Hodges, James & Smith / Kim Weston Wishful Thinking / It Takes A Lot Of Teardrops kent City 081

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Hodges, James & Smith : Wishful Thinking

Kim Weston : It Takes A Lot Of Teardrops

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Hodges, James & Smith / Kim Weston - Wishful Thinking / It Takes A Lot Of Teardrops - Kent City 081

A great addition to the Kent Select 45s - two Basemore/Ware related songs

Hodges, James & Smith / Kim Weston

Wishful Thinking / It Takes A Lot Of Teardrops

Kent Select 081

Release Date: 25th March 2022

A most recent Kent Select soul 45 outing, Kent release notes follow below

Hodges, James & Smith were the mainstays of Mickey Stevenson’s post-Motown recordings and he gave them this fabulous Mikim Publishing song, written by Vickie Basemore and the redoubtable Leon Ware. Superbly orchestrated, after a dramatic intro, it hits an uptempo rhythm that epitomises the great girl soul sounds of the early 70s – somewhat reminiscent of the Supremes’ ‘Up The Ladder To The Roof’.

Kim Weston was Mickey’s most prolific solo act throughout his career and ‘It Takes A Lotta Teardrops’ is another triumph for her, albeit one that has only surfaced recently. It is another Basemore/Ware song from the late 60s which imitates the Motown sound exquisitely.

Can listen to both sides above

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