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Female "big Beat" Ballads - Your Faves?


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also, if you love female vocal (ballads, girlie, mid tempo) stuff, stop into a record shop in San Francisco called "Rooky Ricardos" on lower Haight street.

 

the owner, Dick Vivian, is SUPER knowledgable about all this stuff. it's worth spending a long afternoon just chatting with him...

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Margaret Mandolph - I Wanna Make You Happy

 

 

Dusty Springfield did an excellent version of this song, and in fact I prefer her version, normally I like the originals better but not in this case.

 

 

The song does make me smile. It's the sort of thing I'd have been most pleased to hear a girl say to me at a party when I was a teenager. In fact I'd be happy for a nice lady to say it to me tonight. LOL. Hope that doesn't offend anyone. This thread has been one of the most enjoyable on Soul Source for ages.

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No words from me are needed as the music says everything.

 

Derek x

 

Mary Wheeler “Prove it” (Calla)  version of Sandra Lynn

 

Sorry Derek, Sandra Lynn completely different song. Don Gardner on Sack is same as Mary Wheeler (and much better IMO)

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Can someone explain what defines the "big beat" sound?

 

I think this sound is defined by big, lush, urbane production/arrangement - but also has a heavy, pronounced mid-tempo dance beat embedded in it. I think combining these attributes results in really classy, dramatic songs - especially when coupled with super-powerful female vocals.

 

others feel free to chime in. just my take on it...

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Big thread, forgive me if this has already been posted, I am particularly fond of the male sound but this is great IMHO

 

Kev

I like the intro on this version better than the straight vocals intro heard on the earlier post in this thread.  Is this on the 45 and the other on an album cut?  I have the 45 with this intro and the greatest hits album with the vocal intro but wasn't sure if there were two versions of the 45.

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Rhythm and tempo wise too fast for a beat ballad but the vocals are pure dramatic ballad (IMO).

 

Ty Karin - All at once:

 

 

Smashing, super, great .......

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