Was anyone else as taken aback by this when they heard it on the Chris Clark Soul Sounds album? I was jarred a bit into adult territory when I first heard this as a 17 year-old. The subject matter isn't typical Motown, at all. Even the production was something much more wide-screen than I had expected.
I was struck by how heartfelt Chris sounded on this one as if it was coming from personal experience. I don't have to get into anyone's history, but I also thought perhaps this one may have cut a little close to the bone for Chris. It's also very unique to have "the other woman" telling her lover to go back home and "be a man." Still, the lyrics reflect the conflicting emotions as Chris is aslo, in a passive-aggressive way, begging this man to stay.
After hearing this, it took awhile for me to move on to the rest of the album; this one was something completely special and it left me a little chilled- in a good way.
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