ribbons and right-track, your glowing reports of Tammi Terrell's song, "All I do is think about you," inspired me to listen to it. She does have power and sweetness! Ribbons, I'd be interested sometime in seeing your LIZt of favorite R&B/soul songs that you'd recommend I LIZten to, since I'm pretty much entirely unfamiliar with this genre. :D

You could pay a visit to my thread where I profiled this very record VEGAN.
You should find a download link in the post title. The file size is over 6MB and it's from my personal collection.
There may be one or two other tunes in the thread you might like too.

The O'jays in which my husband Jimmie Williams is the bassist. Also He is Philadelphia International Record's recording bassist.
Curtesy of allmusic.com here are some of his credentials:
Teddy Pendergrass [Total Soul Classics] Teddy Pendergrass Bass, Musician
1979 Edgar Winter Album Edgar Winter Bass
1982 Sisters Sister Sledge Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Bass), Rap
1991 Emotionally Yours The O'Jays Vocals
1998 Spirit's In It/I'm In Love Again/Patti Patti Labelle Bass
1999 Let Me Be Good to You/Sit Down and Talk to Me Lou Rawls Bass
1999 Teddy Pendergrass/Life Is a Song Worth Singing [Diabl Teddy Pendergrass Bass
1999 Year 2000/My Favorite Person The O'Jays Bass
2005 So Full of Love/Identify Yourself O'Jays Bass
2007 Change Our Ways Root Doctor Bass, Vocals, Group Member
2007 Essential Lou Rawls Lou Rawls Bass
2007 Essential Teddy Pendergrass [3.0] Teddy Pendergrass Bass
2007 Essential Teddy Pendergrass Teddy Pendergrass Bass
2008 Sound of Philadelphia: Gamble & Huff's Greatest Hits
he created and recorded the bassline to Mcfadden and Whitehead's Ain't No Stoppin Us Now
he had recorded most of Teddy Pendergrasse's biggest and greatest hits....among many, many other artist

Thank you, right-track. I will visit and download.

EDIT: How very sad that she died at age 24!!

right-track, many thanks for posting the link to your Soul Cellar thread. I had not read through it before, but will definitely be doing so now. What a treasure trove of great tracks (most of which I am unfamiliar with). Your write-up on Tammi and "All I Do Is Think Of You" is wonderful.

Interesting coincidence: After you mentioned that "All I Do" is Paul Weller's favorite soul song, I did a further search on that and in process discovered it is his birthday today!

I was a Style Council fan back in the day, and Paul's song "The Paris Match" (the version sung by him on Introducing The Style Council) is also one of my favorite songs of all time.

Very punny, dear Erica! :laughing: Well, you are the right track LIZtening to right-track's collection. My knowledge of '60s/'70s soul/R&B definitely pales in comparison!

I had a nice LIZurely time LIZtening to right-track's thread, LIZ! ;)

Well, I tried to think if I knew (on my own) of any R&B or Soul song from the 60s or 70s so that I could contribute *something* to this thread. Only one song came to mind: "Do you love me," the 1962 hit single recorded by The Contours for Motown's Gordy Records label.

The only reason I heard this song when I was younger is that it was in the movie Dirty Dancing. I like this song because it is peppy and happy. It makes me want to dance...which is kind of rare these days. I like the beat, the catchy tune, the clapping, and the decreases and then surprise increases in volume.

I also like the singer's voice that can be warm sometimes but scratchy and raw at other times. A very playful and fun song, I feel! I even don't mind that it's about infatuation (since usually I don't like love songs...especially mushy ones...but this one isn't mushy).

So, is this R&B? It isn't soul, is it? Whatever it is, I like it:

jackie wilson, no pity in the naked city

^ Post moved to the appropriate thread.

You clearly know a lot out this kinda scene Goodfoot. It'd be great to see you put a bit more into your posts in this forum.

For some reason James Carr never made it as big as some of the folks he toured with (Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and James Brown) but man could he sing.

"Dark End Of The Street"


"A Man Needs A Woman"


"You Got My Mind Messed Up"

I especially like the beginning of this song, when you just hear Jackie Wilson's strong voice backed by a little bass. I like the fact that his voice is strong and warm enough to stand alone on its own with a bare minimum of accompaniment. I prefer those moments to the parts with organ and choir.

I was surprised by how short all the songs were! James Carr did sing well. I love the electric guitar phaser effect and was surprised to hear it in the first song you listed.

when i was posting the Jackie Wilson, no pity in the naked city, my lift turned up, so i couldn't print anymore about the song, but his eyes tell it all, he feels the pain of those words, one of my favourite soul tunes...

my friends and i are into the mod scene, which 60'ts soul r&b, Hammond jazz/funk, are the main ingredients, so we all bounce our knowledge of each other, so it's not all me, it's quite an underground scene, but the people who are into it are 100% on it, so there is plenty knowledge, i would feel a fraud taking the credit for printing the In's & outs, of a tune or singer, if i like the vibe i will post the tune and hope the other members get something out of it, was at a mod/soul night in Glasgow last night, it was outstanding, great crowd and even better music...

ace records has an outstanding back catolouge of soul/r&b, hammond jazz/funk, and the cd's come with pages of info, here's a link to thier site, happy hunting...

Ace Records

stevie wonder, high heel sneakers, great reworking of the tommy tucker original..........

Another that's gone and hopefully not forgotten is the great O.V. Wright.

O.V. Wright ~ You Gonna Make Me Cry



O.V. Wright ~ I Rather Be Blind, Crippled and Crazy



O.V. Wright ~ That's How Strong My Love Is

rocky Roberts & the airdales, t-bird, brilliant driving r&b, also great footage, listening to this tune once twice is not enough, love'n this tune immensely!!!!

billy lee Riley, St James infirmary the rockabilly legend sings a blues standard, a great atmospheric live version...

babara hall , big man, pounding soul, great big tune, with a fantastic horn section, a real solid fatback groove....

Sylvia Robbins, don't let your eyes get bigger than your heart, another great slab of stomping soul, doing the rounnds at the mod/soul clubs at the mo'....

Love all types of SOUL music Marvin ***e is up there with the best!

Brenda Holloway - "All My Love"
Sweet sentiment, lovely voice. I especially like when her singing gets a little scratchy, such as around 2:00

Your taste is impeccable, VEGAN. Your ear too.
What you have to understand is that songs like these were often recorded in one take.
It makes her performance all the more impressive.



^ In this track she makes a slight mistake, singing spy instead of fly at about 1:14.
I'd like to see some modern "soul singers" attempt this one without going blue in the face and passing out before the end of the song.
Possibly my favourite female soul singer of all time.

Will you marry me?

Here's a tune that blows my mind:


The pairing of a fantastic voice with a really bouncy, danceable tune. Terrific.

The Temptations - Psychedelic Shack

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The Impressions - People Get Ready

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and of course best ever, must have soul album

Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

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(Not the album version but I couldn't find one that hadn't been butchered)

Was spinning some 45's and making a recording for my sister yesterday. How about THIS ten song list?

Walk Away Renee-Four Tops
Working In A Coal Mine-Lee Dorsey
I'm Sorry-Delfonics
The Happening-Diana Ross/Supremes
Jimmy Mack-Martha and the Vandellas
Ain't That Peculiar-Marvin Gaye
Agent Double O Soul-Edwin Starr
Since I Lost My baby-Temptations
Going to a Go Go-Smokey Robinson/Miracles
Something About You-Four Tops

Etta James

Fool That I Am



I'd Rather Go Blind



Sunday Kind of Love

If you're really into classic soul this is my favourite soul show here in Melbourne.

3PBS - Soul Time

If you want something Superfly you can't go past Curtis.

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'War'- Edwin Starr

'Ball Of Confusion'- The Temptations

'For The Love Of Money'- The O' Jays

'What's Going On?'- Marvin Gaye

'Superstition'- Stevie Wonder

'Chocolate City'- Parliament

I prefer when the soul ROCKED! 1970-1973 were pivotal years in soul music at the time, in my opinion. :cool:

Ahhh mannnn, best of the 60's/70's?
I could go DEEEEEP here....but since I'm a newbie, I'll work my way up respectfully.

Rather than go with the obvious, I'll start off with the small/mid-level labels along with classic artists/groups such as;

Fantasy Records- Side Effects (Always There)//Pleasure (Bouncy Lady)//The BlackByrds (Rock Creek Park; BlackByrds Theme)

Warner Bros- Tower of Power (What Is Hip)

Polydor- James Brown (Sex Machine; I could go on....)

Tamla- Eddie Kendricks (Girl You Need A Change of Mind)

Original Records- Dike & The Blazers (Let a Woman Be a Woman & Let a Man Be a Man....) [a record sampled many times by both rap groups & today artists- check it out on YouTube]

I'll stop here & continue in the future.....thanks!

Al Green - Lets Stay Together

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough

if i may....
 

where to start...meet the temptations[1964]great album with a dual purpose,an introduction as well as a greatest hits compilation...more power to the people-the chi-lites[1971]this is the one that pushed them to the top of the hill as far as seventies soul groups went...the ojays in Philadelphia[1969]great lp considered a classic today...special lady-ray,goodman&brown[1979]their best album of the many they've made check out the cool[thrill-friends]...chuck Jackson's greatest hits[1965]if you're a soul music fan then get this classic album from the great soul crooner himself[any day now-if I didn't love you-I wake up crying-any other way]and many more...it's hard to pick one isley bros album as the best[most are great]but[the heat is on-1975]is a classic...a quiet storm-smokey[1975]the master songwriter himself put together a masterful lp...the spinners-yesterday-today&tomorrow[1977]maybe their best with the mellow[I'm riding your shadow down to love]and the jamming[throwing a good love away]very nice...prisoner of love-james brown[1961]the first album from the[godfather of soul]and a good one too[try me-bewildered-lost someone-that thing in g],,,i'll return with more treasures.