Tonight I was thinking about what songs could have gone onto a Contours album around '65/'66. Looking at the recording dates for songs from that time, it is confusing as to just when Billy Gordon was out of the group. The notes in the Complete Motown Singles for the song "Just A Little Misunderstanding" say that by February of '66, when this song was recorded, Billy Gordon was out of the group. BUT if you look at the recording dates for "Jealousy Is Creeping Up On Me," that is listed as May of '66. Then, "Somebody's Waiting For Me" was recorded in September of '66. So I was wondering if Billy was given some kind of probation period where producers were still wanting his lead on these songs. Interesting to think that an album could have been assembled where both Billy and his replacement Joe Stubbs would have had lead vocals. Anyone know just when Billy Gordon was out of the group officially?
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