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  Jimmy Mack (luke) 6-Zenith Username: luke Post Number: 716 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 152.163.100.134 |
I just found out that Ms Houston had recorded ? and the Mysterians hit a few years back. Was it any good? | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1952 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.234.10.241 |
Didn't Big Maybelle record it in the mid 60's?! S.S. | ||
Robb_K (robb_k) 6-Zenith Username: robb_k Post Number: 688 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 66.81.16.88 |
Yes, I believe that was on NY's Rojac Records, around 1966(?). | ||
Soul Sister (soul_sister) 6-Zenith Username: soul_sister Post Number: 1953 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.234.10.241 |
Hey Robb; Thanks "1966" was exactly the year I was thinking, spring to summer I believe. It was hot in NYC area. S.S. | ||
Davie Gordon (davie_gordon) 5-Doyen Username: davie_gordon Post Number: 273 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.157.113.220 |
Thelma's version was a minor hit in 1981 - released as a single on RCA 12285 it enetered the Billboard R&B charts on Oct 3rd peaking at # 76. I only vaguely remember it - I've never really cared for the song. Jimmy Ruffin also recorded it - it was a track on his second album, 1969's "Ruff'n Ready" Big Maybelle's version was a fair sized hit= #23 on Billboard's R&B chart in January '67. She had an album at that time which had some surprisingly bizarre choices of current hits to cover - like the Troggs' "I Can't Control Myself" and even odder "The Eggplant That Ate Chicago" by Dr. West's Medicine Show and Jug Band. | ||
roger (roger) 5-Doyen Username: roger Post Number: 188 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.35.87.17 |
Hello Everyone. I have the THELMA HOUSTON version of "96 Tears" on a U.K. RCA 7" from 1981/2. It must be a few years since I played it, and from memory it is O.K. but nothing special ( certainly not one of my favourites from her ). What no-one seems to have mentioned so far is that ARETHA FRANKLIN also did a version of the song on her "Aretha Arrives" L.P. To refresh everyone's memory here is a link to prove it. http://www.djangomusic.com/ite m_music.asp?id=R+++++7730&dt=1 &cid=&sid=&mediatype= Again, like Thelma's version my verdict would be it is O.K. but nothing too special. Roger |
