Mickey Finn

This track closes the recent excellent Kent comp of Nashville soul producer Bob Holmes' work. This was recorded in Wisconsin and was supposed to be followed by an album which seems never to have been released. Stuff in the can, perhaps? Let's hope so - would be nice to hear more of Ruthie:

She has recorded more recently as Mashaa, and there's a nice 7 on Hit and Run recorded in 1979 but only released around 2011 ("You're gonna lose my love"), but Erma Shaw is probably still best known for her work with Canadian disco legend Gino Soccio:

Maybe not the sound of Detroit normally featured here, but it's a U and a Y so deserves entry on that basis alone - Underground Resistance featuring Yolanda:

Nice and groovy uptempo tune from Tasha Thomas:

Isaac Hayes was an early supporter of Rhonda Thomas:

Jumping forward to S, a double header with Sylvia Striplin doing a different "Give me your love" (also featured in the earlier posted Eighties Ladies):

Backtracking to Q briefly, Queen Latifah is quite a fine singer, and there's a good few tracks on her "Dana Owens Album" that showcase her talents very well. She has recorded proper songs earlier, as in her take of Curtis Mayfield's "Give me your love" on her 1991 album "Nature of a sista". That's not available, so jumping now to S (via L and a few other letters) we can enjoy the version of that same tune by Sisters Love:

If you had posted something by the other Reynolds Girls then I could see reason for controversy Then again, there's always LJ's sister Jeannie:

Blimey, Barbara Castle! This listing goes deep... N'dambi:

Bobby produced a very decent version by the Manhattans:

Ullanda McCullough:

Loose Change:

Chaka Khan, with Rufus:

Gwendolyn Joy:

Barbara Ingram, along with Carla Benson and Yvette Benton of the Sweethearts of Sigma:

The wonderful Debra Henry with Anglo Saxon Brown:

Sarah Gaines, with Billy:

First Love:

Dee Edwards:

Juanita Dailey:

Gwendolyn Collins:

Claudia Barry:

Some backtracking - Donna Allen:

I think hearing something decent played by John Peel qualifies you for at least double maximum points

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