Syreeta - What love has joined together, love this 45, only seen UK tamla releases, did it come out in the USA?

 

Malcolm

Syreeta - What love has joined together, love this 45, only seen UK tamla releases, did it come out in the USA?

 

Malcolm

Don't think so Malc.

so she was a British singer? this has been in my i-tunes for years and i just came across it, quite blown away really... cant believe i didn't know it was in there...

 

here's the track for those of you like me:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46j5e0ifywQ

 

good init..

 

m

Edited October 8, 201312 yr by Mal.C.

Hi Malc

 

She was an American. Still can't see any American release of this though.

 

Syreeta Wright Muhammad

 

Born August 3, 1946. Died July 6, 2004, of heart failure due to cancer treatment.

Former wife of Stevie Wonder, sister of Yvonne Wright.

 

Peter

 

 

Seem to remember she also had stuff out as Rita Wright Cant Back The Love I Feel For You, there was also a Rita Wright on UK Jet and  Toast ?

I reckon she was from the USA as she was once married to Stevie Wonder.

Maybe she was also over here for some time via a Rolling Stones connection as I

think she once toured with them.

 

kegsy

Edited October 8, 201312 yr by Kegsy

she's got a really nice voice, I like that, good track... I'm a boring armchair listener so this ticks all the boxes, ie its very soulful!!! laughs actually just looked, it says produced by Stevie wonder on the UK release...

 

 

m

Edited October 8, 201312 yr by Mal.C.

If I remember rightly she was in Stevie's backing band Wonderlove too

What think is strange about this UK release is that the b-side "What Love Has Joined Together" has a 1972 publishing date, compared to "Harmour Love" which is 1975.  The Euroepan releases of "Harmour Love" have "Cause We've Ended As Lovers" on the other side, which also has a 1975 publishing date.  I wonder why guys at EMI in London thought differently from the rest of Europe (please no comments about UKIP and being different.....)

 

Has had spins at the likes of Soul Essence over the years - great record

She had hits in the UK in 74/75 with spinning and spinning,your kiss is sweet and harmour love.. All played extensively on radio 1 at the time

Edited October 9, 201312 yr by dave pinch

Nothing useful to add other than what a nice track.

 

When you think of Syreeta you tend to think of that stuff she did with Billy Preston - which wasn't at all to my taste I'm afraid.

  Very underated singer IMO her 1st Motown LP was great also check out her LP from "77 "OneTo One" produced by Leon Ware no less

 

Cheers Paul

She had hits in the UK in 74/75 with spinning and spinning,your kiss is sweet and harmour love.. All played extensively on radio 1 at the time

 

And at our disco - and all on Motown Chartbusters LP's I think.  Spinning And Spinning was lovely.

 HI ALL ..Smokey Robinson penned "what love bought together" was a in house favourite at HITVILE USA.  It was record by many by many MOTOWN artists over a 7 year period. some of the recorded versions have never been released, those that did get released are on LPs or are B sides, the best version of the song was by the TEMPTATIONS 45 as the B side of "it's growing" (in my opinion) Mary Wells did a nice copy,

However the very best version comes from JAMAICA on the Rupi Edwards SUCCESS LABEL by Dobby Dobbson who has a great voice, well suited for songs such as this, but his version is also the rarest of them all, and it is very elusive, I have 2 spare 12" copy's in the past I have sold it for £100, the 12" is a reissue released over 10 years after the 45 was released as a  7", the record was withdrawn very quickly hence it's rarity and high price if you see the 7" buy it, the 12" goes for £50 today if you want a copy from me, maybe I have under stated the value as I have seen and had more Glen Millers than copies of the Dobby Dobson  DAVE K

I included it on a Soul Source CD Swap some years ago.

 

Maybe it came from there into your iTunes Mal C?

 

Agreed, great tune, and a real grower.

 

A Smokey song also done by Mary Wells and the Temptations amongst others.

 

 

Sean

just to confirm, syreeta is rita wright. i played this track on my radio show 3 days ago:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43r63WyyS9I

  "Harmour Love" ( the B side of "WLHJT" )did have a U.S.  45 release  but with a different B side ("Cause We've Ended As Lovers" ).

I don't think Syreeta's version of "What Love Has Joined Together " came out on 45 in the U.S.

Edited October 9, 201312 yr by the yank

 

 

I remember buying this in the 70's

Also a version by Sssence 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B4GLFd5Jkk

Syreeta - What love has joined together, love this 45, only seen UK tamla releases, did it come out in the USA?

 

Malcolm

Top pick Mal!

 

I made this my Record Of The Issue for the first edition of my Soulin' magazine about 15 years ago.

 

I'm delighted it's getting due recognition now.

it's a motown standard, there's at least half a dozen versions.

it's a motown standard, there's at least half a dozen versions.

Pretty good standard dont you think...now listened to other versions and this still stands out above the rest...

Pretty good standard dont you think...now listened to other versions and this still stands out above the rest...

 

i really don't think you could compare this to mary wells, they're not even the same style of music. it is a nice version.

Mary Wells

 

 

Temptations

 

 

Smokey

 

 

 

And this one is also very good

 

Queen Latifah

 

i put my uk motown demo up on you tube about 3 years ago but the blighters blocked it. its the only one i keep in my channel thats blocked worldwide.....still it means i can listen when i want even if no one else can

Queen Latifah

 

 

What a blinding version. Blew me away   

Another one to keep a look out for.

Queen Latifah

 

 

What a blinding version. Blew me away   

Another one to keep a look out for.

 

it's a CD from 2007. you can buy the CD or MP3...

Also a version by Sssence 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B4GLFd5Jkk

quite obscure 80 's that 45 - only seen around 3 copies in last twenty years myself....

it shows up in chicago occasionally, it's the same group as essence on epic