Brenda Jones [1970] - My Heart Needs A Break / No More Hurt Or Pain [S.S.I. #1003]

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.