A superb compilation that brings together almost all of the solo recordings that Veda Brown and Judy Clay cut for Stax in the late 60s (Clay) and early 70s (Brown). Although neither of these formidable soul girls enjoyed much chart action, they both deserve to be more than footnotes in the history of Soul. This CD will help to ensure that never happens.
As well as both sides of their issued 'Finger Clicking' Stax singles, the CD features a wealth of quality unissued material. It includes Veda's original demo of the much recorded (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right, a holy grail item for soul collectors for decades, and Judy's original solo version of My Baby Specializes, one of two hits she enjoyed as a duet with William Bell.
Ace/Kent's recent results with late 60s/early 70s southern soul girls (Doris Duke, Irma Thomas, Sandra Phillips/Bette Williams, et al) demonstrate that there is a strong following for this kind of CD. This is high-quality stuff that we expect will be received with the same kind of enthusiasm. Veda Brown:1. Take It Off Her (And Put It On Me)
2. Living A Life Without Love
3. I Know It's Not Right (To Be In Love With A Married Man)
4. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You
5. Short Stopping
6. I Can See Every Woman's Man But Mine
7. Fever
8. Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop)
9. Help Me Make It Through The Night
(Demo)10. (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right
(Demo)11. Guilty Of Loving You
12. True Love Don't Grow On Trees
(Demo)13. That's The Way Love Is
14. Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That
15. I'll Be Your Shelter (In Time Of Storm)
(Demo)16. Take My Hand Precious Lord
(Demo)Judy Clay:17. Remove These Clouds
18. Bed Of Roses
19. It's Me
20. Since You Came Along
21. Somebody's Fool
22. It Ain't Long Enough
23. Give Love To Save Love
24. Your Love Is Good Enough
25. My Baby Specializes
(Solo Version)Amazon USA:http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001B1W3H0/?tag=imwan-20Amazon UK:http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001B1W3H0/?tag=imwan-21
Edit: I THINK 9, 10 12-16 & 24 are previously unreleased.
Have to say I'm disappointed by the tracklist... crediting it as a split release with only 9 songs by Judy Clay? They should have released this as two separate comps... Judy AFAIK recorded enough songs at Stax for a 20-track-plus comp (if you included solo and duet versions + unreleased recordings...including "Somebody's Fool" and "Since You Came Along", which, according to
http://www.melingo.com/thesoulnet/clay.htm, were actually recorded in New York for Atlantic....)
Edit: although "SYCA" definitely sounds like a Stax recording...
