By Vonnie (172.144.0.204) on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 05:50 pm:

I hope that all enjoy this post, I know it is rather lengthy but it is so informative, I could not resist. Felix Hernandez host of WBGO 93.3 FM has a broadcast on Saturday mornings from 10am to 2pm EST. For those of you who do not know about Felix, he is the only show that plays classic and rare R&B records. Felix�s show can be picked up on the web at WWW.WBGO.ORG.

Felix gave his listeners a real treat on two shows; he played the A & B-sides of records that were both hits. The play selections were extensive and mind blowing. He took A & B-side record requests from his listeners, this particular program was a huge hit with the listeners. He originally planned one show of A&B side requests but because it was so hugely popular, he did another show, and he will probably have to do a third show. I will post the sides of the next show after it is aired.

Felix gave a brief overview of the origin of singles, relating how 45�s in the beginning had a blank side, until Victor records (which later became RCA) put another song on the blank side. Felix commented that the most 2 sided hits were recorded by, Aretha, The Miracles, The Temptations and Smokey. I tried to write down as much of the information that Felix spoke about on a particular artist, song or record company. I�m sure that I have left out some of the remarks that Felix attributed to some of the sides, but unfortunately, I�m not a good short hand writer. If anyone has any corrections to add to this list, please do so. Remember there are more sides to come!


DRAMATICS
A:�Get On Up And Get On Down�
B: �Fall In Love Lady Love�

WILLIE HUTCH
A: �Brother Gonna Work It Out�
B: � I Choose You Baby�

UNIFICS
A: �Beginning Of My End"
B: "Sentimental Man"


RUBY AND THE ROMANTICS
A: �Our Day Will Come�
B: �Moonlight And Music�

GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS
A: �On And On�
B: � The Making Of You�

FIVE STAIR STEPS
A: � World Of Fantasy�
B: �You Got The Love�

LITTLE ANTHONY AND THE IMPERIALS
A: �Tears On My Pillow�
B: �Just Two Kind Of People�

FAT BACK BAND
A: �Street Dance�
B: �Going To See My Baby�

O�JAYS
A: �Living For The Weekend�
B: �Stairway To Heaven�

TYRONE DAVIS
A: �Can I Change My Mind�
B: �A Woman Needs To Be Loved�

FRANKIE BEVERLY AND MAZE
A: �Before I Let You Go�
B: �Joy And Pain�

MARY WELLS
A: �Sweetest Boy�
B: �Well Well Well�

FRIENDS OF DISTINCTION
A: �Grazing In The Grass�
B: �I Really Hope You Do�

ARTHUR
CONLEY
A: �Sweet Soul Music
B: �Lets Go Steady�

SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
A: �Everyday People�
B: �Sing A Simple Song�

INTRUDERS
A: �Love Is Like A Baseball Game
B: �Friends No More�

BLUE MAGIC (1974)
(Ted Mills on Lead)
A: �Side Show�
B: �Just Don�t Want To Be Lonely�

ORIGINALS
(Co-written and Produced by Marvin Gaye)
A: �The Bells�
B: �I�ll Wait For You�

THE SUPREMES
A: �Back In My Arms Again�
B: �Whisper You Love Me�

WAR
A: �Summer�)
B: �All Day Music�

DONNY HATHAWAY (1978)
(with Cornell Dupree on guitar)
A: �You Were Meant For Me�
B: �Valdez And The Country�

CANDI STATON(1969 her 1st hit)
( Fame Records)
A: �I�d Rather Be An Old Man�s Sweetheart
(Than A Young Man�s Fool)�
B: �For You�

BARBARA LEWIS(Detroit Singer)
(Atlantic Records 1963 � backed by the Dells)
A: �Hello Stranger�
B: �Think A Little Sugar�

DRIFTERS(new set of Drifters)
(with Ben E. King as lead)
A: �There Goes My Baby�
B: �Oh My Love�

MILLIE JACKSON)
(featured in the film Cleopatra Jones)
A: � Hurts So Good�
B: �Love Doctor�


DELLS
(B side was re-released because it was the hit )
A: �I Love You�
B: �There Is�

BOBBY WOMACK
A: �Nobody Wants You When You�re Down And Out�
B: �I�m Through Trying To Prove My Love To You�

JUNIOR WALKER AND THE ALL STARS(1965 )
On Motown Soul Records Label(it was top 10 on charts)
A: �Shake And Finger Pop�
B: �Cleo�s Back


O�JAYS
A: �Put Your Hands Together�
B: �You�ve Got Your Hooks In Me�

BABY WASHINGTON(1963)
On Juggie Murray�s Sue label
A: �That�s How Heartaches Are Made�
B: �The Bells(on our wedding day)

THE CHANTELLS(group from The Bronx, New York)
(the A side was previously done by a group from New York
called The Crows, the B side of their record was �Gee�)
A: �I Love You So�
B: �How Could You Call It Off�

ANNETTE SNELL(Dial Records)
(not all copies had the B side)
A: �You Ought To Be Here With Me�
B: �Footprints On My Mind�

MOONGLOWS
(Bobby Lester and Harvey Fuqua were in this group)
A: �Love Is A River�
B: �That�s When I�ll Stop Wanting You�

LINDA JONES(backed by the O�Jays)
(on the Kenny Gamble late 60�s and 70�s)
Neptune label )
A: �I�ll Be Sweeter Tomorrow�
B: �That�s When I�ll Stop Loving You�


OTIS REDDING
A: �I Can�t Turn You Loose�
B: �Just One More Day�

OTIS REDDING AND CARLA THOMAS
A: �Knock On Wood�
B: �Baby Let Me Be Good To You�

STEVIE WONDER
A: �Uptight�
B: �Purple Raindrops�

STEVIE WONDER (1971)
A: �We Can Work It Out�
B: �I Never Dreamed You�d Leave Me In Summer

MARVIN GAYE
A: � What�s Going On"
B: �God Is Love

MARVIN GAYE AND TAMMI TERELL
A: �If I Could Build My Whole World Around You�
B: �If This World Were Mine�

SPINNERS(from Detroit))
A: �I�ll Be Around�
B: �How Could I Let You Get Away�

SPINNERS (1973 with MFSB
Produced by Thom Bell
A: �One Of A Kind Love Affair�
B: �Don�t Let The Green Grass Fool You�

JERRY BUTLER(on Mercury)
A: �What�s The Use Of Breaking Up�
B: �Just Because Of You�

JERRY BUTLER(co-writer Curtis Mayfield)
A: �He Will Break Your Heart�
B: �Thanks To You�

IMPRESSIONS
A: �I Need You�
B: �Never Could Be�

IMPRESSIONS
A: �It�s Alright�
B: �You�ll Want Me Back�

HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUENOTES
A: �Tell The World How I Feel About You�
(Teddy Pendergast Lead)
B: �You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good�
(featuring Sharon Paige)


TEDDY PENDERGAST
A: �Only You�
B: �Don�t Hurt Now�

MIRACLES(1965)
A: �Tracks Of My Tears�
B: �Fork In The Road�

MIRACLES
A: �Going To A Go-Go�
B: � Choosey Beggar�

JAMES BROWN
A: �Mashed Potato�
B: �When You Touch Me�

JAMES BROWN AND BEA FORD
A: �Think�
B: �You�ve Got The Power�

JAMES BROWN AND THE FLAMES
A: �Bewildered�
B: �If You Want Me�

TEMPTATIONS
A: � It�s You That I Need�
B: �Don�t Send Me Away�

TEMPTATIONS
A: �My Baby�
B: �Don�t Look Back�

TEMPTATIONS
(David Ruffin on lead)
A: �Ain�t To Proud To Beg�
B: �You�ll Lose A Precious Love�

ARETHA THE QUEEN OF SOUL

A: �Rock Steady�
B: �I�m A Fool For You Baby� (original hit for LuLu)

A: �Chain Of Fools�
B: �Prove It� (killer lyrics)
* MY FAVORITE*


A: �This Is The House That Jack Built (1st recorded by Thelma Jones�)
Top Ten On The Soul And Pop Charts
B: �Say A Little Prayer�(1st recorded by Dionne Warwick)


Vonnie

By SB (199.183.170.98) on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 08:39 pm:

Great job Vonnie. You did an excellent job when showing off your short hand writing skills. I am going to check out that site you provided.

There are too many great songs above to hail - but I do declare!

I love them all - and "The Bells", by the Originals was one show stopping record. "Do You Hear The Bells?" LOL! Wonder how Marvin would have done it up?