Uptown Soul & Funk From The Nashville Indies
CD
"Ref-O-Ree Records was formed in 1968 by legendary songwriter/producer Ted Jarratt. Ted discovered a gifted young arranger named Bob Holmes and they decided that Ref-O-Ree Records would be the outlet for their new and very creative productions. Their first release was by The Avons, a local girl group that were featured regularly on the television show The Night Train. Their next release was by a young R&B singer named Freddie Waters, who had recorded as a member of The Hy-Tones. The Eddie & Freddie record was a late seventies reunion of the Hy-Tones and shows them moving with the times with a more than credible job of delivering The Funk. Larry Birdsong, Gene Allison and Roscoe Shelton were all well known recording artists. Wendell Watts recorded only a handful of 45s that now go for a lot of money to collectors of Northern Soul music and Rufus Hunter also only recorded two 45s (both for Ref-O-Ree), an alternate version of his first record is included on this CD. The Spice Of Life record was a rare production by R&B veteran Robert Riley, and it appears to be their only record. Levert Allison made a rare R&B recording in the late seventies for Jarrett and 'Love Is A Wonderful Thing' shows his R&B pipes to be in fine form."
Tracklisting
1. I STILL REMEMBER YOU - Gene Allison
2. I'M NOT AFRAID ANYMORE - Gene Allison
3. THE NEXT TIME (ALT. VERSION) - Thomas Henry
4. SUGAR (ALT. VERSION) - Thomas Henry
5. I HEAR A MELODY - Spice Of Life
6. CLEAN WITH YOUR DIRTY WORK (ALT. VERSION) - Rufus Hunter
7. A SAMPLE OF MY LOVE -The Avons
8. SWEET WAY OF LIVING - Peggy Gaines
9. JUST TO SATISFY MY BABY - Peggy Gaines
10. THE UM UM SONG - Freddie Waters
11. YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY - Freddie Waters
12. YOU PROMISED ME - Freddie Waters
13. IT HAS TO BE LOVE - Freddie Waters
14. TELL ME THE TRUTH - Larry Birdsong
15. I'D LIKE TO TRY IT ONE MORE TIME - Larry Birdsong
16. YOU GIRL - Wendell Watts
17. YOU'RE STILL THE ONE - Roscoe Shelton
18. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND - Eddie & Freddie
19. LET THE FUNK GET NEXT TO YOU - Eddie & Freddie
20. LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING - Levert Allison
LRP £10.99 - discounted to...
