Wednesday, May 23, 2018

VA - Living The Nightlife (1993)


R&B, Soul | FLAC | 244 Mb

Kent Records has set the standard for various-artists CDs in the U.K., displaying as much care with the packaging as they do compiling the songs, and this compilation features another sterling line-up of soul rarities and classics. Jack Montgomery's excellent "Dearly Beloved," for instance, is worth a fortune on 45, and you'll search long and hard to find a copy of Walter Johnson's obscure "Love Keeps Me Crying." Fred Hughes' "Send My Baby Back" was a mild R&B hit and Maxine Brown's "It's Torture" should have been. Big Maybelle is always magic, and the Shirelles' "Groovy Guy" is one girl group gem that you've probably never heard, featuring some male group sounds too. Living the Nightlife's 24 tracks offer plenty for the ears, and the packanging is easy on the eyes as well.

1. The Just Brothers - Carlena (2:47)
2. Jack Montgomery - Dearly Beloved (2:39)
3. Billy Thompson - Black Eyed Girl (1:59)
4. The Charts - Livin' The Nightlife (2:39)
5. The Shirelles - Groovy Guy (2:18)
6. Maxine Brown - It's Torture (2:44)
7. Benny Gordon - Gonna Give Her All The Love I Got (3:06)
8. Clarence Reid - I Refuse To Give Up (2:27)
9. Freddie Hughes - Send My Baby Back (3:11)
10. Chuck Jackson - Good Things Come To Those Who Wait (2:56)
11. The Masqueraders - Do You Love Me Baby (2:13)
12. The Ivories - Please Stay (2:31)
13. Tommy Hunt - The Pretty Part Of You (2:25)
14. The Esquires - My Sweet Baby (2:43)
15. The Diplomats - Love Ain't What It Used To Be (2:39)
16. Big Maybelle - Yesterday's Kisses (2:24)
17. Betty Lavette - (hapiness Will Cost You) One Thin Dime (2:41)
18. Judy Clay - I Want You (2:22)
19. Sandy Hadley - Since I Found A Love (2:31)
20. Walter Johnson - Love Keeps Me Crying (2:36)
21. The Gentlemen Four - You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (2:32)
22. Mel Wynn - I Don't Want To Lose You (2:42)
23. Maurice Williams - Look My Way (2:09)
24. Jimmie Raye - You Must Be Losing Your Mind (2:12)


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