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Female "big Beat" Ballads - Your Faves?

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I love tunes like Sweets - "something about my baby" or Big Maybelle's "it's raining."

 

I'm sure people out there have tons of other great suggestions. I am looking to blow up my want list!

 

thanks! 

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Yvonne Carroll - Please don't go/ There he goes, pure class

This one is fantastic x

 

This is lovely, is it album only?

The Mutts Nutts

 

 

 

What a lovely record, and with Your Love Is Everything on the other side I think it's one of the best records ever issued, makes me feel really emotional.

This is lovely, is it album only?

Hi Geoff, to be honest I've only ever seen it on album but no doubt someone on here will be able to confirm better than me x

Hi Geoff, to be honest I've only ever seen it on album but no doubt someone on here will be able to confirm better than me x

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ANDREA HENRY ,i need you like a baby , one out of my box, yes please ,shelly sound  billy :hatsoff2:

I love this one x

Quite like it too!

 

Early Merry Clayton. She's some singer and incredibly was just 15 when she recorded this.

 

David Gates must be the Bread man, I imagine?

ANDREA HENRY ,i need you like a baby , one out of my box, yes please ,shelly sound  billy :hatsoff2:

There you go Billy x

Hi Geoff, to be honest I've only ever seen it on album but no doubt someone on here will be able to confirm better than me x

French EP but no US 45.

This is lovely, is it album only?

Geoff, here is another reply by garethx, on 15 Feb 2015 - 2:50 PM, said:

French EP but no US 45.

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Arlene Bailey- Conversation in the Street.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6_TFKCxsFQ

 

 

 

Takes a few plays to appreciate but worth the effort. Arranged by Horace Ott so got to be good.

 

Ruby and the Romantics already had 2 great tracks mentioned so here's a third

Only Heaven Knows on ABC

They also did a version of Hurting Each Other on A&M but not as good as the Ruth Lewis on RCA already posted.

 

Rick

 

 

hi just bought brenda holloway-every little bit hurts today,reyt tune  sithi.

I feel a wants list coming on...So add to add to the sublime agony of the thread I give you:

Lorraine Ellison 'Please don't Teach Me To Love You'

Dee Dee Warwick 'When I Haven't Got Anything Better to Do'

-well lots of Dee Dee really

Barbara Lewis 'Hello Stranger'

and lots of others if I go upstairs and look but the log mans coming and I've got to handball a ton of firewood in the rain so it'll have to wait.

dean

I love Tambi Garrett, but Lulu's version takes some beating

 

Likewise Dusty's version of the following holds the ace for me.

 

You Need Me To Love You - Billie Dearborn 1967

 

 

You Need Me To Love You - Billie Dearborn 1967

 

 

 

one of my favourites  Thank you  :) x

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Verdelle Smith - A Piece Of The sky

Tasha Thomas - I saw the sky, I love both versions x

 

 

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this is a bit quicker tempo, but has the full-bore, heavy duty female vocal performance i associate with this genre. 

 

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The wonderful Shirley Wahls perhaps?

 

 

thanks! on your recommendation i got a cheapie of this over the weekend.  what a great production!

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pass me by - hattie winston

just love it

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In all the excitement nearly forgot to post this, one of my absolute faves 

 

Betty Everett - In your arms (ABC)

 

Some great stuff on this thread BTW - several now on my wants list

I've just read that Lesley Gore has died. She did this one, a great version of the song  recorded by the Chiffons.

 

I've just read that Lesley Gore has died. She did this one, a great version of the song  recorded by the Chiffons.

 

Fabulous tune Geoff x

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This tune is more uptempo but I think it may appeal to some by listening to the others links on here?  :) x

 

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How about this one. :)

 

Fabby tune Mark and you just reminded me of another one of hers  :D  x

 

 

I love these 2 by Barbara Cooper, second tune again a little more uptempo  :) x

 

 


martha reeves-he doesnt love her anymore
dirt cheap and beautiful

Yes,you can end the thread now Jim. :)

 

I had one of these for sale yesterday and nobody bought it.  Unbelievable.  I've never heard such a heartbreaking performance such as Big Maybelle's on Oh Lord etc, especially right near the end where it has a chord change and she almost cries asshe sings.  An amazing record.

Apologies for not reading through the thread, the youtube clips are playing up a bit but I'm going to add to that, I apologise if someone else has posted this but MY GOD this is incredible...and only ten quid

 

Some suggestions

 

MARILYN POWELL - PLEASE GO AWAY

STER PHONICS - DON'T LEAVE ME

FAYE CRAWFORD - WHAT HAVE A DONE WRONG

ANITA BRYANT - MY MIND'S PLAYING TRICKS ON ME AGAIN

GWEN STACEY - AIN'T GONNA CRY NO MORE

LINDA CARR - A HEART WITHOUT LOVE

JUDY CLAY - I HAVEN'T GOT WHAT IT TAKES

ANNABELLE FOX - LONELY GIRL

MARIE KNIGHT - A LITTLE TOO LONELY

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