Looking for My Baby! Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy-Mala-Bell

Product Description
Next to the mighty Atlantic Records, Larry Uttal’s Amy-Mala-Bell family of labels issued more classic soul music during the 1960s than any other New York indie company. Looking For My Baby!—Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy-Mala-Bell takes the first ever in-depth look at this very important body of work, consisting of 50 splendid tracks that either hit the streets on Amy, Mala, or Bell, or one of the many labels across the country that Uttal distributed nationally (Maxx, Aurora, Big Hill, Twin Stacks, Big Top, AGP). Highlights include The Emperors’ "Karate" (later adapted by Carlos Santana as "Everybody’s Everything"), The Emotions’ "Brushfire," Lou Johnson’s stately Burt Bacharach/Hal David-penned "(There’s) Always Something There To Remind Me," Gladys Knight & The Pips’ Van McCoy-helmed 1964 hit "Giving Up," two sizzling ‘69 tracks by the dynamic duo of Larry Williams & Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and many, many others!

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Average customer rating: three and a half stars Looking For My Baby=AWESOME! Tough call...

Looking for My Baby! Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy-Mala-Bell Various Artists Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music Soul | Compilations | R&B | Styles | Music Movie Soundtracks | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Soundtracks | Styles | Music General | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: Get Low Down!: The Soul of New Orleans, '65-'67 Lost Soul Queen The Best Of Loma Records: The Rise And Fall Of A 1960's Soul Label ASIN: B0000BVME2 Release Date: 2003-09-23

Tracks:

1. Karate - The Emperors
2. Personal Property - Jimmy Jones
3. (There's) Always Something There To Remind Me - Lou Johnson
4. Somebody New - The Emotions
5. My Baby Likes To Boogaloo - The Emperors
6. My Elusive Dreams - Moses & Joshua Dillard
7. Put Out The Fire (Let Me Go) - Oscar Mack
8. Love Always Forgive - Gladys Knight & The Pips
9. Find Me - The Attracktions
10. You're The One For Me - Ben & Spence
11. Could This Be Love - Don & Juan
12. Save It (Never Too Late) - Melvin Davis
13. Looking For My Baby - The Emperors
14. It Takes Two - The Four Sonics
15. Giving Up - Gladys Knight & The Pips
16. Woman, Hang Your Head In Shame - Ben & Spence
17. Pledging My Love - Don & Juan
18. I'm Glad It's Over - Oscar Mack
19. Sad Girl - Jay Wiggins
20. Unsatisfied - Lou Johnson
21. Brushfire - The Emotions
22. Get Out Of My Heart - Moses & Joshua Dillard
23. New Girl In The Neighborhood - The Attractions
24. Long Ago - Ben & Spence (prev. unissued)
25. Tic-Tac-Toe - The Emperors (prev. unissued)

Tracks:

1. Can't Find No Substitute For Love - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
2. I've Got To Get Myself Together - Chuck Brooks
3. Big D Breakdown - Sam Hutchins
4. 39-21-40 Shape and Hey Baby - The Showmen
5. I'm Not Gonna Give Up - Eddie Holman
6. Dang Me - Sam Hutchins
7. C'mon Cupid - Roosevelt Grier
8. She's On My Mind - Aaron Neville
9. Your Cold Heart - Lloyd Hendricks
10. I've Got To Have Her - The Emperors
11. I Could Love You BAby - Larry WIlliams & Johnny Watson
12. Ever Again - Bernie Williams
13. I'll Be Around (When You Want Me) - Gino Washington
14. That's My Man - Little Eva
15. What Would It Take - The Showmen
16. Love Bug Got A Bear Hug - Melvin Davis
17. Baa Baa Black Sheep - Chuck Brooks
18. Time Will Pass You By - Tobi Legend
19. Either Way I Lose - Gladys Knight & The Pips
20. Snap My Fingers - Jimmy Jones
21. I'm The One For You - Sam Hutchins
22. I'll Cry 1000 Tears - Eddie Holman
23. Action - The Snowmen
24. My Ships Is Comin' In - Jimmy Radcliffe
25. You Can Give But You Can't Take - Aaron Neville

Album Description

Next to the mighty Atlantic Records, Larry Uttal's Amy-Mala-Bell family of labels issued more classic soul music during the 1960s than any other New York indie company. Looking For My Baby!—Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy-Mala-Bell takes the first ever in-depth look at this very important body of work, consisting of 50 splendid tracks that either hit the streets on Amy, Mala, or Bell, or one of the many labels across the country that Uttal distributed nationally (Maxx, Aurora, Big Hill, Twin Stacks, Big Top, AGP). Highlights include The Emperors' "Karate" (later adapted by Carlos Santana as "Everybody's Everything"), The Emotions' "Brushfire," Lou Johnson's stately Burt Bacharach/Hal David-penned "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me," Gladys Knight & The Pips' Van McCoy-helmed 1964 hit "Giving Up," two sizzling `69 tracks by the dynamic duo of Larry Williams & Johnny "Guitar" Watson, and many, many others!

Album Description

Next to the mighty Atlantic Records, Larry Uttal's Amy/Mala/Bell family of labels issued more classic soul music during the 1960s than any other New York indie company. Looking For My Baby! - Soul Treasures from the Vaults of Amy/Mala/Bell takes the first ever in-depth look at this very important body of work, consisting of 50 splendid tracks that either hit the streets on Amy, Mala, or Bell, or one of the many labels across the country that Uttal distributed nationally (Maxx, Aurora, Big Hill, Twin Stacks, Big Top, AGP). Highlights include The Emperors' 'Karate' (later adapted by Carlos Santana as 'Everybody's Everything'), The Emotions' 'Brushfire,' Lou Johnson's stately Burt Bacharach/Hal David-penned '(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me,' Gladys Knight & The Pips' Van McCoy-helmed 1964 hit 'Giving Up,' two sizzling '69 tracks by the dynamic duo of Larry Williams & Johnny

Customer Reviews:

three and a half stars.......2006-08-09

this CD compilation on the Amy-Mala-Bell labels is hit and miss. There are some true soul classics here, and also some songs that just don't quite hit the mark. Great songs by the Emporers, Gladys Knight, Larry Williams and Johnny Guitar Watson, Aaron Neville, and some others. There is even a song by Rosie Grier, who used to play for the NY Football Giants! But some of the other songs should have been kept in the vault...

Looking For My Baby=AWESOME!.......2004-04-01

I can't say enough good things about this collection. Aside from it's pure volume (50 songs) almost all of the tracks are STELLAR and you're guaranteed to fall in love with so many of these never before heard of jems. The 5 songs from The Emperors are worth the price alone. This is the jewel of my entire soul collection, I can't recommend it enough.

Tough call..........2004-02-17

In spite of nearly twenty years of CD reissues of pop/rock/r'n'b music, there are many tunes still languishing in the vaults. A not insignificant number of those tracks came out on the Bell and Bell-distributed family of labels back in the 60's - the catalog of which is now controlled by Arista/BMG. Sundazed Music has taken on the task of bringing these tracks to the digital domain in this two-disc compilation of mostly "lost" soul sides. While the notion of such a project grabs the attention of collectors, the execution here leaves one wondering. Granted, there are some rarely-found quasi-hits here from the likes of Gladys Knight and the Pips, Lou Johnson, the Emperors and others but sometimes the inclusion of b-sides, unreleased sides and other obscurities while overlooking the a-sides and charting singles leaves the initially-intrigued collector let down to some degree. And in some cases, some of the most prolific artists such as James and Bobby Purify and Oscar Toney are ignored completely. Perhaps the focus is indeed intended to be on the rare and obscure but when many of the charting songs of these labels are still unavailable on CD, this collection is more of a tease than a satiation. Content-wise this collection contains 50 tracks on two discs accompanied by a twenty-page liner notes booklet with track details, some pics and backround on the label and the included tracks. But even the liner notes are disjointed and leave the reader with an unclear sense of the the labels and the artists presented. The sound quality is decent, however all tracks are presented in mono, again making one wonder about the production, considering these are from the 60's, why none of these tunes came up in stereo. While this piece may miss the mark in some respects it does pique the interest of collectors and makes us wish for more, perhaps another volume focused on the pop sides still buried in the vaults of the Bell-family catalog. Sundazed, are you listening?

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