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(Title / label # / Billboard placing & chart run (soul / pop) / year)
For O.C.'s vocals on other artists' records, soundtracks and compilations, please consult the article.
THE COMPLETE ROULETTE LIVE RECORDINGS OF COUNT BASIE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (1959-1962) (Mosaic MR12-135; 8 cd's) 1991
(-note: these tracks with O.C. on vocals appeared first only on this box, not in the early 60s)
June 27, 1961, Birdland, NYC: Pretty Eyes/Smack Dab In The Middle/So Young, So Beautiful/Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You/Don't Push, Don't Pull/Everyday I Have The Blues/Person To Person/Pretty Eyes/Teach Me Tonight (a duet with Sarah Vaughan);
July 28, 1961, Birdland: There Will Never Be Another You/Make Me A Present Of You/Alright, OK, You Win/It Won't Be Long/Don't Worry 'Bout Me/Don't Push, Don't Pull
August 12, 1962, Gröna Lund, Stockholm: Person To Person/Deed I Do
THE DYNAMIC O.C. SMITH (Columbia 9514) '67
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever/That's Life/My Romance/Work Song/On The South Side Of Chicago/Fever//The Season/Georgia Rose/Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars/What Now My Love/Here's That Rainy Day
HICKORY HOLLER REVISITED (Columbia 9680); # 1 (48 weeks) / # 19 (42 weeks); '68
The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp/Sitting On The Dock Of The Bay/Main Street Mission/By The Time I Get To Phoenix/Long Black Limousine/The House Next Door//Little Green Apples/Take Time To Know Her/Honey (I Miss You)/The Best Man/Seven Days
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE (Columbia 9756); # 8 (18 weeks) / # 50 (15 weeks); '69
Isn't It Lonely Together/For Once In My Life/Hey Jude/Wichita Lineman/Promises/I Ain't The Worryin' Kind//Melodee/Stormy/Cycles/Keep On Keepin' On/Sounds Of Goodbye
AT HOME (Columbia 9908); # 7 (20 weeks) / # 58 (16 weeks); '69
Daddy's Little Man/Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife/Color Him Father/Clean Up Your Own Back Yard/If I Leave You Now//My Cherie Amour/The Learning Tree/Didn't We/Sweet Changes/San Francisco Is A Lonely Town/Can't Take My Eyes Off You
GREATEST HITS (Columbia 30227); # - / 177 (5 weeks); '70
Little Green Apples/Daddy's Little Man/Honey (I Miss You)/That's Life/Moody/Main Street Mission//Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp/Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife/Primrose Lane/Isn't It Lonely Together/Me And You
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT (Columbia 30664); # 49 (2 weeks) / # 159 (7 weeks); '71
Help Me Make It Through The Night/Watching Scotty Grow/Tall Oak Tree/The Long Drive Home/What You See//For The Good Times/I Stop By Heaven/Empty Arms/Remembering/Diamond In The Rough/Really Big Shoe
LA LA PEACE SONG (Columbia 33247); '74
La La Peace Song/Don't Misunderstand/When Morning Comes/Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife/My Cherie Amour//Wish You Were Here With Me, Mary/I Think I'll Tell Her/Daddy's Little Man/Baby, I Need Your Loving/The Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp
TOGETHER (Caribou 81848); '77
Just Couldn't Help Myself/You And I/Together/Simple Life/Sweet Lov'liness//Wham Bam (Blue Collar Man)/Come With Me/Pretending/Love Song/Empty Hearts/I Found The Secret
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LOVE IS FOREVER (Shady Brook 012); '79
Love To Burn/Give Me Time/I Don't Know How To Look For Love/Better Off Just Loving You/You Thrill Me//Living Without Your Love/A Woman Afraid To Love Again/What Are We Gonna Do About Us/Can't Be The One To Say It's Over/Everything's Changed
DREAMS COME TRUE (Family 1000); '80
Falling In Love With You (So Easy)/Baby Come Back/Dreams Come True//Nothing But The Best/You Mean The World To Me Sweetheart/No Sooner Said Than Done/Walkin' On Air
LOVE CHANGES (South Bay 1001 -> Motown 6019); # 61 (5 weeks) / - ; '82
I Betcha/If You Knew/Love Changes/Girl//Got To Know/That's One For Love/You're Still My Lady/We're Making Love, We're Making Music/I'm Glad I Fell In Love With You
WHAT'CHA GONNA DO (Rendezvous 5000); '86
What'cha Gonna Do/Never Say Never/You're The First, My Last, My Everything/Brenda//La La Peace Song ('86)/You Saved Me/Spark Of Love/If The World Should End Tomorrow
GREATEST HITS (Original Artist Records); '87
Little Green Apples/Daddy's Little Man/Hickory Hollers Tramp/Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife/Color Him Father/Don't Misunderstand/Honey/Baby Come Back/La La Peace Song (note: re-recordings)
ROMANTIC COLLECTION (Original Artist Records); '87
What'cha Gonna Do/You're The First, My Last, My Everything/Spark Of Love/Brenda/You Saved Me/Falling In Love With You (So Easy)/You Mean The World To Me Sweetheart/Walkin' On Air/Nothin But The Best
AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE (Triune 4153); '93
After All Is Said And Done/Yes I Will/Still In Love With You/The Best Out Of Me/As Long As I Have You/I'm In Love/Brenda/The Wisest Of Us Are Fools For Love/Friends/I Could Write A Love Song/You Saved Me
BEACH MUSIC CLASSICS AND LOVE SONGS (Ruby Jude Records 5203); 2000
Brenda/You're The First, My Last, My Everything/Spark Of Love/The Best Out Of Me/I'm In Love/After All Is Said And Done/Still In Love With You/Doin' The Shag/Nothing But The Best/What'cha Gonna Do/The Wisest Of Us Are Fools/You Mean The World To Me Sweetheart/Primrose Lane/Never Sat Never/No Sooner Said Than Done
I GIVE MY HEART TO YOU (Ruby Jude); 2002
I Give My Heart To You/Whatever It Takes/Unconditional Love/Hangin' On A Heartbeat/Supposed To Be/Where Is The Loving (Only You & I Know)/Save The Last Dance For Me/A Night 2 Remember/Everytime/This Is Gonna' Last Forever/Understand/Isn't Life Beautiful
REMEMBERING O.C.SMITH – LOVE BALLADS (Bluewater Recordings); 2006
Dreams Come True/Everytime/Baby Come Back/Don't Misunderstand/As Long As I Have You/Yes I Will/What'cha Gonna Do/You're The First, My Last, My Everything/Little Green Apples/I Could Write A Love Song/If The World Should End Tomorrow/After All Is Said And Done/A Night 2 Remember/Where Is The Loving/Friends
OTHER AVAILABLE CD COMPILATIONS:
- Hickory Holler Revisited & For Once In My Life (Collectables 7545), 2003
- Greatest Hits & Help Me Make It Through The Night (Collectables 7546), 2003
- The Very Best Of O.C. Smith (Taragon 1099), 2003 – 21 Columbia plus 2 Caribou tracks
- Me And You (Collectables 9574), 2004 – only 10 Columbia tracks
Acknowledgements to Ocie Lee Smith III, Jerry Fuller, H.B. Barnum, Charles Wallert, Thom Bell, Steve Propes, Billy Foster, Matti Laipio and Jouni Saari
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Roy CBUY CDs Roy Hammond, aka 'Roy-C', got his start back in 1958. He sang in a vocal group called The Genies and scored a minor hit with 'Who's That Knocking' (#72 pop). He lead a vocal group called Mark 4. He had huge hit with 'Shotgun Wedding' (#14 R & B) and released his first album in 1966, 'That Shotgun Wedding Man'. He's been on labels including Smash, Black Hawk, Shout, Alaga, Mercury, and 3 Gems. He even recorded a single called 'I Want To Marry You' as 'Little Frankie'. In 1973 Roy tasted some more commercial success when his Mercury album'Sex & Soul'charted at #56 (R & B) and the follow up'Something Nice' spawned three minor hit singles. In the early 80s he started his own label, Three Grems, and began releasing albums for the label. He enjoys a faithful following in the South. Album Discography 'That Shotgun Wedding Man' (Ember 1966) 1.There Goes That Train 2.Crazy Love 3.Twistin' Pneumonia 4.Just Like The Bluebird 5.Little Young Girl 6.Crazy Feeling 7.Mama Blow Your Top 8.It's Getting Cold 9.Tear Avenue 10.Last Opportunity 11.Train Man 12.Bad Habits 'Sex & Soul' (Mercury 1973) 1. Got to Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) 2. I'm Falling in Love Again 3. Those Days Are Gone 4. I Wasn't There (But I Can Feel the Pain) 5. I'm Bustin' My Rocks (Working on the Chain Gang) 6. I'm Gonna Love Somebody Else's Woman 7. Don't Blame the Man 8. I Found a Man in My Bed 9. Open Letter to the President 10. I'll Never Leave You Lonely ****Hit album is a perfect snapshot of what Southern Soul is all about- the subject matter, the rhythm, the colorful lyrics, the aching vocals. The minor hit 'Don't Blame The Man' (#56 R & B) is notable for an interesting take on cheating. Roy says 'a man can't get your woman's love unless your woman let him' so 'don't blame the man'! More songs about cheating can be found with 'I Found A Man In My Bed' and 'I'm Gonna Love Somebody Else's Woman (Somebody Lovin' Mine)'. But for me the highlight is the deep, empathetic 'I Wasn't There (But I Can Feel The Pain)'. Here Roy acknowledges he wasn't there during the dark era of cruel slavery of 'African Americans' (why do we never say 'Italian Americans' or 'Irish Americans'???) here in the USA, but he can still feel the pain. Meanwhile, 'Open Letter To The President' recalls Curtis Mayfield where Roy talks about a future time (from 1973) when everybody gonna be free- that includes Vietnam, Georgia, Southern Africa, New York City... 'Something Nice' (Mercury 1975) 1.My Girl 2.Your Song 3.I Can't Stop Loving You 4.Fireside 5.Don't Stop Short Of Satisfaction 6.Second Time Around 7.If I Could Love You Forever 8.Virgin Girl 9.Loneliness Has Got A Hold On Me 10.Love Me Till Tomorrow Comes ***1/2Two more minor hits grace this strong follow up. 'Loneliness Has Got A Hold On Me' (#48 R & B) & 'Love Me 'Til Tomorrow Comes' (#46 R & B). Roy C is a Loverman as evidenced on the boastful 'Second Time Around' where he discusses his, ahem, stamina. (hey Roy you got me beat!) and 'Don't Stop Short Of Satisfaction'. A footnote: The title 'Something Nice' and the innocuous subject matter of the songs were a deliberate (and sarcastic) response to record label Mercury's complaints Roy C was too 'controversial' on his previous albums with songs like 'Open Letter To A President'. 'More Sex & Soul' (Mercury 1977) 1. From the Outside Looking in (He Used to Be My Friend) 2. Show Me Love, I'll Show You Pain 3. You've Got Everything I Need 4. Great, Great Grandson of a Slave 5. Sure Nuf in Love With You 6. After Loving You 7. You're So Good to Me 8. I Want to Love You, Kiss and Hug You 9. Forever, Forever 10. Don't Let My Love Get Away ****The title says it all. The great 'From The Outside Looking In' has Roy catchin' his woman in the act and it's a fitting sequel to 'Don't Blame The Man'. Especially noteworthy is how Roy slides into falsetto during the refrain! I can't get it outta my head and that's what a hook is suppose to do. I dare you to try not moving something on your body when you hear the galloping melody of 'You Got Everything I Need'. The best, however, is a poignant follow up to 'I Wasn't There' in 'Great, Great Grandson Of A Slave' where Roy has dreams of a slave ship. The midtempo, horn-backed melody is bittersweet considering the subject matter. 'I Want To Be Where You Are (All Night Long)' (Three Gems 1984) 1.I Want To Be Where You Are (All Night Long) 2.A Woman Needs A Whole Lot More 3.Tonight You Don't Have To Be Lonely 4.Song Of Peace 5.You And I 6.Medley 7.Leaving On The Morning Train 8.Somebody Show Me The Way To Happiness 9.I Wish You Bad Luck ***1/2After various single releases on Three Gems the first Long Player came collecting some of those singles and more. It establishes Roy as a real soul man in a decade of formulaic pabulum. Deep Southern Soul wasn't exactly what the kiddies were buying but Roy didn't follow the trends. He made the music he always makes. Honest-to-goodness SOUL music. On 'A Woman Needs A Whole Lot More' he says a woman needs more than just a warm body to hold way before it became a cliché'. 'Tonight You Don't Have To Be Lonely' has a gorgeous melody and 'Leaving On The Morning Train' is one of the best soul songs of the 80s (it was covered rather well by Darrell Nullisch recently). 'The Best Of Collection' (Three Gems 1986) 1.She's Gone 2.After Loving You 3.I Found A Man In My Bed 4.Leaving On The Morning Train 5.Got To Get Enough (Of Your Sweet Love Stuff) 6.After The Disco Is Over (Can We Stop By A Motel) 7.I'm Going To Love Someone Else's Woman (Somebody's Loving Mine) 8.If I Can Love You Forever 9.Back Into My Arms Again 10.Right Or Wrong 11.I'm Hooked On You 12.Shotgun Wedding ***Being that it leaves out classics like 'Don't Blame The Man' and 'Open Letter To The President' the title isn't really accurate. Nevertheless the music here is great. 'She's A Lady' (Three Gems 1986) Scrollstickies mac scrollstickies for mac. 1.She's A Lady 2.Love Crazy 3.She's A Heart Breaker 4.Country Is My Name 5.Heart Made Of Stone 6.Somebody's Right 7.Pick Up The Pieces 8.Stand By Your Man 9.Peepin' Through The Window ***'Somebody's Right Somebody's Wrong' is an interesting take on relationships that admits that partners do have an obligation to each other. For example: if a woman wants to make love and the man won't she's right and he's wrong. This is wise advice because if he doesn't take care of his homework Jody would be happy to help. Strings grace the country soul 'Heart Of Stone' and it's one of many highlights. 'Pick Up The Pieces' begins with a soulful sax and features a great vocal from our man. 'Peepin In The Window' is another one of Roy's legendary tales about infidelity. 'Let Me Take You To Paradise' (Three Gems 1987) 1.I'm Not Going To Eat A Thing 2.I Don't Want To Be Lonely Tonight 3.If I Had My Life To Live Over 4.Down To Jamaica 5.I Keep Holding On 6.Let Me Take You To Paradise 7.Heaven Must Have Sent Her 8.I'm Missing You ***Another modern soul platter features the clever answer to 'Candy Licker' Marvin Sease called 'I'm Not Gonna Eat A Thing'. See, the only candy Roy will eat has a wrapper and if you can't put it in a frying pan it ain't gonna be near his mouth. 'Heaven Must Have Sent Her' is another sweeping Southern Soul gem with a chorus you can't help but sing along with. 'Down To Jamaica' is a rare foray into reggae that's as good as Jimmy Cliff's 80s output. 'Let Me Take You To Paradise' is loverman Roy and 'If I Had My Life To Live Over' is a lovely romantic piece with a yearning vocal. 'Rock Me All Night' (Three Gems 1989) 1. Rock Me All Night 4:43 2. I Wanna Make You Shine Like A Star 4:24 3. Saved By The Bell (Infidelity Georgia)8:05 4. I'm So In Love With You 3:54 5. Are You Gonna Stand Up 5:07 6. My Girl 3:28 7. I'm A Jealous Man 3:09 8. I Should Have Shot The Man 3:43 ****Roy-C has been fiercely independent and defiant ever since he first appeared on the radar. His career stretches back to 1958 where as a member of the Genies he scored a minor hit single with 'Who's That Knocking' (#72 Pop). His first triumph under his own stage name came courtesy of 'Shotgun Wedding', which stormed the U.K. Top 10 (#6) and was a Top 20 R&B (#14) hit stateside. Later Roy recorded three albums for Mercury including 'Sex & Soul' before getting fed up with labels and going independent with his own Three Gems imprint commencing in 1984. It was in 1989 when Roy recorded this modern Soul classic. The record contains the 8 minute epic 'Saved By The Bell (Infidelity, Georgia'), a humorous and at times absurd tale of adultery. 'Call Me 634-5789' (Three Gems 1993) 1. I'm Still in Love With You 2. Love Me Til Tomorrow 3. 634-5789 4. Let The Music Play 5. Shag 6. Virgin Girl 7. Second Time Around 8. Every Woman Has a Right **Rather short album (8 songs) consisting of one of his very best songs, 'I'm Still In Love With You' and a few numbers from his 70s period ('Love Me 'Til Tomorrow', 'Virgin Girl' & 'Second Time Around'), which may be a tad frustrating for those who have the originals. There's also a decent version of the Wilson Pickett classic '634-5789'. The Genies 'Who's That Knocking?' (Point 1994) 1-Who's That Knocking 2-The First Time 3-No More Knocking 4-On The Edge Of Town 5-There Goes That Train 6-Crazy Love 7-Just Like The Bluebird 8-Twistin' Pneumonia 9-Crazy Feeling 10-Little Young Girl 11-Mama Blow Your Top 12-It's Getting Cooler 13-Where Did You Go 14-Chicken Necks 15-Come Walk With Me 16-S'cuse Me Lady 17-Shotgun Wedding 18-I'm Gonna Make It 19-Dance Girl 20-High School Drop Out 21-Gone,Gone,Gone 22-Stop What You're Doing 23-Tear Avenue 24-Lost Opportunity 25-Train Man 26-Bad Habits 27-I Don't Want To Worry 28-I'm Falling In Love Again 29-Got To Get Enough 30-I Want To Marry You 31-That's When I'll Take You Home 'I'm Working Hard For You Baby' (Three Gems 1998) 1. I'm Working Hard for You Baby 2. Going Back Home to My Mother 3. Out of All the Things I Could Have Been 4. Everybody's Down to Me 5. Living for the Weekend 6. Musical Intro With Rock Me 7. I'm Gonna Sneak Back Home 8. Somebody Has Taken My Love Away 9. You Turned My World Around 10. I'm Hurting 11. Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen ***1/2Roy C is working hard for us soul lovers. He's working hard for his baby too- 7 days a week for her on the strolling title track. But it seems he's getting no respect. On the heartbreaking 'Going Back Home To My Mother' he tells of a failed marriage. A regal synth-horn intro leads into the soulful 'Out Of All The Things I Could've Been'. He could've been a contender- but he's lost everything, even his woman. He says 'I'm a nobody when I coulda been a somebody'. Some throaty singing brings it all home. Next 'Everybody's Down On Me' continues the theme. His own brother won't give him a loan. This is the blues people. But Roy's still gonna blow off steam- he's 'Living For The Weekend' where he's 'going downtown to have myself a ball'. He meets a girl and offers her a drink and the chick says: 'You buying? Then I'll have three martinis!'. Other blue moods can be found on the excellent 'Somebody Took My Love Away' and 'I'm Hurting'. Still the best is the lovely 'You Turned My World Around', which reminds me of Van Morrison. Why haven't this two R & B titans hooked up? 'Stella Lost Her Groove Again' (Three Gems 1998) 1. Stella Lost Her Groove Again 2. I Found a Love 3. Down on Me 4. I'm Falling in Love Again 5. I Wasn't There 6. Since I Met You Baby 7. I'll Never Leave You Lonely 8. A Change Is Gonna Come 9. Funky Funk (Pt. 2) 10. Why Did You Fall in Love With Me? 11. I'm So Proud of You 12. I'm So Lonely 13. Merry Black Christmas 14. Blank Mind [Instrumental] 15. Going Down for the Last Time [Instrumental] 16. I Found a Love [Instrumental] ***The funky title cut is an allusion to the movie 'How Stella Got Her Groove Back'. Allegedly one of the songs from the movie soundtrack sampled a Roy C song but failed to give credit to Hammond. The title song features wicked bass and in-the-pocket drums. Stella gets married to a 20-year old man and she lost it all- even her Mercedes Benz, house.everything. Some other good'uns are his take on 'Change is Gonna Come', 'I Found A Love' and his classic 'I Wasn't There'. 'Roy C & Friends' (Three Gems 2000) (1)Roy C - You Don't Know What it's Like to be Black (2)Dennis Edwards - My Girl Melody (3)Roy C & Linda Caver - Lonely I Was (4)Roy C - Saved by the Bell/Infidelity Georgia (5)Chuck Roberson - Hurt Keeps Getting Stronger (6)Jim Bennet & Lady Mary - Just One Chance (7)Roy C - Neighborhood Scandal (8)Roy C - You and I (9)Mark IV - Honey I Still Love You (10)Roy C - Peeping Through the Window (11)Touch (featuring Jeff) I Been Down So Long ** A compilation containing some previously released Roy tracks-('Saved By The Bell', 'Peeping In The Window', 'You And I') plus a duet with Linda Caver ('Lonely I Was'), a great song by the vocal group Mark 4 ('Honey I Love You') and more (Dennis Edward's 'My Girl Medley'), Chuck Roberson ('Hurt Keeps Getting Stronger'), Jim Bennett & Lady Mary ('Just One Chance') and Roy's band Touch ('I Been Down So Long'). A better deal would've been a straight compilation of associated artists instead of the bait of a new Roy track ('You Don't Know What It's Like To Be Black') 'Slippin & Slidin' (Three Gems 2003) 1.Slippin & Slidin 2.Slow Roll It 3.I Feel Like Making Love 4.She Used To Be My Lover 5.We Going To Make Love All Night Long 6.He Walked Away 7.Everybody Is Cheating 8.Something Is Wrong With Us 9.If I Could Live On Memories 10.Christmas Without A Tree ***1/2Another Southern Soul treasure features 10 new Roy C gems beginning with the swaying sing-a-long soul of the title track, where he says you can't even trust the preacher in your church when it comes to cheating! He revisits this theme later with the funky 'Everybody Is Cheating' featuring a phat bassline and greasy organ fills. He gives the warning: 'Watch out for the one that calls you a brother/What he really means is you're a mutha!'. The comical album cover says it all. Roy does his own version of the now classic 'Slow Roll It' (a hit for The Love Doctor & Sheba Potts-Wright). The song is now his as far as I'm concerned. Anyone that loves soul music will find sweet midtempo tracks like 'I Feel Like Making Love' and 'We Going To Make Love All Night' extreme honey. Meanwhile, one of the more provocative selections on'Slippin & Slidin' is the Afro-centric 'Something Is Wrong With Us'. Here he says God created the first man and woman black and exhorts all races to get the 411 from historian Ashra Kwesi. You gotta love Roy C- he's a serious soulman. Jacques Johnson & Roy C 'Roy C Meets The Root Doctor' (Jacques Johnson 2004) 1. Root Doctor - Jacques Johnson 2. My Love Is Growing - Roy-C 3. Slow Roll It - Lady Mary 4. Gee Whiz - Little Margie 5. Can You Feel the Love - 6. I See Angels - Roy-C 7. U Can't Turn Love Off Little - ? 8. Steal Away - ? 9. I'm Coming from the Old School - Roy-C 10. Always - ? 11. Mamma He Treats Your Daughter Mean - Little Margie 12. Root Doctor (XXX) - Jacques Johnson **Somewhat misleading title. There's three terrific songs by Roy ('I See Angels', 'Coming From The Old School', 'My Love Is Growing') BUT they all showed up on his masterful next disc,'In Too Deep'. Jacques Johnson does a good version of Roy Hytower's 'Root Doctor' but the tracks by various other artists here are mostly forgettable. 'In Too Deep' (Three Gems 2004) 1.If I Could Stop Loving You 2.I'm In Too Deep 3.If You Cheat On Him 4.Your Man Hooked On Another Man 5.I Want To Be With You 6.You Are An Angel To Me 7.Want To Be In Your Company 8.Maybe I'm Too Serious 9.If You Don't Want Me (We Can Be Friends) 10.My Woman Won't Be My Woman Long 11.Where Did Our Love Go 12.I Smell A Rat 13.They Call Me A Big Kid 14.I See Angels 15.My Love Is Growing 16.I'm Coming From The Old School ****1/2Don't even finish reading this review before you go buy yourself a copy of this generous 16 track (!) retro-soul clinic. When you mix that full-throated voice with gospel, doo-wop and blues-soaked soul songs you got something that is sorely missing in R & B today. Real soul music. There's no samples, no guest rappers, no processed beats- just soul songs by a soul singer. While the horn parts are synthetic most of this music is played by living, breathing humans. You actually grow to like the synth horns. Because it's all cream it's hard to single out the better tunes but 'If I Could Love Your Forever' is one of those pretty, soul-aching cuts we have come to expect. 'I'm In Too Deep' has an addictive refrain. I heard it this morning and I'm still singing it tonight. The romping 'I'm Coming From The Old School' is another answer song to all those 'candy lickers' out there. Roy C don't care what the kids are doing these days 'cuz he makes love the 'old fashioned way'. Ever keen to relationships, Roy speaks the truth on 'If You Cheat On Him'. In other words, if you cheat with him you probably will eventually cheat on him too. The hit 'I See Angels' is simply gorgeous and one of his very best recordings. Roy's never afraid to speak his mind- on 'Your Man Hooked On Another Man' he repeats 'Shame Shame Shame', thus not cozying up to the Rainbow Coalition by any means. And 'I Smell A Rat' continues the lineage of 'I Found A Man In My Bed'. This along with'Sex & Soul'should be your first purchases. 'Hey Mista Got Somethin' To Tell U' (Three Gems/Roya 2005) 1.Hey Mista' Got Somethin' To Tell U 2.Ain't Nobody Here 3.I'm Still In Love With You 4.In Divorce Court 5.A Woman Needs A Whole Lot More 6.Tonight You Don't Have To Be Lonely 7.Living For The Weekend 8.I'm Gonna Make It 9.Neighborhood Scandal 10.Out Of All The Things I Could Have Been 11.Slow Roll It 12.To Make You Feel Like A Woman 13.Something Is Wrong With Us 14.Those Days Are Gone **1/2 This is now the 15th cd release by Roy C (Hammond) on his own Three Gems imprint. Once again he avoids the cost-cutting route of programming and uses actual musicians to back his brand of down home soul and Carolina beach music. While the 'horns' are mostly synthesized they have become a signature element in C's music. It's impossible to tell, however, on the excellent 'horns' and strings-laden 'Tonight You Don't Have To Be Lonely'. Elsewhere..the opening 'Hey Mista' mines love triangle territory as Roy tells his woman's husband that the man's wife is 'cheating on us', which may remind many of Denise LaSalle's 'Your Husband Is Cheating On Us'. The earnest, soulful 'Ain't Nobody Here' describes one of those lonely nights in a big bed alone- something all men can relate to at some point in life. 'A Woman Needs A Whole Lot More' is a reminder to men that women need more than good lovin' in a relationship. Most of the 15 tracks are compiled from previous albums, 'Hey Mista' is really a sampler platter with a couple new cuts. Some of the material is decades old. 'I'm Gonna Make It' sounds it was taken from one of Hammond's early 60s sessions- the B-Side to 'Shotgun Wedding' (??). 'Those Days Are Gone' is from his classic 'Sex And Soul' album from 1973. That shaggin' beach rhythm (ala Sam Cooke) crops up on the sprite 'Divorce Court', which I believe is the 1970 sequel to 'Shotgun Wedding'. Although the credits don't explain, the cut 'No For An Answer' doesn't sound like Roy C singing (subsequent pressings remove this track). Several of the repeats are among his finest ('I'm Still In Love With You', 'Living For The Weekend', 'Neighborhood Scandal', 'Slow Roll It', etc.) so you hardly notice this is a hodgepodge. Still, a proper 'best of'-type anthology with the new tracks added on might have been preferred but newly-interested folks will find this a delight and longtime Roy C fans need the new tracks! 'Live' (HT Records 2009) 1. Intro 2. Rock Me 3. I'm Gonna Love Somebody Else's Woman (Somebody's Loving Mine) 4. Infidelity Georgia (Saved By the Bell) 5. She's Gone 6. After Loving You/Peeping Through the Window 7. Impeach the President 8. If I Could Stop Loving You 9. Paradise 10. Got to Get Enough (Of You Sweet Love Stuff) 11. Shotgun Wedding 12. Morning Train 'Don't Let Our Love Die' (Three Gems 2009) 1.Good Ole' America 2.Don't Let Our Love Die 3.We're In This Thing Together 4.If I Could Read Your Mind 5.Ain't Gonna Take No For An Answer 6.One Way Love Affair 7.Don't Let Nobody Pull You Down 8.We're Gonna Make Some Love 9.Feet Back On The Ground 10.Money Don't Mean Nothing 11.We're On A 'Merry-Go-Round' 12.You Say You're Leaving 13.All Of My Life I've Loved Just You 14.I've Been Losing Everytime 'Let's Go Back To God' (Three Gems 2012) 1. Where Did All the Love Go 2. Father Father, We're Living in Hell Down Here 3. Let's Go Back to God 4. I Want a One Way Ticket to Heaven 5. Marvin Sease Left On the Morning Train 6. In the Beginning There Was One God 7. Everybody's Trying Hard to Get to Heaven 8. I Was Lost But Now I'm Found 9. Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven 10. If I Ever Get My Feet Back On the Ground (Part 2) 11. I See Angels 'Give Me A Chance' (Three Gems 2014) 1 Give Me a Chance 2 How Can You Do Me Wrong 3 I Wish You Could Have Been My Wife 4 I'm Down Here in Jamaica 5 Do You Know How Much I Love You 6 You Gonna Lose What You Got 7 Ain't No Mountain We Can't Climb 8 Nobody Ever Wants to See Anybody Do Good 9 If You Got a Good Woman 10 One Step 11 Money, Money |