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VA - Looking for My Baby! Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy-Mala-Bell [2CD Set] (2003)
BAND/ARTIST: Various Artists
- Title: Looking for My Baby! Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy-Mala-Bell
- Year Of Release: 2003
- Label: Sundazed Music [SC 11125]
- Genre: Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Funk, Pop, Stage & Screen
- Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks+cue, log) / WAV (tracks)
- Total Time: 2:12:40
- Total Size: 311 mb / 419 mb / 1.31 gb
- WebSite: Album Preview
In the 1960s, Bell Records and its subsidiary labels put out a lot of soul of varying stripes, though sometimes these were via distribution deals with other companies. The scope of this two-CD compilation is impressive: 50 songs from all over the United States, many by obscure performers, others lesser-known tracks by artists of varying renown, including Gladys Knight & the Pips, Jimmy Jones, Larry Williams & Johnny Watson, Eddie Holman, Aaron Neville, Little Eva, the Emotions, Don & Juan, Gino Washington, and the Showmen. But perhaps because Bell and its sister imprints were issuing productions from all over instead of stressing self-generated product from one base, there isn't much of a consistent sound that carries over from cut to cut. It's just a collection of collectable soul, more often than not toward the poppier end, that happened to come out under the Bell bell. Only a few of them had chart success, and those tend to be the more memorable offerings, especially the pre-Motown, Van McCoy-produced Gladys Knight hits "Giving Up" and "Lovers Always Forgive." There are also some original versions of songs some listeners will associate more heavily with other performers, like Jimmy Radcliffe's "My Ship Is Comin' In" (covered by the Walker Brothers), Lou Johnson's "(There's) Always Something to Remind Me" (a British hit for Sandie Shaw), and, coolest of all, the Emperors' raw 1966 shouter "Karate," which was adapted by Santana into "Everybody's Everything." Much of the rest is just OK, though some tracks glow brighter, like Don & Juan's close-harmony goodie "Could This Be Love," Lou Johnson's uptown soul groover "Unsatisfied," Eddie Holman's orchestrated ballad "I'm Not Gonna Give Up," Tobi Legend's credibly late-'60s Motown-esque "Time Will Pass You By," and Aaron Neville's little-known 1969 single "She's on My Mind," which has vibrato singing the equal of those on his more famed waxings. For novelty seekers, there's "C'mon Cupid," a 1968 single by Roosevelt Grier, more known as a football star. Note, however, that the version of Jay Wiggins' well-remembered melancholy 1963 ballad "Sad Girl" is not the better-known one that shows up on hits compilations such as Rhino's Beg Scream & Shout! box, but a different, inferior one with a much sparser arrangement.
:: TRACKLIST ::
Disc 1 (01:04:52)
1. The Emperors – Karate (02:31)
2. Jimmy Jones – Personal Property (02:25)
3. Lou Johnson – (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me (03:13)
4. The Emotions – Somebody New (02:42)
5. The Emperors – My Baby Likes To Boogaloo (02:56)
6. Moses & Joshua Dillard – My Elusive Dreams (02:17)
7. Oscar Mack – Put Out The Fire (Let Me Go) (02:22)
8. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Lovers Always Forgive (02:34)
9. The Attractions – Find Me (02:55)
10. Ben & Spence – You're The One For Me (02:10)
11. Don & Juan – Could This Be Love (02:36)
12. Melvin Davis – Save It (Never Too Late) (02:16)
13. The Emperors – Looking For My Baby (02:16)
14. The Four Sonics – It Takes Two (02:16)
15. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Giving Up (03:01)
16. Ben & Spence – Woman, Hang Your Head In Shame (02:08)
17. Don & Juan – Pledging My Love (02:23)
18. Oscar Mack – I'm Glad It's Over (03:21)
19. Jay Wiggins – Sad Girl (02:05)
20. Lou Johnson – Unsatisfied (02:44)
21. The Emotions – Brushfire (02:48)
22. Moses & Joshua Dillard – Get Out Of My Heart (01:56)
23. The Attractions – New Girl In The Neighborhood (03:04)
24. Ben & Spence – Long Ago (02:55)
25. The Emperors – Tic-Tac-Toe (02:58)
Disc 2 (01:06:02)
1. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Can't Find No Substitute For Love (03:03)
2. Chuck Brooks – I've Got Myself Together (02:29)
3. Sam Hutchins – Big D Breakdown (02:44)
4. The Showmen – 39-21-40 Shape And Hey Baby (02:18)
5. Eddie Holman – I'm Not Gonna Give Up (02:55)
6. Sam Hutchins – Dang Me (02:31)
7. Roosevelt Grier – C'mon Cupid (02:27)
8. Aaron Neville – She's On My Mind (02:43)
9. Lloyd Hendricks – Your Cold Heart (03:10)
10. The Emperors – I've Got To Have Her (02:27)
11. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – I Could Love You Baby (03:08)
12. Bernie Williams – Ever Again (02:30)
13. Gino Washington – I'll Be Around (When You Want Me) (02:08)
14. Little Eva – That's My Man (01:56)
15. The Showmen – What Would It Take (02:48)
16. Melvin Davis – Love Bug Got A Bear Hug (02:46)
17. Chuck Brooks – Baa Baa Black Sheep (02:26)
18. Tobi Legend – Time Will Pass You By (03:03)
19. Gladys Knight & The Pips – Either Way I Lose (02:35)
20. Jimmy Jones – Snap My Fingers (02:12)
21. Sam Hutchins – I'm The One For You (02:49)
22. Eddie Holman – I'll Cry 1000 Tears (02:08)
23. The Showmen – Action (02:13)
24. Jimmy Radcliffe – My Ship Is Comin' In (02:48)
25. Aaron Neville – You Can Give But You Can't Take (03:45)
Recorded 1963-1969
Soul | Funk | Soundtracks | R&B | Pop | Oldies | FLAC / APE | Mp3 | CD-Rip
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