Friday, September 29, 2023

Lost & Found: How? (When My Playlist Belongs to You)

Screenshot from a video of Curtis Mayfield holding a microphone, performing The Makings of You in the 1970s, with his guitarist in the background.
The great Curtis Mayfield on “the makings.”

Lost & Found, September 29, 2023, Angelynn Grant

intro: Little Sister / Somebody’s Watching You / Stone Flower / 1970

set 1
The Epsilons / Mind in a Bind / Hem / Washington, DC 1967
Billy Keene / Wishing and Hoping / Vault / LA 1968
Dandeliers / Walk On with Your Nose Up / Midas / Chicago 1967 / cha cha
The Admirations / Wait ’Til I Get to Know You / One-derful! / Chicago 1967 / sounding like the 5 Stairsteps
LaBrenda Ben / Just Be Yourself / Gordy / Detroit 1963 / with The Andantes / cha cha
Barbara West / Congratulations, Baby / Ronn Records / Shreveport 1967
The Love Potion / This Love / Kapp / 1969 / cha cha

bed
Leith Stevens & Stu Phillips / Soundtrack to the Columbia Pictures movie The Interns / Pitcher of Martinis / Colpix / 1962

set 2
Tutti Hill / He’s a Lover / ARock / 1964 / cha cha
Mary Wells / Sings My Guy / How? (When My Heart Belongs to You) / Motown / Detroit 1964 / cha cha
The Stoppers / Come Back / Jubilee / 1966 / cha cha
Diane Ray / My Summer Love (Is Heading for an Early Fall) / Mercury / 1963 / cha cha
Ketty Lester / Please Don’t Cry Anymore / RCA Victor / 1964 / cha cha

bed
David McCallum / Music: A Bit More of Me / Call Me / Capitol / 1967

set 3
Wee Willie Walker / I Don’t Want to Take a Chance / Goldwax [unissued] / Memphis 1967
Thee Midniters / Giving Up on Love / Whittier Records / LA 1966
Syl Johnson / Diamond in the Rough / Could I Be Falling in Love / Hi Records / Memphis 1974
The Spinners / There’s No One Like You / Atlantic / Philadelphia 1974
Jackie DeShannon / Medley: You Keep Me Hangin’ On; Hurt So Bad / Imperial / LA 1970

bed
Santi Latora / Mo'plen Bacharach [La Douce] / The Look of Love / Durium / 1970

set 4
Willie Tee / Reach Out for Me / Capitol / Hollywood 1970
James Phelps / The Look on Your Face / Apache / Chicago 1971
Gene Chandler & Barbara Acklin / Show Me the Way to Go / Brunswick / 1968
Black Heat / Black Heat / Time Is Going to Catch You / Atlantic / 1972
The Vel-Vetts / You Really Never Know Till It’s Over / Doré / LA 1966
Joyce Kennedy / Does Anybody Love Me / Blue Rock / Chicago 1965

bed
Little Milton / Friend of Mine [instrumental] / Glades / 1973

set 5
James Brown / Say It Loud – I’m Black and I'm Proud / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye / King / 1968
James Dee & A Peace Of The Action & The Primettes / Jealous Over Love / Enrica / late-1960s
Henry Caldwell / A New World Is Just Beginning / Carnival / 1970
Curtis Mayfield / Curtis/Live! / The Makings of You / Curtom / recorded live at the Bitter End 1.71

bed
The Mustang / Dance to Swing Organ / Undergrad / Somerset / 1965

set 6
Syreeta / Syreeta / Keep Him Like He Is / McWest / LA 1972
The Natural Four / Heaven Right Here on Earth / Baby Come On / Curtom / 1975
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan / Sweet Thing / ABC Records / Chicago 1975
Lakeside / Something About That Woman / Solar / LA 1981

bed
Isaac Hayes / Tough Guys (soundtrack to Three Tough Guys) / Kidnapped / Enterprise (Stax) / 1974

set 7
Sebastian Williams / Get Your Point Over / Ovide / Houston 1969
The Four Shades / My World / Ronn / 1972
Crystal Motion / You’re My Main Squeeze / Sound Gems / Philadelphia 1975

last found soulful song
Major Lance / Sweet Music / Okeh / Chicago 11.27.63
Burt Bacharach / Nikki / A&M / Hollywood 1971