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Tony B. (tony_b)
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Just been listening to the "Look Back Over Your Shoulder" 45 by Archie Bell and The Drells. I confess I don't remember this one from first time around, but I've got to say it's pretty good. I really like the "I Dig Your Act" influenced intro.

What do others who haven't heard this song before think of it? ha,ha
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Manny (manny)
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Hello, Tony B.,

I believe I have this two songs in the "Live!" album by The O'Jays from their Bell records period (in a MFP UK 70's re-edition).
Can be the same tunes (or only the coincidence on the title)?
If this is the case, this two songs by O'Jays are from their best 60's tracks.

Peace!
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Mike Sku (mike_sku)
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"Look Back Over Your Shoulder" was an Ian Levine production from the late eighties or early nineties. To my knowledge, it was never released in the US in any form. I always liked the song, too and felt it should have been bigger. Of course, the US wouldn't have picked up on it...were we listening to ANYTHING good back then? Or even since then? I digress....
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Tony B. (tony_b)
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Hello Manny,
"Look Back Over Your Shoulder" is not the same as "Look Over Your Shoulder" by the O'Jays. However, it is clear the writer(s) of the Archie Bell song know all about the O'Jays songs from the 1960s that you mentioned.

Mike,
You're right about the date, 1988 I think.

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"Look Back Over Your Shoulder" was played last Friday on Mary Fox's Northern Soul and Motown show on BBC Radio Stoke.

You can hear a recording in Real Audio format of the whole show until the end of this week by clicking on the following link:
rtsp://rmv8.bbc.net.uk/stoke/n orthern_soul.rm

The Archie Bell song starts after 9:22 minutes, approximately.

Those puzzled about the "Northern Soul" phenomenon might learn something, if only a little! :-)

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