Eddie Hubbard

Chuck Jackson and Kim Weston [ The Motown Anthologys ] Two more fabulous releases from Universal , timed to perfection , as both of these prolific Artists have appeared live at weekenders in the UK recently , puting in powerhouse performances , and leaving us with great memories . The Chuck Jackson 2 CD collection contains his 3 albums for Motown ' Arrives ' , ' Goin Back to Chuck Jackson ' and ' Teardrops keep fallin ' on my heart ' [ which actually appeared on V.I.P in the USA ] , giving the listener the opportunity to enjoy fantastic sides like ' Ain't no sun ' , ' What am I gonna do without you ' , ' Girls ,Girls ,Girls ' , A brilliant cover of Aretha's ' Cry like a baby ' , ditto Tyrone Davis's ' Can I change my mind ' , ' Just a little love ' ' Two feet from happiness ' and the personal favourite ' Theres a rainbow in your heart ' plus many more top notch tracks .Also included are 12 rare or unissued tracks , including covers of The Fantastic Four's ' Pin point it down ' Kim Weston's ' Helpless ' , The Temps ' Who you gonna run to ' and personal faves like ' Thanks but no thanks ' which Chuck actually performed at the Northampton weekender , plus the brilliant ' At last I found a true love ' which is one of the best sides to ever emerge from the Motown tape vault in my view . The barely readable artwork that has spoiled recent Motown CD's has gone thankfully , the informative sleeve notes this time around are an enjoyable read , as is a superb essay from Chuck himself , charting his ' road to Motown ' , with scans of his Motown albums on each page . The Kim Weston release is also a 2 CD set , this release intended as a companion volume to her ' Greatest hits and rare classics ' set , so there are no duets with Marvin Gaye , but so prolific was Kim's output for Motown , that this barely matters , as this wonderful collection is bursting with fantastic unissued sides like ' You hit me ' [ in stereo for the first time ] , ' I'm gonna make it up to you ' , ' I got a weak heart ' , ' Fancy meeting you here ', ' Any girl in love ' , ' Absent minded lover ' and the unbelievably brilliant ' You can do it ' all of which are as good as any of Kim's released tracks for Berry Gordy's empire , plus a host of alternate mixes and versions of well known tracks like ' Helpless ' and ' Take me in your arms ' .As with the Chuck Jackson release , the packaging and sleeve notes are of a wonderful quality , very informative , with great archive photo's and mouth watering label scans to accompany . This has been a brilliant year for Motown releases , with the first Monday of the month being ' Motown Monday ' , these two releases are essential for your colection , what will they come up with next !! ? Eddie Hubbard