Two previously unreleased tracks from Bottom & Co. found on a
reel tape by Jordan Wilson. The tape comes from Wishbone production
company which was a company and studio owned by Terry Woodford and
Clayton Ivey who worked at Muscle Shoals before being signed as
writers/producers for Motown. Bottom & Co released four singles on
Motown in 1974-75 and an album on Gordy in 1976. Their 1974 B side
'Gonna Find A True Love' has been a modern/Northern soul favourite for
years and was written by Terry Woodford and produced and arranged by
him and Clayton Ivey for Wishbone Inc..
The A side is a 70s/modern version of 'You're Messing With A Good
Thing', a track also recorded by several others including John Edwards in 1973 on 'John Edwards' (and 1996 on 'Careful
Man'), Bobby Womack in 1974 on 'Lookin' For A Love Again', Heywood Cash in 1976 on Epic 45 and Bobby Sheen in 2010 on 'Too Many To Fight: The Wishbone Sessions From
Muscle Shoals' released on CD by Soulscape.
It is thought that Bottom & Co.'s version may actually be the
first recording of the song. The flip 'I'm Sorry' is a soulful group
harmony track written by John J. (J.J.) Boyce who was a member of
Bags.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul / Lowrider Sweet Soul / Previously Unreleased |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" |
| Label: | MD |
| Cat No: | 113 |
| Year: | 05/2021 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Value: | £12 |
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