Realside [2021] - When I See Your Smile / When I See Your Smile (Extended Version) [Epsilon #EPS004]

The latest release from Yann Vatiste's Epsilon records is his own production. He found and sent three guys to Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi in March 2021 to cut the song "When I See Your Smile".

The artists involved are Walter Johnson who began his musical career as a singer in a doo wop group in 1958. Bassist Greg Smith who Johnson met 1974 at Jackson State University when he was a member of Rock-Bottom and asked Smith to join the group, and singer Tommy Johnson who they hooked up with later. The song was written by Johnson and Smith with Smith on vocals.

Johnson and Smith moved to Kansas City in the early 1980s for work and formed a new group and called it Realside and wrote "Hang Loose", "Flyin High" and "I Got A Jones For You" on their own label Walterhouse Records. The first two singles are very collectable and were bootlegged in 1984 on SBR (Song Bird Records) records.

Realside disbanded in the mid 80s after Walter 'got in trouble' and Greg and Walter separated for almost 35 years. Walter returned to Jackson after living in Dallas for a few years and discovered that Greg was still living there and talked to him about getting him into another group and were joined by singer Tommy Johnson.

Now at the age of nearly 80, Walter and Greg, now 70, they decided to make music until they die and have many more songs to share with soul music lovers.

The single is available from 16 Oct 2021 as digital £2 or 7" vinyl £17.50 from Epsilon Records.

Details

Rating:	8.2
Genre/Style:	Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital/7"
Label:	Self Released
Cat No:	None
Date:	16/10/2021
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£2/£17.50