Just Too Much To Hope For

[mysterysinger]

Recorded on Harvey Fuqua's H.P.C imprint by The Two Friends and released 1962. The Two Friends were Wilburt Jackson and Clyde Wilson.

Both had a hand in writing Marvin and Tammi's "More, More, More" and "Give A Little Love" as well as The Monitors "Number 1 In Your Heart".

Clyde Wilson [[also known as Steve Mancha) was also co-writer of The Spinners "I Just Can't Help But Feel The Pain" and later partnered with Ronald Dunbar and others at Hot Wax co-writing "She's Not Just Another Woman" for example. He was a member of 100% Aged In Soul.

[Graham Jarvis]

There were two H.P.C. 45's The Two Friends & Davern Neally. Both issued in 1962.

The "Two Friends" were Steve Mancha & Wilbert Jackson. [[Steve Mancha's real name is Clyde Wilson). Jackson & Wilson were the writers of both sides of the 45.H.P.C. was a subsidiary of the Harvey Label & H.P.C. stands for the "Hardy Producing Company" The Label was originally owned by Harvey Fuqua & Gwen Gordy, he was later to become Berry's Brother in Law as he married Gwen his sister.H.P.C. the label was Purchased in 1963 by Berry Gordy."Just To Much To Hope For" was later recorded by Tammi Terrell as the B side of "This Old Heart of Mine" on Motown 1138, recorded Dec 1968

1962 COPYRIGHTS Davern Neally

IF YOU LOVE ME, BABY; w & m James Nyx & Robert White.
© Birdsong Pub. Co.; 23May62;
EU720850.

RAINY DAY; w & m James Nyx & Robert White.
© Birdsong Pub. Co.; 23May62;
EU720851.

[danman869]

"Just To Much To Hope For" was later recorded by Tammi Terrell as the B side of "This Old Heart of Mine" on Motown 1138, recorded Dec 1968

Just to clarify [for those who want the details], Tammi Terrell's version of "Just Too Much To Hope For" had the following recording dates:

Produced by Harvey Fuqua. Track recorded July 20, 1965, assigned to The Majestics [[The Monitors); strings added July 27, 1965; track reassigned to Tammi Terrell, overdubs on February 3, 1966; lead vocal cut/recut February 15, 1966; additional overdubs on April 26, 1966.

And, of course, we now know that Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston were also given the same music track and recorded their duet vocals for it on March 8, 1966...but their version was never released until the "Motown Unreleased: 1966" back in 2016.

[mysterysinger]

Here's a previous thread on the subject which is of interest.
https://soulfuldetroit.com/archives/...tml?1027586522

[mysterysinger]

Not much seems to be known about Davern Neally.

The writers of the two sides to his single are listed above as James Nyx and Robert White. Robert White we know well and Nyx was a Motown songwriter who penned several songs with Marvin Gaye - including "We Can Make It Baby" for The Originals. It's always fascinating finding out more about the personnel involved - and here the Harvey Fuqua links are really apparent.

Wikipedia has this on James Nyx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Nyx_Jr.

[soulwally]

Love Tammi’s version, on the flip of her This old heart of mine on 45