Two questions for the experts here- I've noticed The Producers "Love Is Amazing" on Huff Puff is picking up a few plays recently. Great, very very underated record, the other side of which is "Lady Lady Lady", the instrumental of Dee Dee Sharp's "What Kind Of Lady" . My question is this- who are the vocalists on "Love Is Amazing" ? Anyone know? Second up -does anyone have a label scan of Voices, Incorporated 'Thinkin'? Ta !

Edited April 3, 200619 yr by Simon White

  Simon White said:

Two questions for the experts here- I've noticed The Producers "Love Is Amazing" on Huff Puff is picking up a few plays recently. Great, very very underated record, the other side of which is "Lady Lady Lady", the instrumental of Dee Dee Sharp's "What Kind Of Lady" . My question is this- who are the vocalists on "Love Is Amazing" ? Anyone know? Second up -does anyone have a label scan of Voices, Incorporated 'Thinkin'? Ta !

simon, i can scan voices inc tonite for you (if no one does in the meantime).

Cheers Dave ! Someone has asked me for the writer/producer/arranger details so even that would be good.

Simon

According to the Soul Harmony singles book the producers were Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff or Thom Bell, Winnie Wilford, Roland Chambers & karl Chambers.

  Simon White said:

Two questions for the experts here- I've noticed The Producers "Love Is Amazing" on Huff Puff is picking up a few plays recently. Great, very very underated record, the other side of which is "Lady Lady Lady", the instrumental of Dee Dee Sharp's "What Kind Of Lady" . My question is this- who are the vocalists on "Love Is Amazing" ? Anyone know? Second up -does anyone have a label scan of Voices, Incorporated 'Thinkin'? Ta !

Simon, the "Soul Harmony Singles" book list's The Producers 45 together with Kenny Gamble and the Floaters/Romeos 45's.

Only mention's Kenny Gamble as vocalist with group member's

Thom Bell or Leon Huff (piano)

Winnie Wilford (bass)

Roland Chambers (guitar)

Karl Chambers (drums)

So I'd guess it's them.

Cheer's Paul Woosnam

  Simon White said:

My question is this- who are the vocalists on "Love Is Amazing" ? Anyone know?

Often wondered that as well - great tune

Great track - lovely feel good soul - first heard it on Rich Searlings show last year - picked up one cheap last year - shouldn't think it will break the bank still tho.

Rich

Cheers chaps- very jealous of anyone who has the Soul Harmonies book- couldn't find one when I last looked for it.

I truly believe 'Love Is Amazing" is one of the great 'lost' northern records-its not rare or unknown but a surprisingly large amount of people don't seem to know it. Even Ian 'photographic memory' Levine didnt know it when I played it to him a while back and he flipped over it.

But....the main lead voice is a girl.....so who's she?

No idea mate. Dave Greenhill used to play this at Soul in the City. Great taste that man.

Simon, here's a scan of Voices Incorporated.

  harrogatesoul said:

Great track - lovely feel good soul - first heard it on Rich Searlings show last year - picked up one cheap last year - shouldn't think it will break the bank still tho.

Rich

£30 on Manship, mine was less than a tenner a couple of years ago - as Simon says, doesn't seem to be that well known, have put it on tapes for quite a few people and often gets picked up on as one they like

Label Listing ( As far as I know )

1001 - Landslides - Music Please Music b/w We Dont Need No Music

1002 - Producers - Love Is Amazing b/w Lady Lady Lady

1003 - Ruth McFadden - Rover Rover b/w Instrumental

Taken from JM.

Anymore ??

https://www.soulclub.org/stream/The_Produce..._Is_Amazing.ram

https://www.soulclub.org/stream/The_Produce...y_Lady_Lady.ram

For anyone who fancies a listen!

Rich

THE GIRLIE LEAD VOCALS ON THE PRODUCERS RECORD IS MIKKI FARROW-----HOPE THIS HELPS --JO

  femmefatale said:

THE GIRLIE LEAD VOCALS ON THE PRODUCERS RECORD IS MIKKI FARROW-----HOPE THIS HELPS --JO

And the lead vocal on the Voices Incorporated is Melba Smith.

Tomo

  Simon White said:

Cheers chaps- very jealous of anyone who has the Soul Harmonies book- couldn't find one when I last looked for it.

I truly believe 'Love Is Amazing" is one of the great 'lost' northern records-its not rare or unknown but a surprisingly large amount of people don't seem to know it.

Perhaps many people are like me - have had the record for years, but have never turned it over! (Shame on me). Thanks for the tip, Simon.

  sitc01 said:

Simon

According to the Soul Harmony singles book the producers were Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff or Thom Bell, Winnie Wilford, Roland Chambers & karl Chambers.

I do hate repeating myself ,myself

Edited April 3, 200619 yr by soul shrews

  femmefatale said:

THE GIRLIE LEAD VOCALS ON THE PRODUCERS RECORD IS MIKKI FARROW-----HOPE THIS HELPS --JO

WOW!!! Do you have any more info?

Or any more general Philly info?

PLEASE SHARE!!!!

Nice !

Thanx for the scan Seb (seeing as it was through u I first heard the track it's appropriate!).

Wow Jo, Micki Farrow ! Now thats what I call great information.

I'm going to ask something else as well - any chance of a scan and mp.3 of the flip of 'Thinkin'?

I had some info on the album which I now cant find but is it mostly spoken word? I know the album and 45 versions of 'Thinkin' are different but I've also been told the album came out in France- in French. Can any one confirm that ?

MIKKI WAS A PART TIME SINGER AND WROTE QUITE A LOT OF STUFF--SHE RECORDED ON KARATE AND ANOTHER LABEL---CANT THINK AT THE MO---ITS BEEN A HARD DAY--WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW---JO

heard this over 12 months ago on the sunday soul selection on solar radio

great record and many like this getting played on shauns show

you can subscribe to a monthly newletter www.seasidesoul.co.uk

keep tuning in simon

Bob Smith is back from the states

you have been warned

  alan t said:

And the lead vocal on the Voices Incorporated is Melba Smith.

Tomo

Managed to miss this post Alan- cheers for that ! I played 'Love Is Amazing" at "The Rocket" whenever that was so errr.. nah nah nah nah nah..

  femmefatale said:

MIKKI WAS A PART TIME SINGER AND WROTE QUITE A LOT OF STUFF--SHE RECORDED ON KARATE AND ANOTHER LABEL---CANT THINK AT THE MO---ITS BEEN A HARD DAY--WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW---JO

"Set our heart's at ease"!!!!

We want to know everything!

  Simon White said:

I'm going to ask something else as well - any chance of a scan and mp.3 of the flip of 'Thinkin'?

See and hear below.

  Simon White said:

I had some info on the album which I now cant find but is it mostly spoken word? I know the album and 45 versions of 'Thinkin' are different but I've also been told the album came out in France- in French. Can any one confirm that ?

Seeing as Voices Incorporated was a New York gospel ensemble, it seems highly unlikely that they would've recorded the entire album in french as well. A french pressing of the LP might exist though, I don't know. There are some spoken word tracks, but most of the LP is frantic gospel. The album is called "Roots - An Anthology Of Negro Music In America". I've attached a picture of the group below plsu some other stuff. One of the members in the group is one Garrett Saunders, I suspect that he might be the same artist who released "A Day Or Two" on Serock.

Voices__Incorporated___I_Turn_To_Jesus.mp3

  femmefatale said:

MIKKI WAS A PART TIME SINGER AND WROTE QUITE A LOT OF STUFF--SHE RECORDED ON KARATE AND ANOTHER LABEL---CANT THINK AT THE MO---ITS BEEN A HARD DAY--WHAT DO YOU WANT TO KNOW---JO

star-vue?

group called the teques?

Shane

as far as iknow mikki farrow had a hand in writing over half a dozen tunes with gamble-huff-robert martin and thomas bell--someThat spring to mind are WHAT I SEE REFLECTIONS OF YESTERDAY---JUST BECAUSE I REALLY LOVE YOU--TURN OUT MY FIRE--- ME TARZAN YOU JANE---I THINK SHE CUT A MODERN TRACK AS WELL UNDER THE NAME MIKKI----but not 100% certain

  femmefatale said:

-I THINK SHE CUT A MODERN TRACK AS WELL UNDER THE NAME MIKKI----but not 100% certain

itching for love on emerald international 7"and 12"

Edited April 3, 200619 yr by ric-tic

What can I say but thanks to everyone !

thats the one itching for your love-----thanks mr ric tic

  Sebastian said:

See and hear below.

Seeing as Voices Incorporated was a New York gospel ensemble, it seems highly unlikely that they would've recorded the entire album in french as well. A french pressing of the LP might exist though, I don't know. There are some spoken word tracks, but most of the LP is frantic gospel. The album is called "Roots - An Anthology Of Negro Music In America". I've attached a picture of the group below plsu some other stuff. One of the members in the group is one Garrett Saunders, I suspect that he might be the same artist who released "A Day Or Two" on Serock.

  Sebastian said:

See and hear below.

Seeing as Voices Incorporated was a New York gospel ensemble, it seems highly unlikely that they would've recorded the entire album in french as well. A french pressing of the LP might exist though, I don't know. There are some spoken word tracks, but most of the LP is frantic gospel. The album is called "Roots - An Anthology Of Negro Music In America". I've attached a picture of the group below plsu some other stuff. One of the members in the group is one Garrett Saunders, I suspect that he might be the same artist who released "A Day Or Two" on Serock.

there is another lp

its a soundtrack of a off broadway 1968 play - The Believers - The Black Experience In Song wrote and performed by voices inc

African sequence --

Believers' chants -- Believers' lament -- Drum solo -- This old ship --

Where shall I go? -- What shall I believe in now? -- Field hollers and

work songs -- What shall I believe in Now? -- He's got the whole world

in his hands -- Jesus, the light of the world -- Sermon: The life of

Peter -- I turn to Jesus -- I'm so glad -- I just got in the city --

City blues -- You never really know -- Naked foot -- Early on morning

blues -- Daily buzz -- Children's games -- School don't mean a damn

thing -- I'm gonna do my thing -- Where do I go from here -- Burn this

town -- Learn to love -- Finale.

not sure like, but going by above seems that voices inc were more of

a cast thing than group and so maybe the french lp may be feasible as may have been put on there ?

on "thinkin'" Chalky pointed out that it is actually based on a coasters song called searching

Mikki - 'Look Before You Leap' - Emerald