The Adorables disc was
significant for another reason. It would be the first time
that the name Freddie Gorman would appear on a Golden World disc. Freddie's
recording career can be traced way back to 1955 when he cut
a 45 with The Quailtones for the Josie label. Another
two 45's were cut with the Fideltones before he went solo in 1961 for Berry Gordy's Miracle label,
with "The Day Will Come". In
March 1964 Freddie and Bob Hamilton would produce Golden
World's biggest
success with "Just Like Romeo and
Juliet". Between
October 1964 and March 1965 Freddie would also perform as a
solo artist for Ric-Tic with "In A Bad Way" and
"Take Me Back". His
final written piece for the Golden World group was by
coincidence another Adorables disc, "Devil In His
Eyes" which was the flip of "Ooh Boy". That
was in August 1965. Freddie
would write 18 of the sides released under the Golden World
umbrella but would soon return to Berry Gordy, as part of a
group called The Originals.
Today The
Originals are legendary amongst Motown fans for their beautiful songs on
the Soul label.
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