In the never ending search
for my next soul fix it's too easy to go off in pursuit of the obscure (not easy at all to
find the obscure of course, but you will get my drift hopefully). Too often I
tend to overlook the catalogs of the relatively well known and more prolific
artists. Gene Chandler is a case in point.
I was probably first aware of Gene
Chandler through his late Seventies hits which started with the Disco smash Get Down (one of my early 12” purchases
- in pink vinyl), and followed with When
You’re #1, and an enduring favourite Does
She Have A Friend? I couldn’t help, also, to be aware of his early hit Duke Of Earl. I have never really
thought before to explore his output between those singles – i.e. most of his
career!
This single I picked up recently at an occasional
little record fair that’s in town – the one where contrary me can be found digging
for soul in a sea of early rock & roll, teen, hillbilly and the like. Not
bad for a pound I think. It spurred me on to explore more of Gene Chandler’s
later Sixties releases, and I have discovered a few more that are now installed
on my want list. They were hiding in plain sight all the time.
Unmistakably Chicago – don’t you just
love those strings?
More of a Southern feel to this one.
4 comments:
More of a Southern feel - no bad thing!
His version of There Was A Time is a belter and I also rate Mr Big Shot
That's funny Drew, I was bidding on a copy of There Was A Time. It ran away form me though (I almost invaribly get a nosebleed when the price rushes into double figures!).
No Peace No Satisfaction is a fine record. He had a very interesting career did Gene Chandler.
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