After doing some hunting on the web, I thought I would share this info I found about this tune that had been bugging me for years

 

Scotty Todd was the lead singer for Scotty Todd and The Toddsmen from Benson, North Carolina USA 
After leaving the music business he became as pastor of Engle Wood Assembly of God in Rocky Mount NC, until resigning in 1989 
A few years later he started Benson First Assembly of God in Benson NC. He passed while preaching a sermon in 2003.

Used to collect versions of this song, don't remember how many I had but it was rather a lot, since those days I could of added another 20 easy 

@mike

Edited November 11, 20186 yr by soul shrews
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time for a  version poll ?

  On 11/11/2018 at 20:16, soul shrews said:

@mike

 

  On 11/11/2018 at 20:18, soul shrews said:

time for a  version poll ?

Cheers Paul

though always gonna be best if pm me any suggestions as don't clock every post

with this one there be just too many options to list for a version poll

we have tried to list them all in the past.. that topic should be still knocking around somewhere

Sounds somewhat like a Magnificent Men recording.  Not nearly as good as The Radiants' original.  The singing is decent, but he had limited voice range.  The instrumentation is fairly weak (as many re-makes of Motown, The Chicago Sound, and The Philadelphia Sound usually are).

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds for me

Scotty Todd is one of my favourite versions. He had a spell with the Soul Six too, covered in the bio I did of them in “Its Better to Cry”

https://southernsoulcollector.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-soul-six-scotty-todd.html?m=1

 

Edited November 12, 20186 yr by Windlesoul

Some great versions, particularly The Radiant, but my fave is The Jordan Brothers 

Kev 

  On 12/11/2018 at 17:12, kev cane said:

Some great versions, particularly The Radiant, but my fave is The Jordan Brothers 

Kev 

Mine as well .

  On 12/11/2018 at 05:25, tobytyke said:

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds for me

Same ere ♥ baz

  On 12/11/2018 at 17:25, baz1 said:

Same ere ♥ baz

Jimmy James for me too,followed by the Radiants. 

No one mentioned The Electrons' version.  😜

Bill Murphy plus one different , but decent version popular a couple of year ago 👍from me

Catalinas anyone ? 

  On 12/11/2018 at 05:25, tobytyke said:

Jimmy James and the Vagabonds for me

From memory I'm sure the US and the UK LP tracks are slightly different on this song 

The Tempests off the album ain't too shabby.

Took a look on you tube seems like the world and his wife recorded this title   Donna McGhee  for me 😯

  On 12/11/2018 at 20:47, Spain pete said:

Took a look on you tube seems like the world and his wife recorded this title   Donna McGhee  for me 😯

That's a different song altogether.

  On 13/11/2018 at 12:57, daved said:

That's a different song altogether.

Well spotted its got the ain't missing and l did say title 😉

  On 13/11/2018 at 14:01, Spain pete said:

Well spotted its got the ain't missing and l did say title 😉

😀 Great song though

  On 13/11/2018 at 17:12, daved said:

😀 Great song though

The album ain't  Half bad  if you like that sort of thing  l do !🎶👌

Tempests has to be the version IMHO