Birth Of Soul: Special Detroit Edition 1961-64 - Kent Records CD

Birth Of Soul: Special Detroit Edition 1961-64  

Various Artists 

CDKEND 460

Kent Records 

Format: Audio CD

Release Date 31st March 2017

Detroit’s black music scene 1961-64 – about to spread soul music across the world.

Clip of the release notes by Ady Croasdell follows below

Detroit gave the world soul music through the success of Motown, which was scoring big hits from 1959. The Motown sound would be studied and aped by hundreds of acts and dozens of labels around the city. “Birth Of Soul – Special Detroit Edition” features several Motown connections, including a previously unheard Martha Reeves song and an unissued number from Berry Gordy’s first wife, Thelma. Graham Finch’s 8,000 words in the booklet are exemplary and tell the tale of Detroit’s long-neglected soul roots with authority and style.

Tracks

Side 1
01   I Cried For My Last Time - The Sonnettes
02   Think A Little Sugar - Barbara Lewis
03   Come Back To Me - La Wanda William
04   I'm A Lonely Guy - Timmy Shaw & The Sternphones
05   Just One More Time - J.J. Barnes
06   Everything's Gonna Be Alright - Leon Peterson
07   You Lied - Marva Josie
08   Here I Am - Betty Lavett
09   My Letter - Priscilla Page
10   I Know How It Feels - Laura Johnson
11   Oh Baby - The Falcons
12   Tears Running And Falling From My Eyes - James Lately
13   Wedding Bells - Melvin Davis
14   Til The End Of Time - Gino Washington
15   Shakin' Fit - The Pyramids
16   It's Easy - Tony Clarke
17   That's No Way To Spend My Time - The Pen Etts
18   Devil In His Heart - The Donays
19   Don't You Know (How You Thrilled Me When You Kissed Me) - Charmaine
20   Why - The Volumes
21   It Never Happened Before - Geraldine Hunt
22   Can't We Get Together (One More Time) - Harry Reid
23   Answer Me - Vivian Collins
24   Nosey Folk - The Del-Phis

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