Gotsoul Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Nice little piece of soul from his LP-I'm Still In Love With You...just kinda floats along.
Paul R Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 The B side "Don't Leave Me" got plays on the northern scene in the early 70s(poss late 60s). 2 great sides. Paul
Kev Cane Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 1 hour ago, Gotsoul said: Nice little piece of soul from his LP-I'm Still In Love With You...just kinda floats along. Great record, on the flip of another great record "Don,t leave me" Hot Line Kev
The Yank Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 "Don't Leave Me" always makes me think of J.J. Barnes' "Please Let Me In". I agree - great two sider!
Robbk Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 "Back Up Train" got a lot of action on the Soul charts, and got a lot of air play in Chicago, Detroit, L.A. San Francisco Bay Area and NewYork/New Jersey. I don't remember it getting any play on the Pop stations.
Davenpete Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) 23 hours ago, Gotsoul said: Nice little piece of soul from his LP-I'm Still In Love With You...just kinda floats along. I think you're rather teaching your granny to suck eggs here. Like most I have the album AND the single - Don't Leave Me/Back Up Train etc have been played on the Northern scene since they were on local Hotline release in the US in the 60s and indeed were even reissued as a result on Action records. Dx PS Just remmbered I forgot Get Yourself Together - the best of the lot. Edited March 18, 2016 by DaveNPete
Tlscapital Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 link here for a little story around it: 17 hours ago, Gotsoul said: Nice little piece of soul from his LP-I'm Still In Love With You...just kinda floats along.
Tim Richmond Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Al Green's superb autobiography, 'Take Me To The River' is well worth checking out,lots of great info re the build up to getting his first big break with "Back Up Train'. Some amazing stories, he was playing a roadhouse , surprise surprise, he didn't get paid! Neither did the support act/backing band, who just happened to be led by a chap called Willie Mitchell. Al was skint, so asked Willie for a lift to Memphis, they chatted in the car, and, as they say...the rest is history!! Tim.
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