Best Of 70s Soul: Late Night Hour
In the early 1960s singer Mary Wells became "The Queen of Motown", paving the way for later successes of The Supremes, The Miracles, The Temptations, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Four Tops and many more. She had a string of hits, mainly composed by Smokey Robinson, including The One Who Really Loves You, Two Lovers and the Grammy-nominated You Beat Me To The Punch, all in 1962. My Guy managed to hit the number one spot in mid-1964, at the very height of Beatlemania. A year later, at the peak of her career, she left Motown, because of a disagreement about her contract, which she had signed as a minor. However, her glory days were over, and she could not continue her successful career elsewhere. Although she did not have big hits anymore, she occasionally recorded some very good songs, like Cancel My Subscription in 1974.
Deniece Williams initially sent the songs that were recorded for her debut album This Is Niecy to Earth, Wind & Fire. She did not intend to make her own album and thought these tracks would be a good fit for singer Philip Bailey. Instead, she got to record them herself with most of EWF, including Maurice White and Charles Stepney as producers. Her single Free became a soul classic.
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Tracklist:
Aletta Latimore – These Memories (1975)
G.C. Cameron – Don't Wanna Play Pajama Games (1972)
Sharon Paige – New To You (1977)
Sharon McMahan – Get Out Of My Life (1973)
Lou Rawls – Spring Again (1977)
Major Harris – This Is What You Mean To Me (1976)
The Fatback Band – Feed Me Your Love (1975)
The Three Degrees – Trade Winds (1972)
Four Tops – Strung Out For Your Love (1976)
Thelma Houston – Nothing Left To Give (1973)
Marlena Shaw – Think About Me (1976)
Mary Wells – Cancel My Subscription (1974)
Edwin Starr – Love (The Lonely People's Prayer) (1972)
Deniece Williams – Free (1976)
Ronnie McNeir – I’m Your Lover (1975)
Marvin Gaye – Falling In Love Again (1978)
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