The Legendary Blue Notes Feat. Jean Carne [2021] - Is It Still Good To Ya [Society Hill]

Barely two weeks ago, on 20 Jul, I posted another single from this combination i.e. The Legendary Blue Notes featuring Sugar Bear and Jean Carne. which was a cover of a Harold Melvin  & The Blue Notes song "You Know How To Make Me Feel So Good" on Butch Ingram's Society Hill records. 

They have another single due for release on Friday (6 Aug 2021). It's their version of the Ashford & Simpson classic, and title track to their 1978 album, "Is It Still Good To Ya" which was the follow-up single to "It Seems To Hang On". It was obviously far too good to trouble the Hot 100 but did reach #12 R&B. It was also recorded by the late Teddy P. on Philly Int. as a single in 1980 which surprisingly didn't even enter the R&B charts!

Jean Carne is now 74 who recorded some fantastic songs on Philly Int. in the 70s/80s. It is criminal to realise that she only had one solitary Hot 100 hit which was as a featured vocalist with Norman Connors in 1975 on a duet with Michael Henderson with "Valentine Love", and even that only just squeezed in  to Hot 100 at #97!  

Sugar Bear is Arthur Aikens who is a member of the Original Blue Notes.

I came across some rare footage of the promo video Ashford & Simpson recorded for the song, so have posted below. It must be one of the greatest soul ballads of all time, I loved it then and still love it now. I also found a live performance of the song by Teddy P.. but have no idea where or when, as it doesn't say, but looks like a TV show performance.

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Details

Rating:	7.5
Genre/Style:	Classic Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Society Hill
Cat No:	None
Date:	06/08/2021
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£1