George Scott [1971] - Find Someone To Love [Maple M-6008] - Full Album ... Plus

Mentioned in the last post (Vivian Copeland Discography) was the only recording from George Scott, his album "Find Someone To Love" released on Maple.  

The album was produced by Johnny Brantley and the majority of the songs were written by Eddie & James Lewis (who were twin brothers) and Marion Framer.  Nearly all Maple releases involved Johnny Brantley so I wonder if he had a stake in the label.  The main acts on the label included Jimi Hendrix & Lonnie Youngblood, The Chosen Few, Gloria Barnes and Lee Moses.  All other Maple releases were between 1970-73 yet Discogs states the date of release as 1966 which I would question as the prev Cat. No. 6007 and 6006 are 1971.

To explain the background to these recordings there's a good read at EarlyHendrix as many of the backing tracks were recorded by Jimi Hendrix and Lonnie Youngblood with various Johnny Brantley produced releases with different vocals/lyrics dubbed over the backing tracks.  A lot of info on this album was gleaned from InDangerousRhythms.

George Scott - Family Tree

Northern Soul tune originally recorded by the composer Jimmy Norman on Mercury in 1967

Jimmy Norman [1967] - Family Tree [Mercury 72658]

Jimmy Norman's original version.  Note Johnny Brantley as producer.

George Scott - Let The Past Be The Past

You'll probably recognise this tune as Linda jones "Give My Love A Try". Written by the Poindexter Brothers and Ray Lewis, the latter released it on Fairmount in Sep 1966, a year before Linda Jones's version on Loma in Dec 1967.

Ray Lewis [1966] - Give My Love A Try [Fairmount F-1013]

Co-writer Ray Lewis' original version. (Johnny Brantley producer)

Linda Jones [1967] - Give My Love A Try [Loma 2085]

Gloria Jones version - the best known version produced by legendary George Kerr and arrange by Richard Tee.  Somehow? Ray Lewis' composer credit replaced by Charles Harper.

George Scott - My Neighborhood

Later covered by Ohio Players on their 1972 album First Impressions

The Ohio Players [1972] - My Neigbors [Trip TRL 8029]

George Scott - This Aching Heart

'Gotta Gotta' music - 60s R&B/Funk reminds me a bit of Papa's Got A  A Brand New Bag groove.

George Scott - Oh Baby (I Love You)

Cover of Fred Hughes - Oo Wee, Baby I Love You

Fred Hughes [1965] - Oo Wee Baby, I Love You [Vee Jay VJ 684]

George Scott - Find Someone To Love

Assuming that this album was released around 1971 and not 1966 then this would be a cover version of Ohio Player 1969 track.

The Ohio Players [1969] - Find Someone To Love [Capitol 2523]

An early 45 from The Ohio Players, once again produced by Johnny Brantley for Vidalia Productions which lists many of the artists on this post i.e. Jimmy Norman, Ohio Players, Ray Lewis, Hermon Hitson, Jimi Hendrix, Lonnie Youngblood and The Icemen as well as Lee Moses, The Adventurers.  So it would seem that all these artist were linked by Brantley.

George Scott - Why Is It Taking So Long

Nate Adams [1967] - Why Is It Taking So Long [Atlantic 45-2466]

Low sound quality

Again, assuming that the album was released 1971 then this would be a cover of a song written by Lewis, Lewis, Farmer and produced by Johnny Brantley recorded by Nate Adams.

Hermon Hitson [2005] - Why Is It taking So Long [Soul-Tay-Shus CD STS 6352]

Previously unreleased until it appeared on Soul-Tay-Shus compilation CD.

George Scott - Sweetthang

It is alleged that Jimi Hendrix is playing guitar on this track with Lonnie Youngblood on horns.  It is believed that the backing track was recorded in 1966 and George Scott dubbed the vocals later.

Lenny Howard [1966] - Keep The Faith, Baby [Real George 501]

Uses Sweet Thang backing track. A Vidalia production (Johnny Brantley).

Jimi Hendrix & Lonnie Youngblood [1971] - Wipe The Sweat [Maple M-6004]

An instrumental version of Sweet Thang retitled Wipe The Sweat.  Another Vidalia production, although it is suggested on EarlyHendrix that Hendrix may not be playing on all these tracks.

Part of an interview with Lonnie Youngblood
“And then these companies started to put the shit out and didn’t even put my name on it. They would say it was Jimi Hendrix singing, without my name on it - so many lies, man. The stuff that came out on that album called Two Great Experiences Together! - what happened with that, one company took that and tried to doctor it up to make it have more Hendrix activity. See Hendrix is more or less just backing me up. The companies wanted to say they had a little more activity by Hendrix, so they found some Hendrix wannabees and they put them on the tracks. And what they really did was they messed the tracks up with the overdubs."

Billy LaMont [1968] - Sweet Thang [20th Century Fox 45-6707]

A 30 second low quality clip of Billy LaMont's version.

Jimi Hendrix [1974] - Sweet Thang [Trip TRL 9523]

I 'believe' that the first release of this track was on The Genius Of Jimi Hendrix' on Trip in 1974.  It was recorded at Abtone Recording Studios, NY in 1966. Vocals may be Jimi Hendrix and/or Lonnie Youngblood.  Another Jonny Brantley production.

George Scott - I'm A Fool For You

Also known as 'It's Gonna Take A Lot To Bring Me Back' or just 'It's Gonna Take A Lot'.  It has the same backing track but different lyrics.

The Manhattans [1967] - It's Gonna Take A Lot  To Bring Me Back [De-Luxe 45-115]

There seems to be several connections to songs composed by Poindexters and Lewis, Farmer, Lewis as this is the same song with different composer credits.

The Icemen [1967] - It's Gonna Take A Lot [Ole-9 1007]

James Marshall Hendrix (aka Jimi Hendrix) played on The Icemen's first release My Girl (She's A Fox).  The Icemen were James Sokes & Gino Armstrong from New Jersey. They released 4 /5 45s and 3 of them featured at least one side with a Poindexter song.

Jimi Hendrix (Gloria Barnes) [1974] - Gonna Take A Lot [Trip TRL 9523]

This one is on a 1974 Jimi Hendrix compilation The Genius Of Jimi Hendrix on Trip believed to have been recorded in 1966 at Abtone Recording Studios New York. Some believe the singer to be Rosa Lee Brooks as Hendrix played on her 1965 release My Diary/Utee on Revis 1013.  However, Rosa Lee Brooks was from LA and claims to have had a relationship with Hendrix during his stay there but the album was recorded in NY.  Others claim it may be Gloria (Towanda) Barnes who recorded with the Ohio Players which seems more likely as she had connections with Johnny Brantley and the Lewis twins Eddie & James and Marion Farmer who wrote songs on her Maple album Uptown and also Ohio Players recorded for Trip.
It is claimed by Robert Poindexter that this is a male falsetto voice not female and recalls the vocalist was nicknamed 'Peanut' but can't recall his real name.

George Scott - Nobody Can Save Me

The Chosen Few [1971] - Nobody Can Save Me [Maple LP 6000]