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I don't like it as much as The Metros' version (BOTH vocals AND instrumental). But, it's very good. Also, that woman doesn't sound like Blinky Williams to me. I think it's a Pied Piper artist, but I can't place the voice. The instrumental sounds different (mix).

Was it a Motown recording? I'd really like to hear it.

"California Soul" by The Messengers. What a fabulous group of background tracks. Much stronger instrumental than any other Motown release of that song, including The Messengers' album version. What a shame the vocal is so weak. I would have liked to hear a Soul version by a female Motown artist sing this one.

Both the vocal AND the instrumental of The Metros' version are far superior.

Nice to see Rod and Dave get some credit!

Gelukkig Nieuwjaar allemaal!!! Beste wensen!

1974 recorded in Philly. NOT The stylistics, nor The Delfonics. I don't know almost anything about The '70s, so I can't help here. I'd bet this is NOT a "Sound Of Philadelphia" group. It must be a fairly obscure Philly group on a stray national semi-major label (sort of like The Stylistics were on AVCO).

You could make a digital file of it and place it somewhere on The Internet, and then use the link tool feature on this website's Reply menu. But maybe you could also use the "My Media" tool on that menu to pop it in from your own computer?

I've heard it now. It's a LOT better than the released version. It's a somewhat slower vocal, with a similar beat to the released version. Nothing like Doo Wop, or The Dell-Vikings' vocal (only in that it's a bit slower than Gloria's released version. I also heard an alternate version of "Heartbeat". It was nowhere near as good as the released version.

I had the pleasure of knowing Gloria Jones, and we at Airwave records were considering using some of the songs she had written, for recording. But, unfortunately, I never met the late Barbara Wilson. She died, tragically, back in the late '60s. She was a very good singer, and probably was just about to have a break out in her career, when she died. Her Colpix cuts were quite good.

Frank Wilson's wife, who also sang the demo for "Every Little Bit Hurts" (both Ed Cobb productions). She was a very good singer. So, I'd still very much like to hear it, especially as I like Doo Wop style very much (grew up with it).

It would be difficult for me to choose a "Top 500", let alone narrow down to a paltry 5. There were so many great and perfect songs done right. My list would change daily, with my mood. Today, I might choose: 1 Up On The Roof - Drifters 2 My Girl - Temptations 3 Lucky To Be Loved By You - Emanuel Lasky 4 I'll Come Running - Carolyn Crawford 5 Found True Love - Billy Butler & 4 Enchanters

I'd like very much to hear that, too.

Nobody knows a song called with a male lead called "One More Chance" that uses that background?

Was the background instrumental from Curtis Mayfield's "Christmas Time" (by Jan Bradley) used in a recording of a song titled "One More Chance" by a male single artist or male group? https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w5rQH2vfggc

What separates the great from the good songs is the ability to love it just as much the millionth time heard as the first. In any case the version posted on You-tube and in most posts on fora ids the weaker of the 2 I've heard, and the version I only heard years later, and the version that we did not have sitting in our office for 7 years. So I could never tire of hearing it.

It was a smash hit on pop stations all over USA and Canada.

I don't remember a legitimate commercial release of that song by a male artist or male group. But, I'd bet that Bridges Knight and Eaton (Brothers of Soul) recorded a demo version. I wonder if a tape of that was circulated on The Northern scene, as several people have had contact with Fred Bridges?

The Miracles -"Christmas Everyday" The Nibbs - "Spending Christmas Day With You" Horace Williams - "I'm Going Christmas Shopping" Carla Thomas - "Gee Whiz, It's Christmas" Darlene Love - "Christmas, Baby please Come Home", "Winter Wonderland" Ronettes - "Sleigh Ride"

What does the song "Snow" by Tina Roberts have to do with Christmas, that makes it a Christmas song???? Neither Christmas, nor anything even remotely related to Christmas, Christ, Christ's birth, a holiday, or even giving gifts, is mentioned in that song. She mentions only that "Snow" makes her "feel like falling in love." Nothing about Christmas. "Snow" has no more to do with Christmas than almost any other word in The English language. During the first several hundred years of Christianity, there was almost no snow in any of the countries where Christians lived. Even in Britain and North America "Snow should be a lot more identified with St. Valentines' day. Where I was raised, it snowed almost half the year. So, why would Snow stand only, or most, for December 25??? Tina Roberts' "Snow" is NOT a Christmas song.

This is a little bit early to be called "Soul", but it's been my favourite Christmas song since its release in 1957:

Happy Christmas and New year! Prettige Keerstdagen en gelukkig Nieuwjaar! Glad Jul och gott Nytt Aar! Frohe Weihnachten und Gutes neues Jahres! Joyeux Noel et bonne Anee! Glaedelig Jul og godt Nytaar! Hyvaa Joulua ja Onnelista Uutta Vuotta!

Curtis Mayfield's "Christmas Time" - sung by Jan Bradley https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=w5rQH2vfggc

It seems to have been never used (no release). I've never seen a 105, and never seen any listing for one, nor even a scheduled record for that number.

So, that confirms my guess that the red Columbia issue was an end of 1965 release (per 107000 pressing #), and the pink release was early to mid 1966. So, for whatever reason, Hanks switched pressing plants for issue # 106 and 107, and went back to his other Chicago and Detroit local plants for 108 on, and a later pressing of 106.