(Posted: 19 Jun 2005 02:36 )
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Some of my favorite soul songs are album tracks, B-sides, or forgotten singles. For example, when people talk about great Temptations songs hardly anyone ever mentions "I Truly, Truly Believe." That song just blew me away and ranks with ANYTHING the Tempts ever did. Melvin Franklin handled lead vocals. Or, this one... the Supremes seldom let Mary Wilson lead but when she did the result one time was "Where Is It I Belong", just a gorgeous, gorgeous song. Hindsight's alway 20/20 but Mary Wilson should have led more. Or... why does "Man Oh Man" by the Impressions always linger on the back burner? And the song that I will always associate with Barbara Acklin is "Please Sunrise, Please."
Or these...
One Thing Wrong With My Woman - Johnnie Taylor
Bed and Board - Barbara Mason
One Girl Too Late - Brenda and the Tabulations (one of the great groups ever)
Giving Up On Love - Jerry Butler
Any Way Thay You Want Me - Walter Jackson
The Loser - The Skyliners
I could go on but the point is - some really great music was buried on an album or just lost to the listening public. Anyone else have any songs like this that meant (and still mean) the world to you? You know... the ones that got away... songs that when you mention them cause your friends to say "Who?"
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