| b/w: | Golden Circle Of Your Love |
| Format: | 45 |
| Label: | Cadet |
| Cat No: | CA 5692 |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Value: | £0 |
Taken from his 1972 album 'Occasional Rain'. This was a huge tune which still gets plays today. Jerry Butler also did a version on his 1970 album 'You And Me' (see below).
Callier hailed from Chicago and was friends with some of Chicago's greats Curtis Mayfield, Jerry Butler and Major Lance. He debuted with 'Look At Me Now'.
He released 3 critically acclaimed albums 'Occasional Rain' 1972, 'What Color Is Love ' and 'I Just Can't Help Myself' 1974 for Cadet but were not successful commercially and he was released from Cadet. He released another 2 albums on Elektra 'Fire On Ice' 1977 and 'Turn You To Love' 1978.
He continued to perform until 1983 when he retired from music. In the late 80s his music was 'discovered' by DJ's in the UK.
He returned to music and started recording again in the late 90s and has released 5 albums since 1998.
Callier only release 3 45s on Cadet, all of them have been played and in demand on the Northern scene.
5623 - Terry Callier - Look At Me Now / / You Goin ' Miss Your Candy Man – 1968
5692 - Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe / Golden Circle Of Your Love – 1972
5697 - Terry Callier - I Just Can't Help Myself / Get Closer To You – 1973
Some of the 'heavy weights' who also recorded for Cadet included Ramsey Lewis, Etta James, The Dells and Marlena Shaw.
Jerry Butler [1970] - Ordinary Joe [Mercury 61269
Terry Callier wrote the song specifically for Jerry Butler who released it on his 1970 You And Me album. Terry Callier released it as a 45 2 years later.
Nujabes [2010] - Ordinary Joe [Libyus LMCD 009]
Remixed and released by Japanese hip-hop producer Nujabes (Jun Seba) on his 2005 album (CD only) Modal Soul.
It has very recently (26th Feb 2020) been released on Vinyl LP Hydeout HOLP 004
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