Released: 1976
https://youtu.be/-AST18L7c5M

Artist: HATHAWAY, DONNY
Title: "Giving Up"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Jerry Wexler
From: "Donny Hathaway"
Label: Atco
Released: 1971
https://youtu.be/UBO_MYYAe7E

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:03 PM

20856

Artist: HOUSTON, THELMA
Title: "Don't Pity Me" [[Solo)
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
From: "Two To One" [[w/Jerry Butler)
Label: Motown. M7-903R1
Released: 1978
https://youtu.be/IfxaZCL6mXM

Artist: HOUSTON, THELMA
Title: "Find A Way" [[Solo)
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
From: "Two To One" [[w/Jerry Butler)
Label: Motown. M7-903R1
Released: 1978
https://youtu.be/ax6Us3UDfls

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:04 PM

20857

Artist: HOUSTON, THELMA
Title: "You Never Were My Friend)
[[Van McCoy - Charles Kipps)
Producer: Van McCoy & Charles Kipps
Back-Up Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity
From: "Reaching All Around" LP
Label: Motown 6034ML
Released: 1982
https://youtu.be/nj04xk4r4qI

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:05 PM

20858

I

Artist: ILANA
Title: "Where Would You Be Today"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
From: "Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles [[Vol. 2)"
Label: Stax
Released: 1993
https://youtu.be/EvfXJ8fgZpw

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:06 PM

20859

Artist: ILANA
Title: "Let Love Fill Your Heart"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
From: "Stax Singles [[Vol. 4): Rarities & The Best Of The Rest"
Label: Stax
Released: 2018
https://youtu.be/xGFj5NHmZ7U

J

JACK And JILL [[Van McCoy & Sandra Spotswood)
"Two Of A Kind""
[[A Blackwood Music Production)
Label: Maxx 330
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/fzp5fczM1xE

----------------- b/w -----------------

JACK And JILL [[Van McCoy & Sandra Spotswood)
"Just As You Are"
[[A Blackwood Music Production)
Label: Maxx 330
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/Qir1Frc497I

----------------------------------

Artist: JACKSON, JEROME
Title: "I Never Believed In Love""
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Camerica
Released: 1980
https://youtu.be/-XIXxWbvvmo

Artist: JACKSON, WALTER
Title: "Stay Awhile With Me"
[[Van McCoy & Joe Cobb)
Producer: ???
From: "I Want To Come Back As A Song"
Label: Chi Sound - CH-LA733-G
Released: 1977
https://youtu.be/7akX7dpouzw

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:08 PM

20860

K

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Giving Up"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Maxx 326
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/xkx2YSICoZw

------------------------‐------------------
MOTOWN COVER VERSION OF GLADYS/PIPS' REMAKE
"Giving Up"
https://youtu.be/5xH0-bTCaYA
--‐------------------------------------

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "[[There Will Never Be) Another You"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Maxx 329
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/10Ob9hWcbH4

------------- b/w -------------

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Lovers Always Forgive"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Maxx 329
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/y5Fx9t8YiEo

------------------------------------'

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Either Way I Lose"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Maxx 331
Released: 1964
https://youtu.be/tkpIa1_QCaI

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Stop And Get A Hold Of Myself"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Maxx 334
Released: 1965
https://youtu.be/Z9NWGxcXxFs

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Why Don't You Love Me"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Maxx ???
Released: 1965
https://youtu.be/wnZMa5-OJSM

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:10 PM

20861

20862

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Still Together" / "Claudine")
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Buddah / Sequel - NEX CD 206
Released: LP 1977 / CD 1992

"Little Bit Of Love"
[[Van McCoy)
1974
https://youtu.be/pVYzCsQN4g4

"Walk Softly"
[[Van McCoy)
1977
https://youtu.be/P_fbdEHTkzk

"Baby Don't Change Your Mind"
[[Van McCoy)
1977
https://youtu.be/6IjDftWaXpA

"Home Is Where The Heart Is"
[[Van McCoy)
1977
https://youtu.be/L6eobc1UDzo

"To Make A Long Story Short"
[[Van McCoy)
1977
https://youtu.be/WPG2HsYeQe0

Artist: KNIGHT, GLADYS & THE PIPS
Title: "Come Back And Finish What You Started"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
Producer: Van McCoy & Charles Kipps
From: "The One And Only"
Label: Buddah
Released: 1978
https://youtu.be/tDd3GH0sOi4

L

Artist: LAMARR, TONI
Title: "Just In The Nick Of Time"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Van McCoy & Ken Williams
Label: Buddah - BDA 10
Released: 1967
https://youtu.be/bYO0dGXBrtE

Artist: LANCE, MAJOR
Title: "Wait 'Til I Get You In My Arms"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Ted Cooper
Label: Okeh - 4-7284
Released: 1967
https://youtu.be/pXOWUDvBqLs

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:12 PM

20863

20864

Artist: LATTISAW, STACY
Title: "Young And In Love"
Producer: Van McCoy
Background Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity, Zulema Cusseaux, Esther Marrow, J.J. Jackson, Richard Harris, Van McCoy
Label: Cotillion - SD 5214
Released: June 13, 1979

[NOTE: This album was released just 23 days before Van's fatal heart attack on July 6,1979. Stacy Lattisaw was a mere 12 years old at the time of this recording.]

1) "When You're Young And In Love" [[Ballad Version)
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/sITC3urlhNo

2) "Love Is Here Beside Us"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/WTPhtwSk0os

3) "Rock With Me"
[[Writer's Credit N/A)
https://youtu.be/Ye3X1XexhO4

4) "Three Wishes"
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/uunwNV6WwQA

5) "Spinning Top"
[[R. Ledbetter - M. Steals - M. Steals)
https://youtu.be/-8enFtmXYKI

6) "Dedicated To The One I Love"
[[L. Pauling - R. Bass)
https://youtu.be/EhJyJWRxZEw

7) "Downtown"
[[T. Hatch)
https://youtu.be/E2Sy3FLbves

8) "When You're Young And In Love" [[Dance Version)
[[Van McCoy)
https://youtu.be/vLeN9w919Bc

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:13 PM

20865

Artist: LEWIS, BARBARA
Title: "Baby I'm Yours"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Bert Berns - Ollie McLaughlin
Label: Atlantic - 45-2283
Released: 1965
https://youtu.be/xKZ7o7EXHFM

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:14 PM

20866

20867

M

Artist: MARVELETTES, THE
Title: "When You're Young And In Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: James Dean & William Weatherspoon
Label: Tamla TM274
Released: 1967
https://youtu.be/xZtGGZmTE0E

Previously Unreleased version with Spoken Intro:
https://youtu.be/3kauGG6fxYo

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:15 PM

20868

In addition to Van McCoy's Columbia, Buddah, AVCO/H&L, and MCA albums which were covered in detail in Part 1 of this salute, here are some rarities you'll surely find interesting!

SHARON RIDLEY & VAN McCOY
"I'm In Your Corner"
[[Van McCoy - Ray Anderson)
Producer: Van McCoy
Silver Blue Records - SM 802
Released: 1973
https://youtu.be/Fob3X0Cs_ew

------------------------------

All releases below are sung by artist VAN McCOY unless otherwise specified:

"Follow Your Heart"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Clyde Otis
Liberty - 55457
Released: 1962
https://youtu.be/Kmj369v5cd8

------------ b/w ------------

"Lonely"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Clyde Otis
Liberty - 55457
Released: 1962
https://youtu.be/kugnIXj6is8

-------------------------------------------

"Love Can Mess Up Your Mind"
Rockway - R.711
Released: 1963
https://youtu.be/eW6g6nv7hLE

---------------------------------------------

"Baby I'm Yours" [[Original Songwriter Demo)
Recorded: 1965
https://youtu.be/lrVPqMbidNw

---------------------------------------------

"Hey Lover" [[Unreleased Acetate)
Recorded: 1965
https://youtu.be/rbppjEWcSxo

----------------------------------------------

"Starlight, Starbright"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Daedelus Productions
Columbia 4-43495
Released: 1966
https://youtu.be/hNGF-XrZUI0

------------ b/w ------------

"This Is The Way We Fall In Love"
[[Van McCoy)
Producer: Daedelus Productions
Columbia 4-43495
Released: 1966
https://youtu.be/xN8ZIbJl908

-------------------------------------------

"I Will Wait For You" [[B-Side Only)
[[N. Gimbel - M. LeGrand)
Producer: Mitch Miller
Columbia 4-43694
Released: 1966
https://youtu.be/CJQoeW7Zzc0

--------------------------------------------

"I'm Out Of My Mind [https://youtu.be/Z0WL4ibi1gk[/URL]

------------ b/w ------------

"Pledging My Love"
[[F. Washington - D. Robey)
Producer: Mitch Miller
Columbia - 4-43925
Released: 1966
https://youtu.be/dW0MTQYTXqA

--------------------------------------------

"I Started A Joke" [I][[Instrumental)
[[B. Gibb - R. Gibb - M. Gibb)
Producer: Van McCoy
Epic 5-10470
Released: 1969
https://youtu.be/dZCJ6yKEUiY

------------ b/w ------------

"Tony's Theme" [[Instrumental)
[[T. Edwards)
Producer: Van McCoy
Epic 5-10470
Released: 1969
https://youtu.be/YJPBhqZ3iMA

--------------------------------------------

"To Make My Father Proud [[To Make My Mother Smile)"
[[Bob Crewe - Larry Weiss)
Producer: Bob Crewe
CGC 115
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/7SeGMU4_Cjk

------------ b/w ------------

"Where There's A Heartache [[There Must Be A Heart)"
[[Burt Bacherach - Hal David)
Producer: Bob Crewe
CGC 115
Released: 1970
https://youtu.be/wViuHdxhUHs

--------------------------------------------

"Every Year When Summer Turns To Fall"
[[No Information Available)
https://youtu.be/Wv_gXIVOBxw

-----------------------------------------------

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:17 PM

20869

Artist: MOORE, MELBA
Title: "This Is It"
Producer: Van McCoy
Label: Buddah BDS-5657
Released: 1976

1) "This Is It"
[[Van McCoy)
"A Tom Moulton Mix"
https://youtu.be/gwx5jNxOxOo

2) "Free"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/2ma81svsnHE

3) "One Less Morning"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/JiezhKXeZ08

4) "Make Me Believe In You"
[[Curtis Mayfield)
A Tom Moulton Mix"
https://youtu.be/6ib6ruzt8xk

5) "Lean On Me"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
https://youtu.be/wHNb9OqfhsA

6) "Stay Awhile With Ne"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
https://youtu.be/e5P9YKoCtZc

7) "Play Boy Scout"
[[Nino Ferrer)
https://youtu.be/QzAOqKBFKY4

8) "Blood-Red Roses"
[[John Lewin - Michael Valenti)
https://youtu.be/IlKzFY3mnTs

9) "Brand New"
[[E. Robinson)
Arranger: Benny Diggs
Chorus: New York Community Choir
https://youtu.be/yCqqW1SFq_4

BONUS TRACKS:

10) "This Is It" [[12" Version)
https://youtu.be/S4FeAaA4UUo

[NOTE: Unfortunately, the first notes of the 12" Version above were chopped off -- not by YouTube, but on the Expanded CD itself. Somebody at FunkyTownGrooves' Quality Control was asleep at the switch.)

11) "Free" [[Extended Version)
https://youtu.be/dzLoSGPZVj8

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 01:18 PM

20870

Artist: MOORE, MELBA
Title: "Melba"
Producer: Van McCoy & Charles Kipps
Background Vocals: Faith, Hope & Charity, Jocelyn Shaw, Lorraine Moore, Penny Blassingame
Label: Buddah BDS-5677
Released: 1976

1) "The Way You Make Me Feel"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/Ar0Hi8XvJOY

2) "Good Love Makes Everything Alright"
[[Van McCoy - Richard Harrisl
https://youtu.be/s-y51mToA1s

3) "The Long & Winding Road"
[[John Lennon - Paul McCartney)
https://youtu.be/44Hu-AJdE2s

4) "Ain't No Love Lost"
[[Curtis Mayfield)
https://youtu.be/DFme28q3sdc

5) "The Greatest Feeling"
[[Van McCoy - Richard Harris)
https://youtu.be/hC57x1TANoc

6) "Mighty Clouds Of Joy"
[[Buddy Buie - Robert Nix)
https://youtu.be/XjSjkIDqr0w

7) "I Need Someone"
[[Charles Kipps)
https://youtu.be/be1BfCMvNo8

8) "So Many Mountains"
[[Van McCoy - Joe Cobb)
https://youtu.be/a1Zq4wLwtJY

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 04:43 PM

Thanks for your patience! The uploading for VAN McCOY - Part 3: VAN'S ARTISTS [[A-M) is complete. Let the comments begin!

reese

06-25-2023, 04:51 PM

reese

06-25-2023, 04:59 PM

Re Van's work with Gladys and the Pips, I am a big fan of their Maxx album. It took years for me to get a copy. In the meantime, I bought a cd collection that contained most of the album. I really enjoyed GIVING UP, EITHER WAY I LOSE, and STOP AND GET AHOLD OF MYSELF. But I really love the group's 1970 remake of GIVING UP.

Their work with Van during the Buddah years was great as well. I have fond memories of BABY DON'T CHANGE YOUR MIND as it reminds me of that summer of 1977. I spent it down South with my grandparents and they played this record incessantly. Gladys hasn't performed it in the US in years, although she still performs it in the UK as it was a big hit there. It took years before I was able to buy the STILL TOGETHER album. While I do find the album only so so [as I do most of their Buddah albums], I did enjoy HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS and LITTLE BIT OF LOVE.

Van's productions of WHAT IF I SHOULD EVER NEED YOU, BE YOURSELF, and COME BACK AND FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED on their THE ONE AND ONLY album are also favorites.

smallworld

06-25-2023, 05:02 PM

reese

06-25-2023, 05:06 PM

I forgot to say thanks to you and Kenny for uploading all of this info! :D

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 06:41 PM

I forgot to say thanks for uploading all of this info! :D

You're welcome, Reese. I prepared the wording, the CD photos, and the audio links. Pretty much everything that you're seeing and hearing. I then email it all to Kenny and he uploads it for me. Chronicling Van McCoy was easy for me because I already have -- and love -- all of his music. All I had to Google or research was the songwriter credits and year of release.

Gotta go now and clean up the erratic line spacing in Van's Artists [[N-Z).

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 07:04 PM

A Van McCoy song not mentioned above is "Take Me As I Am." As far as I know, it was only ever released by one act: Lulu.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKMCZgYU5vA

I would love a CD of Van McCoy demos. The recent Stax set of writer demos gives me hope that such a release may happen one day.

Wow! Lulu's "Take Me As I Am" is beautiful! Very Spector-esque! In my CD collection, I specialize in Van McCoy's '70s productions which are my favorite of his works. My possession of his '60s productions is sporadic.

We'll keep our fingers crossed for those Van McCoy demos on CD!

Philles/Motown Gary

06-25-2023, 07:10 PM

sansradio

06-26-2023, 07:06 AM

One more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcAFu7K2PQM

sansradio

06-26-2023, 07:11 AM

And, as DJ Khaled would say, "another one":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1vf8hmyK0w

sansradio

06-26-2023, 07:19 AM

And here’s a fun bonus: Lonette McKee in the original film Sparkle giving Van the Billie Holiday treatment:

https://youtu.be/_Bge_peyiHY

Philles/Motown Gary

06-26-2023, 10:02 PM

One more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcAFu7K2PQM

Sansradio, I had this Aretha album [["You') back in 1975. It's not the year I discovered Van McCoy, but it's the year I was getting serious about him and his many, MANY productions on an amazingly-large array of artists. Now that Aretha has left us, I remain hopeful that her family will FINALLY allow the reissue of her remaining albums which never got a rightful CD release -- especially "La Diva".

Philles/Motown Gary

06-26-2023, 10:37 PM

And, as DJ Khaled would say, "another one":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1vf8hmyK0w

Wow! I love this bluesy version! And Jennifer Holliday looks fantastic!

reese

06-27-2023, 12:21 AM

Both Jennifer and Lonette's versions of GIVING UP seem to be inspired by Donny Hathaway's interpretation. In fact, in the notes for her album GET CLOSE TO MY LOVE, Jennifer calls the song "the Donny Hathaway classic" or something like that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9cRvg1jaBk

Philles/Motown Gary

06-27-2023, 01:20 AM

Reese, I have to admit that I'd never heard Donny Hathaway's version of Van's "Giving Up" until now. All I can say is Wow!!!

Boogiedown

06-27-2023, 01:45 AM

I remember Aretha debuting LADIES ONLY [the first single from LA DIVA] on Mike Douglas on my birthday in 1979. I wasn't too thrilled with it but later in the show she sang another song from the album, WHAT IF I SHOULD EVER NEED YOU. That was one I loved and eventually I was able to get a copy of LA DIVA.

I consider LA DIVA to be the best of Aretha's latter-day Atlantic albums. I think ROLLING STONE even gave it a passable review. Particular faves of mine are ITS GONNA GET A BIT BETTER, HONEY I NEED YOUR LOVE, REASONS WHY, HALF A LOVE [the second single], and WHAT IF I SHOULD EVER NEED YOU. I even came around to liking LADIES ONLY after a few listens.

Re Aretha, I also love her versions of Van's FOLLOW YOUR HEART, SO SOON, SWEET BITTER LOVE [1965, 1967, and 1985 versions], LEAN ON ME, and WALK SOFTLY.

It's a great album that sounds like real effort was put into it by Aretha and all concerned...

Too bad this song uses the "d" word so often , but its a lot of fun , as disco was meant to be ....kind of in the Paul Jabara frenzied vein:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtMXq4nxjn8

I can't help but smile when I listen to this . we're disco queens , we're disco queens ..... you know what that means :p.... Aretha was a good sport ... had this been put in the hands of a good remixer ....she could've had a big club hit with it ...

arranged by Arthur Jenkins who also arranged another guilty pleasure of mine :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lx4thjRkngU

come on now, name even one other record with a blaring yacht horn !!

sansradio

06-27-2023, 07:07 AM

Sansradio, I had this Aretha album [["You') back in 1975. It's not the year I discovered Van McCoy, but it's the year I was getting serious about him and his many, MANY productions on an amazingly-large array of artists. Now that Aretha has left us, I remain hopeful that her family will FINALLY allow the reissue of her remaining albums which never got a rightful CD release -- especially "La Diva".

Mega-amen to that, PMG. Apparently, it was Aretha's express wish that her remaining analog-only '75-'79 Atlantic output never be reissued, but, like you, I nurse hope. Some of the tracks resurfaced on her career-spanning box set of a couple of years ago, so there's every reason to keep our fingers crossed. She was at her vocal peak in these years, IMHO. [I'm friendly with her son Kecalf on social media, but can't bring myself to ask him about such a tetchy subject.]

P.S.: Happy you like Jennifer's "Giving Up"! "Thunderous" is the word!

Philles/Motown Gary

06-28-2023, 12:47 AM

Mega-amen to that, PMG. Apparently, it was Aretha's express wish that her remaining analog-only '75-'79 Atlantic output never be reissued, but, like you, I nurse hope. Some of the tracks resurfaced on her career-spanning box set of a couple of years ago, so there's every reason to keep our fingers crossed. She was at her vocal peak in these years, IMHO. [I'm friendly with her son Kecalf on social media, but can't bring myself to ask him about such a tetchy subject.]

P.S.: Happy you like Jennifer's "Giving Up"! "Thunderous" is the word!

Yes, Jennifer's version is hot! I just discovered Donny Hathaway's version, as well. Love 'em both!

Regarding Aretha's son, couldn't you just casually remark something like, "Your mom sure recorded some fantastic albums for Atlantic. Do you think there's any chance we'll ever see a CD release of the last few? You wouldn't be pushy, nor would you be demanding [[which would understandably annoy him). You would just be a friend who is merely expressing a sincere interest in his mom's music. That's totally up to you, of course. You're familiar with her son's personality, whereas I'm not.

Hey, if you ever get the chance, I would love to know if Aretha enjoyed working with Van McCoy on her "La Diva" album. Is that something you could comfortably ask him?

sansradio

06-28-2023, 06:40 AM

Yes, Jennifer's version is hot! I just discovered Donny Hathaway's version, as well. Love 'em both!

Regarding Aretha's son, couldn't you just casually remark something like, "Your mom sure recorded some fantastic albums for Atlantic. Do you think there's any chance we'll ever see a CD release of the last few? You wouldn't be pushy, nor would you be demanding [[which would understandably annoy him). You would just be a friend who is merely expressing a sincere interest in his mom's music. That's totally up to you, of course. You're familiar with her son's personality, whereas I'm not.

Hey, if you ever get the chance, I would love to know if Aretha enjoyed working with Van McCoy on her "La Diva" album. Is that something you could comfortably ask him?

LOL. I guess you're right. He probably wouldn't mind my asking. I guess I'd just feel weird doing so because of all the contretemps and infighting swirling around the estate these days. Maybe I'll ask about Van first.;)

Philles/Motown Gary

06-28-2023, 02:41 PM

LOL. I guess you're right. He probably wouldn't mind my asking. I guess I'd just feel weird doing so because of all the contretemps and infighting swirling around the estate these days. Maybe I'll ask about Van first.;)

Yeah, wait until the time feels right [[if ever) regarding Aretha's remaining albums. Do, however, ask him about her working with Van. After all these years, I've never heard a negative word about him. Everyone seems to be enchanted by his music and they still praise him accordingly.

Philles/Motown Gary

06-30-2023, 02:48 PM

Smallworld, to your knowledge, did Lulu record any of Van's other songs?

Boogiedown

07-24-2023, 03:54 PM

Not seeing Darren Green on here:

before Diana's version, there was:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPmsXwj-15s

Van McCoy tapping into the Jackson /Osmond craze??

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MDJTyLRWBo

The song I know him best by is LOVE DOESNT GROW ON TREES ... also from Van, is not on youtube ...

cheers!!

Philles/Motown Gary

07-25-2023, 11:16 PM

Hi Boogie, I wasn't aware of Darren Green's "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" nor "Peek-A-Boo", but I do have his "Love Doesn't Grow On Trees".

I also have Ralph Carter's "Love Doesn't Grow On Trees" from his "Young And In Love" Expanded CD -- which includes both the album version as well as a newly-acquired, previously-unreleased Tom Moulton Mix which double's the playing time. It's a shame that Tom Moulton's mix wasn't released at the time. It's a perfect blend of Van McCoy and Philly Soul.

RALPH CARTER
"Love Doesn't Grow On Trees" [[Tom Moulton Extended Mix)
https://youtu.be/vWHJtqL_X5Q

In fact, I have a one-question quiz for you, Boogie! After listening to the above Tom Moulton Mix, tell me the title of the album which would have been a perfect choice for inclusion of this version. [[I just KNOW you're gonna get this! In fact, I'll be sorta shocked and disappointed if you don't!

Boogiedown

07-26-2023, 04:43 PM

woa..... the heat is on! no, that's not my guess, but may as well be :p

PHILLY MEETS MCCOY ?? DISCO GROWS with TOM MOULTON ?
hmmm

I'm gonna go with GOOD TIMES ...........
...........???

Philles/Motown Gary

07-27-2023, 03:08 AM

woa..... the heat is on! no, that's not my guess, but may as well be :p

PHILLY MEETS MCCOY ?? DISCO GROWS with TOM MOULTON ?
hmmm

I'm gonna go with GOOD TIMES ...........
...........???

No, no, no, Boogie! Maybe I didn't word the quiz question clearly enough. I'm referring to an existing LP release which would have been the perfect collection on which to feature Ralph Carter's Tom Moulton Mix. I could give you a clue as to which label the album appeared on, but I think that would be a dead give-away. Go on, Boog -- give it another go!

jack020

07-27-2023, 11:19 AM

Found a perfect promo copy of Anacostia 2 lp here in Holland/Amsterdam this week:)

Philles/Motown Gary

07-27-2023, 04:09 PM

Found a perfect promo copy of Anacostia 2 lp here in Holland/Amsterdam this week:)

Congrats, Jack! There's nothing like a surprise music treat to make your day!

Philles/Motown Gary

07-28-2023, 02:43 AM

Okay, Boogie, the answer to my quiz question regarding which album Ralph Carter's "Love Doesn't Grow On Trees" [[Tom Moulton Mix) should have been included on is:

VARIOUS ARTISTS - "Disco Trek" on Atlantic Records which was released in 1976 and contained solely Tom Moulton Mixes.

"Disco Trek" LP cover photo:
https://www.discogs.com/release/3705992-Various-Disco-Trek

The tracklist for the Philly Soul songs included:

Side 1

1) BLUE MAGIC - "Look Me Up
https://youtu.be/82ZzaNyEzxY

2) SONS OF ROBIN STONE - "Got To Get You Back"
https://youtu.be/nGV1yY2VTJo

3) SISTER SLEDGE - "Mama Never Told Me"
https://youtu.be/QiGRVgq0neE

4) RALPH CARTER - "Love Doesn't Grow On Trees" [[Tom Moulton Mix)
https://youtu.be/vWHJtqL_X5Q

5) CLYDE BROWN - "You Call Me Back"
https://youtu.be/YEaMT0PmVFM

Side 1 was all Philly Soul which was pure Tom Moulton! [[Side 2 was Southern Soul which, to my ears, sounded nothing like the Tom Moulton Mixes that we had grown to know and love.)

As you can see, I've inserted Ralph Carter's "Love Doesn't Grow On Trees" into the Track 4 slot above. It really fits perfectly and should have been included on Side 1 of the "Disco Trek" album above instead of being hidden in the vaults all these years. [It just hit me that Ralph's recording was on Mercury Records, which prevented it from being included on an album of Atlantic artists. It's a shame, as Tom Moulton's mix of Ralph's track is identical to his mixes heard above.

Boogiedown

07-31-2023, 01:47 AM

thanks for sparing me Gary ! I was way off base and wouldn't have solved it correctly. :o

.... it must have been Darren who recorded it first so it's a little surprising as well that that version didn't wind up on the Disco Express comps.

yes the second side ... has a different flavor ...well, it does have this :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6ICmNy7s8g

which will get the full Philly treatment:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMrCMn8SK20

Philles/Motown Gary

08-01-2023, 12:13 AM

I'm truly surprised that the "Disco Trek" album title threw you for a loop, Boogie. When I think of serious Disco/Dance Music collectors on the SDF, I automatically think of you; Jack, and me. [[If I've inadvertently left anyone out, forgive me.)

As long as we're on the subject, Boog, I've been meaning to ask you if you're familiar with the Canadian Disco artist Patsy Gallant. Being the completist that I am, I checked out all of her CDs which were readily available on Amazon a few years back. I ended of buying all but two of them, which seemed different from her regular sound. Back in the day, she was a big seller in Canada, hosting her own TV variety show on which she performed regularly. Oddly enough, she had only one dance hit here in America which was "From New York To LA" -- featured in the outstanding "Disco Discharge" CD series which Jack posted recently.)
https://youtu.be/yld9-pva5PE

My favorite of Patsy's is her rendition of Van McCoy/Melba Moore's "Stay Awhile With Me".
https://youtu.be/C8uAYFvok4Y

Before now, were you familiar with her, Boogie? Before the "Disco Discharge" series was released, I had never even heard of her. So glad I finally discovered her! Here's hoping you'll like her, too!

Boogiedown

08-01-2023, 01:39 AM

not in real time..... only in recent years... and just a bit. I feel as though I bought a promo record by her on Private Stock records.

Her voice is fantastic! Clear and crisp.... a little bit of France Joli to it ...
here's Patsy singing Van on The Raes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2BrF2weWO4

and here are The Raes doing their hit followed by Martin Stevens doing his:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTUwxfYpy5U

a lot of good disco came out of Canada.

Philles/Motown Gary

08-03-2023, 12:38 AM

Boogie, sorry to keep you hanging. I totally agree with you -- Patsy has a wonderful voice, as do her powerful back-up singers! [[Those girls can really sing!)

I had no idea that [[Canadian) Patsy Gallant had any releases on the [[American) Private Stock label, but I checked it out and you're right!

PHOTO "From NY To LA" [[Private Stock PROMO 45-124) [[Mono/Stereo)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/353327235713?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=2crNsdOfR1e&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=asMaqN5fTby&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

PHOTO: "Sugar Daddy" [[Private Stock PROMO 45-171)
https://images.app.goo.gl/TpCwyuEwfKc3vsgE6

Stock copies of the above two 45 releases were on the [[Canadian) Attic label.

PATSY GALLANT
"From N.Y. To LA" [[Original 12" Version)
https://youtu.be/bmVcnJL2H-E

"Sugar Daddy" [[No, not Motown's song by the J5!)
https://youtu.be/-iDbxhD9EjI

Here are some additional Patsy Gallant tracks worthy of a listen:

"Are You Ready For Love" [[No, not Thom Bell's song on The Spinners nor Elton John!)
https://youtu.be/d4znMnLDAMI

"It's Raining This Morning"
https://youtu.be/lqUWGj21_tk

"O Michel" [[English Version)
https://youtu.be/pgrJovaqtHg

O Michel* [[French Version) [[Better Mix)
https://youtu.be/XGNEg1-7_hw

"Together Again"
https://youtu.be/m8jmqKtIYcU

"World Of Fantasy"
https://youtu.be/ciCbtUQrJw0

"I Love You In The Morning"
https://youtu.be/thdCPv6VTn0

"All The People In My Life"
https://youtu.be/NJ3nHxwStAE

Boogiedown

08-04-2023, 01:42 AM

thank you for sharing Gary! The record I own is SUGAR DADDY.... I like the energy of FROM NY TO LA its one of those records I'd appreciate an instrumental B side...not because Patsy's vocals are bad , not at all. I just don't care for the way the lyrics are constructed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yld9-pva5PE

She gives it her all. good stuff!

Gallant continued performing ... and she's still got it too [six years ago] on Mark Steyn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3sdkeLol1A

Philles/Motown Gary

08-04-2023, 05:22 AM

Thanks for posting the "Mark Steyn Weekend Show", Boogie. I watched the entire 1-hour show and enjoyed every minute of it! You're so right -- vocally, Patsy has still got it! I can't, however, get over how much she's aged over the past few years. I love Patsy's new Edith Piaf tribute CD. Her live performances are really appealing. Unfortunately, I see that Amazon had it but it's no longer available. Damn!

Philles/Motown Gary

08-06-2023, 02:11 AM

Boogie, Patsy did such a great job on Van McCoy's "Stay Awhile With Me", I wish she had recorded an entire CD honoring him. Unfortunately, she didn't. But what she did do, she did beautifully.

Here's a live TV performance of Patsy singing "O Michel" while having some fun harmonizing with her three back-up girls. Yet another example of Patsy's live stage performances equaling the same high quality of her studio recordings.

https://youtu.be/c7bqSiTPO84

Boogiedown

08-06-2023, 09:17 PM

its good !!:)
I have no idea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7bqSiTPO84what she's singing but she says it exquisitely! :cool:

Philles/Motown Gary

08-08-2023, 03:15 AM

Yeah, I know, Boogie. Patsy and her back-ups make you love it without even knowing what they're singing about. I especially love their harmonies and their on-stage camaraderie! It's obvious they love what they're doing. I just wish the camera work was better. It makes the girls -- even Patsy -- look short and squatty -- like in a fun-house mirror!

smallworld

08-10-2023, 03:58 PM

Smallworld, to your knowledge, did Lulu record any of Van's other songs? There is but one Van McCoy song in Lulu's discography, which is a shame as Van's brand of romanticism would have slotted right in to one of her later '70s/early '80s albums.

Philles/Motown Gary

08-11-2023, 03:07 AM

There is but one Van McCoy song in Lulu's discography, which is a shame as Van's brand of romanticism would have slotted right in to one of her later '70s/early '80s albums.

What Van composition did Lulu record, smallworld? [[Forgive me for having to ask. If Van produced it, I would have known it like the back of my hand. If Lulu [[or any other artist) merely recorded a Van composition -- produced by someone else -- I'm not necessarily aware of it.)

mark speck

08-17-2023, 07:06 PM

Benny Mardones did a great version of "To Make a Long Story Short". I prefer it to his hit of "Into the Night", a song I could never get into.

Best,

Mark

mark speck

08-17-2023, 07:15 PM

The Marvellos
"In the Sunshine"
Modern 45xM1054

Written by Van McCoy
Produced by Ed Cobb for Green Grass Productions
Arranged by Lincoln Mayorga

This is a breezy sweet/Northern soul hybrid, evocative of a warm Summer day. The flip, "Down In the City", while not written by Van, is also great.

Best,

Mark

Philles/Motown Gary

08-21-2023, 02:57 AM

Benny Mardones did a great version of "To Make a Long Story Short". I prefer it to his hit of "Into the Night", a song I could never get into.

Best,

Mark

Hey Mark, I checked out Benny Mardones" version of "To Make A Long Story Short" and you are so right! What a beautiful and powerful production it is! I wouldn't be surprised if Van himself smiled down his approval from Heaven!

BENNY MARDONES
"To Make A Long Story Short
https://youtu.be/TcvTvX5KsuQ

Gotta disagree with you about "Into The Night", though. I've loved it from the first time I heard it. My partner had just died from a heart attack 4 days before Christmas 1980. This song got a lot of airplay at the time. Its structure, chords, and musical beauty gave me consolation.

BENNY MARDONES
"Into The Night"
https://youtu.be/zWHjJt4833I