Not can you get to this!
From the Fall of 1977. She could sing to me anytime......
Then there were these girls here!
The songs in this thread are the most incredible playlist!!!
A totally underrated classic by one of the classiest groups....The Supremes! I call it "The Supremes Sing the Blues":
Waynesville, this song "Bill When Are You Coming Back" was played on Detroit and Toledo radio as if it were a new single. That's how excited everyone was over "The New Supremes". They could not wait for a new single that they flipped "Up The Ladder to the Roof" over and started playing this weeks after "Up the Ladder...." had been released.
Here's another then, from the Queen.
Angel, from the otherwise badly flawed album Hey Now Hey [[1973). Possibly the most personal and heartfelt song Aretha ever did, and by repute one she did every time she performed. [[certainly did when I saw her). Written by Carolyn Franklin, who sang background vocals with her sister Erma.
Absolutely beautiful.....
Personal note - I used the listen to a late night soul station in early 1970s Leicester - and this was the first Aretha track I ever heard.
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From the Fall of 1968....The Impressions - This is My Country
Now here's one that's been sampled a lot by Hip Hop artists:
From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - Brenda and The Tabulations with That's The Price You Have to Pay. Released on Dionn Records 1969, but never made it to an album release. Brenda Payton died tragically young, aged just 46 in 1992.
This is the one song I know that has been playing on New York City radio since the 70s. It was released in 1979 and they never stopped playing it in the City. I can count on hearing it at least once every week till this very day! First Choice and " Love Thang"
Michael Henderson from Detroit and the Summer of 1980!
An underrated gem from Slave [[feat. Steve Arrington) that has been in my head all day:
And here is my favorite Michael Henderson cut:
I'm not sure if I added this one earlier, but this is one of my favorite bass lines from the '70s:
Two of my favorite O'Jays songs...Survival
The O'Jays - Give The People What They Want [[Plus Cholly Atkins interview)...
What is life-the softones
Marv,you got them vinyl elves workin!!!
I'll be there-gene chandler
As long as i live-the fantastic four
The Moments [[aka Ray, Goodman & Brown) with this great classic. A #1 for them in 1970 for 5 weeks:
Love this Joe Simon song "Power Of Love"
A #1 in 1980 "Stomp" by The Brother Johnson.
How did this song only make #11 R&B.....that is just Silly. This one is such a classic by Niecy.
Sister love-the impressions...any love-luther vandross...i need you do-the isley bros...face it girl it's over-nancy wilson.
One of the better dance jams of the 70s...........From 1977, T-Connection - "Do What You Wanna Do"
Thanks Luciano! It makes me feel younger again! LOL!
Come back-the stairsteps..love is-the chi-lites.
The best part-the emotions
One of the greatest hits from Muscle Shoals:
One of my favorite songs of the '70s is "Everybody Plays the Fool".
And there's nothing more soulful than "If Loving You Is Wrong, I Don't Want To Be Right" by Luther Ingram.
The Blackbyrds [[I'm on a '70s kick today, LOL):
This may have been previously posted, but aside from Johnny Wilder, Jr.'s "Always and Forever", I don't know of any performance from the '70s that was a perfect or smooth as Philip Bailey's in "Reasons". Truly beautiful songs.
I remember the time in my life when this song was a hit. Not the biggest Atlantic Starr song, but one of my favorites:
And right about the same time, they did this gem. I'm in the minority, but I liked this iteration of the band more than the one that produced "Secret Lovers" and "Always". They were more of a soul band than a funk/pop outfit at first.
Have we had "Pull Up To The Bumper" in this thread, yet? Sly & Robbie went from Reggae to one of the hottest rhythm tracks ever. This bass line, y'all... Hot!
And Tom Tom Club with one of the best Summer jams from my young adult years. They branched off from Talking Heads; I wonder how David Byrne would have impacted this record? I can imagine him on the lead and it would sound just as good, IMO.
Some great ones JAI and Jerry!
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