Jesse James [2021] - If A Man Ever Loved A Woman (Baby I Love You) / I Don’t Want A Divided Love [Soul Junction #SJ544]

Dave Welding's Soul Junction releases another previously unreleased soul gem by Jesse James on 12 Jul 2021. It follows his sublime, previously unreleased, version of Masterplan's "(The Girl In) Clinton Park" (SJ543) which sold out rather promptly. 

This time it's his version of Bobby Patterson's "If A Man Ever Loved A Woman (Baby I Love You)", a song Patterson co-wrote with Jerry Strickland and recorded in 1970 and, like so many of his recordings, was released on Jetstar, a subsidiary of Fort Worth, TX, insurance man, John Abdnor Sr's Abnak Music Enterprises.

Patterson's laidback, mid- tempo rendition must have reached the ears of Oakland record producer Willie Hoskins who directed Jesse to record a more joyful and up beat version of the song, giving it a whole new dynamic. It was also discovered on the same 1971 Searra Sound Studio session tape as "Clinton Park".

The B side "I Don’t Want A Divided Love" (written by Audrey Calvin and James McCelland) was first released on Jesse’s Soul Junction (SJLP 5005) album "Let Me Show You" in 2012 and is released on 45 for the first time due to popular demand.

To pre-order, as I'm sure these will fly out as quickly as "Clinton Park", contact Soul Junction at sales@souljunctiorecords.co.uk

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Details

Rating:	8.8 / 8.5
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul / Deep Soul / Previously Unreleased
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Soul Junction
Cat No:	None
Year:	12/07/2021
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£12