Carolyn Willis - That Beatin' Rhythm

[Ian Parker]

i seem to remember buying in the late 70's, a tune with the very same 'james conwell/richard temple' backing track, sung by a certain Carolyn Willis. (correct spelling?)

can anyone shed light on this , or did i imagine it?

[Mick Holdsworth]

i seem to remember buying in the late 70's, a tune with the very same 'james conwell/richard temple' backing track, sung by a certain Carolyn Willis. (correct spelling?)

can anyone shed light on this , or did i imagine it?

You are right - it was one of Sousanns ling a longs from the 70's - very poor reproduction if I remember, considering the reproduction of Del-satins etc which were fine

Cheers

Mick Holdsworth

https://northernsoulrecords.com

https://motownsound.co.uk

[Ian Parker]

nice one. thanks for the response. so i'm correct in assuming Ms Willis was someone dragged off the street for some over dub work?

[Guest]

i seem to remember buying in the late 70's, a tune with the very same 'james conwell/richard temple' backing track, sung by a certain Carolyn Willis. (correct spelling?)

can anyone shed light on this , or did i imagine it?

CAROLYN WILLIS - THAT BEAT AND RHYTHM - SOUNDVILLE -

[Pete S]

nice one. thanks for the response. so i'm correct in assuming Ms Willis was someone dragged off the street for some over dub work?

No I think she was a former member of The Belles or some group similar

[Ian Parker]

CAROLYN WILLIS - THAT BEAT AND RHYTHM - SOUNDVILLE -

oh yes Ken thats it , it certainly is a poor quality of sound

[Ian Parker]

thanks for that Pete, i just (wrongly) assumed that SS had made 'bootleg' in the true sense of the word. The Belles sounds good, the west coast connection there

[Guest]

oh yes Ken thats it , it certainly is a poor quality of sound

Yeh this E- too !! would have been a belter otherwise.

[Goldsoul]

Ken, Pete etc....it would have been a lovely thought that she was a member of The Belles. Fact is, she was a session singer from Nottingham.

It felt right at the time.....

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

Shame, that. I'd always hoped that it was the Carolyn Willis, formerly of Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans and the Honey Cone.

Ah well, at least I can chuck it in the bin now I know it has no credibility whatsoever!

[Dave Pinch]

Shame, that. I'd always hoped that it was the Carolyn Willis, formerly of Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans and the Honey Cone.

Ah well, at least I can chuck it in the bin now I know it has no credibility whatsoever!

would this be the same carolyn willis who struck gold with seals and croft on `get closer` in 1976

dave

[Guest TONY ROUNCE]

would this be the same carolyn willis who struck gold with seals and croft on `get closer` in 1976

dave

Yes, she's the Honey Cone/Bob B Soxx Carolyn, Dave...

[KevH]

Ken, Pete etc....it would have been a lovely thought that she was a member of The Belles. Fact is, she was a session singer from Nottingham.

It felt right at the time.....

i heard she worked in Boots......

[Pauldonnelly]

i heard she worked in Boots......

I heard it was bra and nickers.

[Guest enchantedrythm]

no its deff not carolyn willis and its not a souson production

i was at the actual recording of this and another track "theres nothing else to say"

both done in a small recording studio in nottingham just of the market square

lead singers name escapes me but she was well known around the clubs in nottingham and worked/sang for a guy called Roy Stewart (might have been his sister beverley) Roy sand all the backing ooh ahhs over dubbed again and again

ive a couple of copy's somewhere with a better sound quality of the released product

of course theres only one person this could be down to and thats kev roberts

Kev will still have the tapes im sure

i remember a great day was had by all

these recordings were 2 of very many at and around the same time, although only the two got onto disc and sold 500 each

[Goldsoul]

Zzz

Edited May 4, 2010 by The Golden 101

[Goldsoul]

Errrr.....Do you know my inside leg measurements and tell fortunes too?

What do you mean there's only one person this could be down to? Ever heard Milton Wright- I Belong To You?

Still have the tapes.... bleedin hell it was 1976 and Soussan had rights to Mirwood and Audio Arts back then, hence the backing tracks.

Roy Stewart.....who is he?

As for sales figures, how would you know and when did a further vocal of Theres Nothing Else To Say get released on a 45?

Talk about re-writing history !

Edited May 4, 2010 by The Golden 101

[Guest]

no its deff not carolyn willis and its not a souson production

i was at the actual recording of this and another track "theres nothing else to say"

both done in a small recording studio in nottingham just of the market square

lead singers name escapes me but she was well known around the clubs in nottingham and worked/sang for a guy called Roy Stewart (might have been his sister beverley) Roy sand all the backing ooh ahhs over dubbed again and again

ive a couple of copy's somewhere with a better sound quality of the released product

of course theres only one person this could be down to and thats kev roberts

Kev will still have the tapes im sure

i remember a great day was had by all

these recordings were 2 of very many at and around the same time, although only the two got onto disc and sold 500 each

Seeing its you thats responsable for my disaster of a press,i think a exchange for a good one is in order

[Goldsoul]

Aye....Quality control got lost on that one!

[Wiganer1]

Shame, that. I'd always hoped that it was the Carolyn Willis, formerly of Bob B Soxx and the Blue Jeans and the Honey Cone.

Ah well, at least I can chuck it in the bin now I know it has no credibility whatsoever!

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tony that is really funny! lol

[Goldsoul]

Sure it's got credibility- Soul Fox collectors may want it! Imagine it filed neatly next to 'Mountain Top Theme' lol

[Pete S]

Resurrecting a very old topic, I just picked one of these up and apart from the spoken intro, which is a little quiet, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the sound quality at all, and she might be from Nottingham but she does a good impersonation of an American.  Thats not a sales pitch, just reporting what I hear!