Elgins - Motown Anthology
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Artist: ElginsEdition: Music CD
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-05-03
Music Label: Universal UK
Soundtracks:
- Darling Baby
- In The Midnight Hour
- Heaven Must Have Sent You
- I Understand My Man
- Good Lovin'
- It's Gonna Be Hard Times
- Put Yourself In My Place (Single Version)
- 634-5789 (Soulville, Usa)
- No Time For Tears
- How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
- Stay In My Lonely Arms
- When A Man Loves A Woman
- It's A Man's Man's Man's World
- For Your Precious Love
- I Still Love You
- That's The Night The Love Died
- Love (Is The Answer)
- It's Been A Long Long Time (Single Version)
- All For Just Lovin' You
- My 2 Arms - You = Tears (Cellarful Of Motown Version)
- Thank You Love
- Let's Give Love Another Chance
- Another Hurt Like This
- When You Are Available
- Life Can Be Beautiful When You're In Love
- My Love For Your Love
- Love Where Are You Hiding
- Request Of A Fool (Single Version) (Mono)
- Don't You Know I Love You Baby
- Your Baby's Back (Single Version) (Mono)
- All I Got
- Boo Hoo (You Got Me Cryin' Over You)
- First Try At Love
- Party Time
- Until I Lost You
- Camel Walk
- It's Gonna Be Hard Times (Single Version) (Mono)
- Lonely Boy
- I Feel So Fine
- I Want To Be With You
- Let The Groove Roll On
- You Say You Love Me
- They Say You Don't Care
- Do You Know What I'm Talkin' About
- Put Yourself In My Place
- Darling Baby (Mono)
- Heaven Must Have Sent You (Single Version) (Mono)
- Stay In My Lonely Arms (Mono)
- I Understand My Man (Mono)
- It's Been A Long Long Time (Mono)
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Free Music Review: Thanks, Universal!!
Hit: 5 Stars
For those of us who wanted the Elgins' "Darling Baby" album released on disc, it's finally here! Thanks to Universal Group in the United Kingdom (because we don't like our own music!!), I have before me a copy of their Motown Anthology. At first I thought, "Oh goodie!! A disc is finally issued by The Elgins!!" But when I saw the track listing, I was appalled as to why a second album was not issued in early 1968, at least. These two discs not only include the album and subsequent single, "It's Been a Long, Long Time", but vaulted recordings of The Downbeats and some great songs by Saundra Mallett. Both Johnny Dawson (who sounds like a cross between James Brown and Professor Charles Taylor) and Saundra had such great vocal skills that a few blues recordings emerge here. "I Still Love You", an Elgins track with Saundra deftly singing the lead, is an exquisite track worthy of Aretha and Etta. They also handle Stevie Wonder's "Thank You Love" very well while "Let's Give Love Another Chance" is so bluesy that it defies traditional Motown outright. Mallett takes on sliding vocal trails only a skilled Gospel singer would try. The hits become a distant memory as these unreleased tracks eclipse their all too familiar appearance. Johnny Dawson sings on "Another Hurt Like This", written by the late, great Shorty Long. For those who enjoy listening to Martha & the Vandellas' reading of Shorty's "You've Been on My Mind" from the "Spellbound" collection, this will be a keeper for sure. Marvin Gaye's "When You Are Available" compares to anything he ever wrote and produced for The Originals. A lilting soul number, it brings back the feel of Marvin & Tammi's classic "If This World Were Mine". The Dean-Witherspoon team is responsible for "Life Can Be Beautiful" (which could have been a smash by Jimmy Ruffin who cut his hits on their repertoire), "My Love For Your Love" and "Love Where Are You Hiding" are all irresistible pieces of soul. By this time the Elgins switched female vocalists, but the recordings kept going. No releases, however were made of these recordings. The new lead singer sounds a bit like Tammi Terrell, with a bit of Barbara McNair thrown in. Clarence Paul's "All For Just Lovin' You" sounds at first like a slowed down reworking of "Put Yourself in My Place", but its Gospel overtones uncover a more soulful recording. The Downbeats' "Request of a Fool" b/w "Your Baby's Back" single is here, but a superior alternate vocal track is heard on the latter. "Don't You Know I Love You Baby", and "I Feel So Fine" could have been great vehicles for The Contours, while "Let the Groove Roll On" is a spin-off on Mahalia Jackson's "Let the Chruch Roll On". The Downbeats are at full steam giving some backing vocals in the tradition of James Brown's Famous Flames! "All I Got" was originally recorded by Saundra Mallett, as heard here. It was tried out on Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells on their 1964 "Together" sessions, but not used for that album. Saundra gives it her typical Etta James-style vocal. "Boo-Hoo" is a Berry Gordy production close to The Supremes' "Buttered Popcorn" with the tenor man mimicking the Mar-Keys' "Last Night". Janie Bradford and Richard Wylie penned a nice blues tune in "First Try At Love". Why this wasn't given to Mable John is beyond me. Saundra does it great, a complicated time signature, but she doesn't miss a beat. How does she do it? "Party Time" is a reworking of Chubby Checker's "Pony Time". It's obvious, but they get away with it. One of The Downbeats' original tunes, it was written by Johnny Dawson. "Until I Lost You" returns to the blues, and this is where Dawson brings everything to the pulpit. These guys could have been huge at Cincinnati's King label. The recording features a brand new jazz-soul sensation, an 11 year old Stevie Wonder who played harmonica. Saundra's single, "Camel Walk" b/w "It's Gonna Be Hard Times" is here in all its wonder with Martha & the Vandellas pulling backup duties as only they can. The baby, baby, baby on "Camel Walk" is reminiscent of Dee Dee Sharpe's vocal on "Slow Twistin'", her immortal duet with Chubby Checker. Marvin Gaye fills in on piano. The B-side, however was the more popular of the two as it became part of the "Darling Baby" album, closing Side One. The Downbeats follow with more vault selections filled with hard R&B and rockers too many to mention here. If there's a bad track here, I can't find it. Perhaps the lowest point is the '65 aborted single release, "Do You Know What I'm Talking About" b/w "You Say You Love Me", first issued on "The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 5". The reason for holding back its release was because Holland-Dozier-Holland had a pair of killer tunes for Saundra with The Downbeats recording the backing vocals. Then, after the name change, Saundra & The Downbeats were history and The Elgins name took over. The set features a new stereo mix of "It's Been a Long, Long Time", but it should be pointed out that "Darling Baby" has not only been re-mixed from its earlier stereo inception, but also extended. The original album contained all B-sides from their singles under the Elgins name, a rarity in most Motown albums. Consequently, this is one of the most essential collections to come out of the Motown catalog. We owe a lot of gratitude to Universal Group for these recordings!!
Motown Anthology Poster
2007 two CD compilation from the Detroit-based '60s R&B group best known for their single 'Heaven Must Have Sent You'. This 50 collection delves right into the heart of their Motown repertoire and includes many great lost classics from the height of Motown including 'Darling Baby', 'Good Lovin'', 'No Time For Tears' and many more. Universal.Pop Music CDs
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