Softouch were a female quartet consisting of Alicia Ingram, Candice
Ghant, Opal Jones, Paula Denson. Candice 'Candi' Ghant later joined the
Mary Jane Girls
(All Night Long fame).
The song was written by
Jack Ashford
(percussionist with Motown's house band The Funk Brothers
and George Rountree who was a writer with Motown, music director for Four
Tops and a member of one album band Morning, Noon And Night).
This was their debut single in 1975, They joined Fantasy in 1978 and
released a disco album which spawned one single and then they
disappeared.
The flip side was written by Ashford, Rountree and Sandra Richardson (aka Sandra
Feva). Richardson recorded a version of the song which remained unreleased until
it appeared on The 100 Club 6Ts 37th anniversary give-away 45 in
2016. I actually prefer her slightly slower (122 bpm v 130 bpm) version to the Softouch version.
Softouch [1975] - Say That You Love Me Boy [Prodigal #P 618]
Softouch [1975] - After You Give Your All (What Else Is There To Give) [Prodigal #P 618]
Sandra Richardson [2016] - After You Give Your All [Kent #6T 32]
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