I could not agree more with this assessment. Her yearning tears my heart apart. This is one of my all-time favorite songs of any genre.
Tamla T 54050 (B), November 1961
B-side of Actions Speak Louder Than Words
(Written by Andre Williams and Mickey Stevenson)
A complete change of pace and mood from the big balladry of the A-side Actions Speak Louder Than Words, this is a louche, gospel-inflected quasi-blues, occasionally chaotically disorganised and occasionally near-devotional in its direct intensity.
It’s a much better record than the A-side, something which becomes obvious right off the bat. The band are up for it, despite a few lapses (including the bass player dropping right out of time very noticeably at the end, a flub which may have been enough to spike this as a potential A-side), opening the record identically to the Supremes’ Never Again before heading off in a whole different direction.
The backing singers are in full flow too, alternately gospel and blues, reminiscent of the best work of the choir who’d earlier…
View original post 379 more words
Tell your friends!
Stillness of Heart 