24-track look at the Lowrider Soul genre, a name derived from the love of classic US automobiles which members of the scene customise to cruise the city streets of Southern California, that moves from the doo wop sound of the Vows to sweet soul harmony ballads such as the Four Tees’ ‘One More Chance’. Lowrider classics are provided by the Whispers, Barbara Mason, the Ambassadors, Brenton Wood and Lee Williams & the Cymbals, most of which are already quite well known in Europe. Brenton Wood in particular has an amazing knack of producing just the right type of music for the lowrider scene. More quirky picks are provided by the Endeavors, Aesop’s Fables, Jimmy Conwell and the Interpreters. Also included are unreleased gems like Melvin Hicks’ ‘I’m Just Passing Time’ and the Lovers’ Bay Area-recorded ‘When You’re Poor’. This is the kind of sound that has influenced a lot of new Soul productions from the Daptone, Big Crown and Timmion stables, to name a few.
Track listings:
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01 Take A Step by Aesop’s Fables
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02 Why’d You Put Me On by Bobbi Row & The Englishmen
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03 I Wanna Chance by The Vows
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04 Where Were You by Brenton Wood
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05 Second Hand Happiness by Jimmy Conwell
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06 ‘Til You Come Back To Me by Lee Williams & The Cymbals
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07 Oh How It Hurts by Barbara Mason
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08 I Really Love You by The Ambassadors
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09 As I Sit Here by The Whispers
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10 One More Chance by The Four Tees
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11 No Doubt About It by The Esquires
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12 It’s Not That Easy by Reuben Bell With The Casanovas
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13 It’s So Hard To Break A Habit by The Webs
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14 Pretending Dear by The Lovelles
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15 Find Me by The Attractions
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16 Shattered Dreams by The Endeavors
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17 Be Kind To Love by The Interpreters
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18 When You’re Poor by The Lovers
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19 Never Gonna Let Him Know by Debbie Taylor & the 4 Hesitations
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20 As Long As I’ve Got You by The Charmels
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21 Don’t Forget About Me Baby by Jeff Dell
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22 I’m A Lonely Man by Bobby Burn aka Bobby Wilburn
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23 Crying All By Myself by William Bell
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24 I’m Just Passing Time by Melvin Hicks & The Versatiles
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