This song was written by Sammy Turner who also recorded a version, with a
slightly different title
'Give My Heart A Break', but it was never released but surfaced in 1993 on a Goldmine Soul
Supply compilation CD
'Detroit Soul From The Vaults Vol. 1'
GSCD 19.
Sammy (who's real name was Samuel Black) was working with George Kerr in
the late sixties, who was producing Linda Jones at the time, and she
released the 'definitive' version on Loma [2091] in 1968 as
'My Heart Needs A Break'.
In 1970 Brenda Jones (who I wonder may be the same singer as Brenda Lee
Jones (of Dean & Jean) as the voice does sound similar) released an
inferior version on S.S.I. Sammy Turner released a 45 on the label (same
cat. no. in fact 1002) the same year. He, along with Robert Banks who
co-produced Jones' version with George Kerr, was also involved in
writing and/or production of four of the five known releases on the
label, so I wonder if it was his label? This would explain why she
recorded this tune.
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