Phwoar, thats the sort of voice that goes down well with me. Makes her story all the more sad :(
I swear you put Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (TUNE!) in this thread as well but i must have made that up...
Soul is one of the many genres that i just haven't put enough attention into. At the moment my world is dominated by Stevie Wonder, so much stuff to get through but everything i've got so far is brilliant...
Make a damn thread for him!

Just for you, here's his version of the song;



...background vocalists on this track are Betty Wright and two of the OJays, Eddie Levert and Walter Williams.
Aaaaaaaaaaand a very young...Michael Jackson.

Hotter than July is priority on my list then!
I can hear MJ there, cool. Not sure which version i prefer, i'm glad Stevie's isn't just a straight cover.

I'm digging this thread, brahs. I may take some time to add some selections you may not have heard of.

Any updates on the horizon?

ah god bless the bump. this thread is the proverbial ****, RT. i've built up a minor collection of classic Motown and am looking to dive deeper... anybody have any recommendations for good northern soul collections?
praise curtis...'nothing can stop me' is a diamond

On it's way.

Try this to start with. Contains most of the better known tracks.

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For a deeper, more serious look into Northern Soul you could try to find a copy of 'Sought After Soul' (40 rare Northern Soul classics) box set.
All original recordings.

Martha Reeves - 'No One There'

Back by popular(ish) demand...
Martha Reeves at the very start of her singing career had recorded a couple of solo records for the Checkmate label before joining Motown, as, of all things...a secretary.
She finally got her big break when Mary Wells was too ill to appear for a recording session and Reeves was only too happy to stand in.
Shortly afterwards, having secured a contract, she was joined by her backing singers, with what became Martha and the Vandellas...the rest is history.
Tracks like 'Heatwave', 'Nowhere to Run', 'Dancing in the Street' and 'Jimmy Mack' guaranteed her place in Motown folklore as one of the finest singers from the Motown stable.
Hard to believe, but following an acid trip in 1969, Martha Reeves was admitted to a mental hospital after a nervous breakdown and Martha and the Vandellas temporarily disbanded.
After recovering, she continued recording with The Vandellas and successfully became the very first Motown artist to get a contract release to pursue a solo career with MCA.

'No One There' was her very last record with Motown and was only ever released in the U.K. and with little success.

Over time, 'No One There' has become a firm favourite at soul clubs in recent years.
Everytime I hear this record it puts me in mind of R Dean Taylor's, 'Ghost In My House'. Similar in subject matter, but from a feminine perspective.
One for the women, pining for a lost love.
As usual the link is in the title.

cheers mate, i'm on it like a bad smell

gene chandler is all you need.