Perhaps been done before (probably on more than one occasion)

 

Mary Saxton shares the same backing track as the Tams

 

Mary Saxton                                         

 

Tams                                                   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5B03qimRtU

 

What about Othello Robertson (so in luv) and Love Unlimited (it may be winter outside), do these share the same or is it just my old lugs?

 

Othello Robertson                              

                                          

 

Love Unlimited                                    

 

Are there any/many others out there?

 

Regards 

                                              

 

Never mind the same backing, 30 plus years after purchasing a copy of Othello Robertson, on Baby Luv - I'm still clueless as to weather Othello is male or female !!

 

A female sound with a traditional english acting stage male name !

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by Nick Harrison

Never mind the same backing, 30 plus years after purchasing a copy of Othello Robertson, on Baby Luv - I'm still clueless as to weather Othello is male or female !!   

Surely Othello is a girl Nick?

 

Interesting that there appears to be little or no reference on tinternet. Some smart ass will now come and show I'm wrong!

 

Peter

 

Surely Othello is a girl Nick?

 

Interesting that there appears to be little or no reference on tinternet. Some smart ass will now come and show I'm wrong!

 

Peter

 

 

 

I haven't heard of any girls called Othello.

 

Mike Umholtz on Hitsville Soul Club thinks it's a girl. I'm not so sure.

 

Othello Robertson-So In Luv-Baby Luv

Someone must have had a lot of faith in this record. Most likely trying to push the B-side ballad, "Soldier Boy". Released first in Feb. 1967, it was soon licensed to ERA and pressed up again on Baby Luv with red text. I doubt it managed to make a dent in the charts and soon disappeared into obscurity. Arranged by Eddie Foster this really builds up with Ms. Robertson screeching the hook, "So In Luv". She did do another record with Dell Randle on Testifi, which is an R&B type shouter. All in all it was great effort I'm proud to have it in my box.

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by Matt Male

I haven't heard of any girls called Othello.

Mm, that is a fact that crossed my mind Matt

I thought it sounded female, but when 'he' hits those high notes at the end he sounds like a guy.

I wanted, want, Othello to be a girl cos when I used to dance to it back in the day I was sure it was a lovely girl singing a lovely mid tempo song. I'm probably wrong and my dreams have been shattered!

 

Feck.

 

Peter

Mm, that is a fact that crossed my mind Matt

I wanted, want, Othello to be a girl cos when I used to dance to it back in the day I was sure it was a lovely girl singing a lovely mid tempo song. I'm probably wrong and my dreams have been shattered!

 

Feck.

 

Peter

 

 

Ok, I think it must be a girl because of this duet with Dell Randle.

 

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by Matt Male

Ok, I think it must be a girl because of this duet with Dell Randle.

Great, I guess I'll now escape being called rude and nasty names!

 

 

Peter

Two for starters. https://youtu.be/H0DhNpFJ2hM

 

      https://youtu.be/-yo5_q3PRDg

I've always thought the person was female, based on the voice and mannerisms in the voice.  I had also thought I had remembered her being part of the San Francisco Bay music scene in the mid-late '60s (e.g. seen a photograph-proving she was a woman).  Sometimes people name their children with a name that might be thought of as belonging only to one sex.  Men have been named Shirley and Beverly.  One would guess that the female name would be "Othella", but some people like to be different.

 

If THAT singer IS a male, he had serious hormone problems.  That is not a "falsetto" performance.

Larry Laster - Go For Yourself same backing as Larry Atkins "Lighten Up" and Ty Karim's "Lighten Up Baby"

 

 

Larry Atkins "Ain't That Love Enough" (flip to Lighten Up) has same backing as the unissued (I think) "We'll Keep On Rolling"

 

 

Edited March 10, 201312 yr by Dave Turner

othello definately a girl....the tune is similar to love unlimited but not the same backing track..not like say four voices/chuck holliday and jesse james / arcades type o thing

marion stewart n la rein lammar....

Larry Laster - Go For Yourself same backing as Larry Atkins "Lighten Up" and Ty Karim's "Lighten Up Baby"

 

 

And let's forget that track popped up again here.....

 

Ike and Tina Turner "Somebody Somewhere Needs You"

 

 

Ian D  

These two. Ike and Tina Turner also did a version of 'you don't love' but I can't find that one...

 

 

How about ...

 

 

September Jones - I'm Coming Home 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6JANFjEo5M

 

and Billy Sha Rae - Do It 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCtFOiTrH6Y

 

 

Obviously they "funkified" the Billy Sha Rae version with extra percussion,guitars and piano but that backing track is a monster and both are dancefloor bombs in my opinion. 

 

Anyone know which cut came first?

there is a song called walk softly children which is wade in the water with different vocals

 

The Delegates  Walkin" in my sleep all night  German Fontana 269 357 TF  (mid 60's garage/blue eyed soul rarity) Nice

                               Same as

Showstoppers Aint nothing but a house party Beacon

 

 

Jimmy Gilmer Sugar shack  Dot   =   Dee Clark Thats my girl Constellation

The Delegates  Walkin" in my sleep all night  German Fontana 269 357 TF  (mid 60's garage/blue eyed soul rarity) Nice

                               Same as

Showstoppers Aint nothing but a house party Beacon

 

 

Jimmy Gilmer Sugar shack  Dot   =   Dee Clark Thats my girl Constellation

dee clark very similar and styled on jimmy gilmer..but not the actual same backin track

Chuck Holiday and Four Voices both sides as well

dee clark very similar and styled on jimmy gilmer..but not the actual same backin track

 

Just checked them out on youtube, I aggree, never listened to them back to back and stopped listening to stuff like that ages ago

Garry

these 2 are close but no cigar

 

 

 

 

Try these 2

 

 

Not an instant one by any means, but how about Pauline Shivers - Won't you come back home / Silk - Falling in love isn't easy? 

 

Can't seem to post any you tube clips for now but there must be literally thousands of records if you extend this to artists who "sampled" original recordings for inspiration. That's certainly what led to me getting hooked on Northern and Rare Soul, trying to find out some of the original records used then just marvel at how good they were.

 

Stating the obvious I know but can't ignore fact that lots of hip hop / R&B (not the old sort!) / modern soul samples 60's / 70's soul and even some quite good recent soul releases such as Big Brooklyn Red sampling Lowrell's "Mellow Mellow Right On" for their recent "Taking it too far" track.

2 more

 

The Rock - An Aspirin would go crazy 

 

 

Mel Williams can it be me

 

 

 

Added titles

 

Derek

Edited March 12, 201312 yr by DerekG

And then a couple of "reply" records

 

Ben E King - Stand by me

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmGQ5SlazJA

 

Damita Jo - I'll be there

 

 

 

or

 

Shirelles - Will you still love me tomorrow

 

 

Satintones - Tomorow & Always

 

 

 

Titles added as requested - Can't get Soul source at all from Work ! !

Edited March 12, 201312 yr by DerekG

Jessie James - Are You Gonna Leave Me

 

 

 

The Arcades - There's Got To Be A Loser

 

Stemmons Express - Woman, Love Thief

 

 

Precisions - Such Misery

 

The Four Voices - Your Love Is Getting Stronger

 

 

Chuck Holliday - Just Can't Trust Nobody

 

Jimmy burns I really love you

Brand new faces

Two of my favourites:

 

Bob Relf - Girl, You're My Kind Of Wonderful

 

 

 

 

The Olympics - Girl You're My Kind Of People

 

 

Best,

Dave

Err they are the same song and the Olympics is produced by Bob Relf, they only really changed one word

 

John

And then a couple of "reply" records

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmGQ5SlazJA

 

 

 

or

 

 

 

Once more my dear friends, to all who put up You Tube stuff etc !!!

Can't see the links at Work, can you put the titles in as Text to at least give us a chance .

Once more my dear friends, to all who put up You Tube stuff etc !!!

Can't see the links at Work, can you put the titles in as Text to at least give us a chance .

 

 

Heavy funk version and the group harmony version of the Reggie Garland song, both groups were outta Flint Michigan

 

 

Apologies but didn't understand the firewall work thingy....

 

Bobby Conerly - Little Girls Go Home - Duke and O V Wright - Oh Baby Mine - Back Beat

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upownn6O3RI

 

 

 

 

 

 

Storming....both of em!

Edited March 12, 201312 yr by MissHongkongfuey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upownn6O3RI

 

 

Storming....both of em!

I refer my honourable gentleman/lady to my previous statement !!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j76tOTXLlIo

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y0qEpAHdKc

 

two belters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j76tOTXLlIo

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y0qEpAHdKc

 

two belters

 

Yes Grant, but what were they!  Tezza and I, as well as Joan and a few others can't see videos at work due to firewall/streaming media restrictions, but we still like to know what's posted!

Please can ANYONE posting video clips, add the title and artist to the post for those amongst us who are 'media challenged'.

 

Ta very Loads!

 

 

Yes Grant, but what were they!  Tezza and I, as well as Joan and a few others can't see videos at work due to firewall/streaming media restrictions, but we still like to know what's posted!

Please can ANYONE posting video clips, add the title and artist to the post for those amongst us who are 'media challenged'.

 

Ta very Loads!

 

 

 

your at work so shuldnt be on here

 

it was dannelle daris and briggiite koberley

your at work so shuldnt be on here

 

it was dannelle daris and briggiite koberley

 

 

your at work so shuldnt be on here

 

it was dannelle daris and briggiite koberley

Lunch break

heres another two....katie briggs and mama's boys

 

 

I refer my honourable gentleman/lady to my previous statement !!

 Now edited. My apologies Tezza  

 Now edited. My apologies Tezza  

Ta duck XX

I didn't know we were only talking about the title John. Both tracks have different lyrics and the same backing track.

Dave

Err they are the same song and the Olympics is produced by Bob Relf, they only really changed one word

 

John

'Times a wastin'   Fuller Bros 

'Remember'         Whispers

'Sugar pie honey' Promatics

 

All with the same backing track

 

Rob

Once more my dear friends, to all who put up You Tube stuff etc !!!

Can't see the links at Work, can you put the titles in as Text to at least give us a chance .

Titles added - not aware this was a problem

 

Derek