Along with Chuck Jackson,Roy Hamilton did so many northern tunes that have got us stompin the night away.So whats been or is your all-time favs from these 2 giants of the soul world.

They can be ballads mid-tempo or out and out thumpers your choice,just tracks that made did or do it for ya!

A few to start with : Roy H " Heartache hurry on by "

Chuck J "Hand It over "

Chuck J "Whats with this loneliness"

So what tracks are your favs? Must be loads

Andy D

One of my all time fave oldies is Roy Hamilton's "Cracking Up Over You" Many others though by him faves, Panic Is On, You Can Count On Me and of course You Shook Me Up

Like Roy, Chuck Jackson does the dancers just as good as the ballads. Often listen to the cd Kent put together, hardly a bad track on it

One of my all time fave oldies is Roy Hamilton's "Cracking Up Over You"    Many others though by him faves, Panic Is On,  You Can Count On Me and of course You Shook Me Up 

Like Roy, Chuck Jackson does the dancers just as good as the ballads.  Often listen to the cd Kent put together, hardly a bad track on it 

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The album only version of " reach out for me " is awesome

for "heartache hurry on by"

I recomemnd to all to buy his Mgm / epic labums you can get them dirt cheap from ebay -

Roy Hamilton - Let the music play

The greatest ender of all-time. Brilliant!

Chalky your spot on mate Chuck did some fab dancers how about some of these:

" Any other way"

"Good things come to those who wait "

"I`ve got the need"

Did anybody see Chuck at the Great Yarmouth weekender many moons ago,early 90`s.He played all the biggies,awesome!!!

Roy Hamilton - Let the music play

The greatest ender of all-time. Brilliant!

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[Listen to the original Drifters version with Rudy Lewis on lead. Just shades it IMO. On the flip of On Broadway, which makes it a great double sider

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Chalky your spot on mate Chuck did some fab dancers how about some of these:

  " Any other way"

"Good things come to those who wait "

"I`ve got the need"

Did anybody see Chuck at the Great Yarmouth weekender many moons ago,early 90`s.He played all the biggies,awesome!!!      

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Sure did see him at Yarmouth, spent the day with him (dunno how I managed that though ) watching him rehearse and so on, fabulous...the best I've seen I think

Roy Hamilton can't hold a candle to Chuck Jackson, the greatest male vocalist ever (ok tie with levi Stubbs). Panic Is On is ok but apart from that, nothing. Plus he loses a million points for that terrible You Shook Me Up record.

Chuck Jackson - Two Stupid Feet

Roy Hamilton - The Panic is On

Hammy

Did anybody see Chuck at the Great Yarmouth weekender many moons ago,early 90`s.He played all the biggies,awesome!!!

Have got to agree there - he was spectacular - I managed to be the one to grab his cummerband when he threw it into the crowd - god knows how I managed that at my height; I lent it to a friend for some posh ball, and was quite upset when she brought it back washed!!! Am sure we have some photos from that night and will nag Nick to scan some in for others to see.

All The Best,

Dawn Brown

Along with Chuck Jackson,Roy Hamilton did so many northern tunes that have got us stompin the night away.So whats been or is your all-time favs from these 2 giants of the soul world.

    They can be ballads mid-tempo or out and out thumpers your choice,just tracks that made did or do it for ya!

    A few to start  with : Roy H " Heartache hurry on by "

                                  Chuck J "Hand It over "

                                  Chuck J "Whats with this loneliness"

So what tracks are your favs? Must be loads

                        Andy D 

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Not a big fan of Roy Hamilton but I just love Chuck Jackson and one that i have always adored is "I Keep Forgetting" so untypical of the sound i normally go for but i have a real soft spot for this

Chuck Jackson - If I didn't love you.

By no means a dancer, but a great Soul record.

WOOF!

Chuck Jackson - Can any of you 'fonts of knowledge' tell me if 'I've Got The Need' was released on US 'All Platinum'??

I'm positive I've seen one on the Blue AP label, but a mate said it only got issued on UK AP, the nasty cheap looking things that they are.

Which brings me to my point, I would like a US copy (if there is one), anyone care to point me in the right direction??

Ta very much.

Jamie

Chuck Jackson - I've Got The Need

Roy Hamilton - The Panic Is On

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For Roy it has to be "Cracking Up"closely followed by "You shook me up"

Love loads of records by Chuck 'Mr Emotion' Jackson. The first Chuck Jackson I ever heard was not one of his Wand records but the Motown "Girls, girls, girls'" that I listened to on one of those earlyish Motown Greatest hits albums in the late 1960s.

https://the.soulclub.org/stream/Chuck_Jacks...Girls_Girls.ram

Edited April 24, 200520 yr by Billy Freemantle

Chuck Jackson - Can any of you 'fonts of knowledge' tell me if 'I've Got The Need' was released on US 'All Platinum'??

I'm positive I've seen one on the Blue AP label, but a mate said it only got issued on UK AP, the nasty cheap looking things that they are.

Which brings me to my point, I would like a US copy (if there is one), anyone care to point me in the right direction??

Ta very much.

Jamie

Chuck Jackson - I've Got The Need

Roy Hamilton - The Panic Is On

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Yeah it wasn't a 45 in the US mate

Pete

Yeah it wasn't a 45 in the US mate

Pete

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Cheers Pete

Must have been imagining things again

Jamie

i like earthquake by roy hamilton along with the obvious cracking up

Chuck Jackson - Can any of you 'fonts of knowledge' tell me if 'I've Got The Need' was released on US 'All Platinum'??

I'm positive I've seen one on the Blue AP label, but a mate said it only got issued on UK AP, the nasty cheap looking things that they are.

Which brings me to my point, I would like a US copy (if there is one), anyone care to point me in the right direction??

Ta very much.

Jamie

Jamie it did come out on US All platinum LP titled Chuck Jackson "Needing You Wanting You ". It`s a really nice LP with tracks"love lights"," I`ve got the need" and " beautifull woman " and some really nice slower stuff as well.

I`m sure John Manship has a copy for £15,well worth a shout.

Hope this helps mate.

Andy

one that's not been mentioned so far is Roy Hamilton's 'She's got a heart'. Alway's thought that one is totally under-rated. 'Panic' is probably my favourite roy

Of Chuck, another one I haven't heard out in yonks is his 'Have you heard about the fool'. Used to be big at the Wilton for Saus in the early days. However, my fave is probably 'Hand it over' followed closely by 'Let somebody love me'.

Big Chuck

Roy Hamilton can't hold a candle to Chuck Jackson

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Oh yes he can. Chuck Jackson is great, no doubt about that. Was dancing to the alternate 'hand it over' last night, fantastic. Roy the boy on the other hand, as good if not ahead by a nose imo. Earthquake is great, managed to pick up an Epic issue of this from Manship. Also you shook me up demo from Andy D - brilliant record. As is Reach out for me, Crackin' up, Panic is on, Don't come crying to me and I also like the latin-esq 'She makes me wanna dance.

Oh yes he can. Chuck Jackson is great, no doubt about that.  Was dancing to the alternate 'hand it over' last night, fantastic.  Roy the boy on the other hand, as good if not ahead by a nose imo. Earthquake is great, managed to pick up an Epic issue of this from Manship.  Also you shook me up demo from Andy D - brilliant record. 

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Two of the worst records ever played on the scene.

Two of the worst records ever played on the scene.

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Can understand Earthquake not being everyone's cuppa tea. It is early, but I like that sort of stuff. Paid £90 for a demo, 'clicks' were so bad, had to get a refund and paid £125 for the yellow Epic issue. I'll save you posting "£125 for that turd" or sim. Never heard it played out. However You shook me up is a power house, it has balls equivalent to that of Gene Toones, or Soul Joe Clements (another record you hate if memory serves) imo.

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Roy hamilton The sinner

Chuck Jackson I'll fight

The panic is on/Let the music play - Roy H

We'll find a way/Any day now - Chuck J

Ali

Roy Hamilton - Panic Is On or his version of Dark End of The Street

Roy Hamilton......"A Thousand Streets Under A Black Sky". Chilling ballad that evokes every bad memory from a million breakdowns, unremitting it never fails to let the listener rest, you end up like an ether addict...you know its bad for your mind and soul....but you gotta' have more and more.

Brett

Two of the worst records ever played on the scene.

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Pete do you ever get the feeling that Roy Hamilton would have been better off performing in musicals I'm thinking Howard Keele here ooops is that sacrilige

and I also like the latin-esq 'She makes me wanna dance.

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This is without a doubt a great tune by Roy Hamilton, and gets my vote.

As for Chuck Jackson, the Motown release 'What am I gonna do without you baby' is a beauty, along with 'The breaking point'.

Pete do you ever get the feeling that Roy Hamilton would have been better off performing in musicals  I'm thinking Howard Keele here    ooops is that sacrilige     

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I'm a sucker for stuff like that.

I absolutely love Gil Bernal 'Can You Love A Poor Boy', but hardly anyone I know likes it. Infact, many a nose has been turned up at the mention

As if by some co-incidence, on the RCA label, like some of our Roys' stuff

Just love that atmospheric big production sound

Horses for courses and all that crap.

Jamie

Thanks Andy,

Appreciate your help, will keep an eye out, as they say

Jamie

I'm a sucker for stuff like that.

I absolutely love Gil Bernal 'Can You Love A Poor Boy', but hardly anyone I know likes it. Infact, many a nose has been turned up at the mention 

As if by some co-incidence, on the RCA label, like some of our Roys' stuff 

Just love that atmospheric big production sound

Horses for courses and all that crap. 

Jamie 

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well i like gil bernal. smokey version aint bad too. original?

shane

well i like gil bernal. smokey version aint bad too. original?

shane

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I don't know the Smokey version, you ain't got a soundfile have you kidda?

And I dunnae know which came first

Sorry mate

Jamie

I don't know the Smokey version, you ain't got a soundfile have you kidda?

And I dunnae know which came first

Sorry mate 

Jamie

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i haven't mate. just checked soulclub, nothing on there. not sure what cd i have it one but i have heard it recently at home

shane

Pete do you ever get the feeling that Roy Hamilton would have been better off performing in musicals    I'm thinking Howard Keele here        ooops is that sacrilige     

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1) Are you agreeing with me, what's up? This isn't how we usually play

2) yes I do agree

3) I meant to say that apart from Chuck Jackson and Levi Stubbs, Al Green is the best of the lot

I got the need from Chuck

The Panic is On from Roy

Both different in style but for me Panic shades it unless of course you actually want people dancing

Roy Hamilton is the knig of Operatic soul ballads and i like them

Roy Hamilton "and i love her" the beatles cover..

He aint everyones cup of tea but for a silly old romantic like me he is one of the very best.....Roy Hamilton's only got two tunes says Pete S...Bo""ocks..mr cloth ears

Did anybody see Chuck at the Great Yarmouth weekender many moons ago

Have got to agree there - he was spectacular - I managed to be the one to grab his cummerband when he threw it into the crowd

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I got his pants. He'd obviously been nervous beforehand.

Agree with most of the sentiments here, Roy Hamilton = awesome but Chuck Jackson = awesome + 1.

Best male vocalist ever IMO = a tie between Ray Pollard and Chuck (though the Impressions are up there too as vocalists.

Roy Hamilton is the knig of Operatic soul ballads and i like them

Roy Hamilton  "and i love her" the beatles cover..    

He aint everyones cup of tea but for a silly old romantic like me he is one of the very best.....Roy Hamilton's only got two tunes says Pete S...Bo""ocks..mr cloth ears

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I never said he only had 2 tunes...where did I say that?

Sort your optician out!

I said he was responsible for 2 of the worst tunes ever, thats wot.

p.s. whats a Knig?

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Roy Hamilton - Panic Is On

Chuck Jackson - Tell Him I'm Not Home/Millionaire

What about Ray Pollard???????? imo one of the greatest balladeers EVER!!!!!!!!!

Fav' has to be "the Drifter".......................!

1) Are you agreeing with me, what's up?  This isn't how we usually play 

2) yes I do agree

3) I meant to say that apart from Chuck Jackson and Levi Stubbs, Al Green is the best of the lot

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I don't think i can take much more of this agreeing on a Monday i may have to go for a lie down Good call BTW shouldn't be too surprising i guess when so many JA artists sang a la Al Green

Roy Hamilton is the knig of Operatic soul ballads and i like them

Roy Hamilton  "and i love her" the beatles cover..    

He aint everyones cup of tea but for a silly old romantic like me he is one of the very best.....Roy Hamilton's only got two tunes says Pete S...Bo""ocks..mr cloth ears

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Pete may not have said it but i will the other really wierd thing is that i agree with the rest of his choices Chuck and Levi although i would probably add Marvin Jnr in there as well but hey

In fact if i'm really honest i never really liked Cackin Up very much either so for me he really can't do any right at all

In fact if i'm really honest i never really liked Cackin Up 

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Cackin up? Freudian slip there John

Cackin up? Freudian slip there John

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Nope no slip just a reflection of what i think of it

Nope no slip just a reflection of what i think of it   

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Ah furry muff, thought you could have been takin the pith You'll be really interested to know that for the intro on that track they purposely dropped a full tray of glasses on the floor

I'll get me coat

Edited April 25, 200520 yr by Ian Sims

Well done my fellow soulies,quality thread and every post made with heart.Makes worth while reading.Glad I put up the post.

Andy

I never said he only had 2 tunes...where did I say that?

Sort your optician out!

I said he was responsible for 2 of the worst tunes ever, thats wot.

p.s. whats a Knig?

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Too early in the day last time Pete..Sorry about calling you cloth ears The other bit aint a mistake,its Yorkshire spelling ..

Roy Hamilton is fine but Jerry Butler is the man

Up the Wolves... true sleeping giants ...

Too early in the day last time Pete..Sorry about calling you cloth ears The other bit aint a mistake,its Yorkshire spelling ..

Roy Hamilton is fine but Jerry Butler is the man

Up the Wolves... true sleeping giants ...

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I like Jerry Butler as well...there's a tremendous beat ballad by him on Mercury, can't remember what it's called dammit, might be You Walked Into My Life - fantastic sound

Just liike Jerry Butler in his mello almost MOR yet still ultra soulful mood on things like Isle of Sirens and even Moon River it must have been a treat to see Roy Hamilton in a small supper club. Jerry Butler and Roy are people to whom you get quietly stoned rather than blocked out of your head.