baby washington - i've got a feeling
gospel rich mid-60's soul, recorded for sue records and veep gets another airing. several of these 28 tracks have never been set down on cd before. while baby washington may not have the grace and style like others of the era, her voice is full on and powerful when the groove requires, deep and romantically distraught in all the right places thus suiting the genre perfectly. 'there he is' being particularly wonderful with its build up crescendo with all the usual ingredients of strings, backing singers.
as the style of the day dictated, many of these tracks feature a slightly slimmer version of phil spectors' wall of sound approach to the backing tracks, but hey, it's great to hear castanets, orchestral strings, gospel backing, horn sections, kitchen sinks in these clean minimal days so who cares.
very classy stuff.
track listing
the Ballad Of Bobby Dawn
There He Is
Leave Me Alone
That's How Heartaches Are Made
Careless Hands
Standing On The Pier
Hush Heart
I've Got A Feeling
You And The Night And The Music
It'll Never Be Over For Me
Only Those In Love
I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby Again - Justine Washington
A Handful Of Memories
No Time For Pity
I'm On The Outside (Looking In)
Take Me Like I Am
All Around The World
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good
People Sure Act Funny
I'm Calling You Baby
Get A Hold Of Yourself
This Old World
At Last
It's A Hang Up Baby
Hurt So Bad
Think About The Good Times
It's All Over But The Crying
Hold Back The Dawn