Now here's an undiscovered gem unearthed today by Gary Van Den Bussche
on his lunchtime Starpoint radio show.
"You Touched Me" was originally released by Letta Mbulu on her 1970 "Letta" album on Tamla Motown in South Africa but got a US release on
Chisa which was owned by South African horn player Hugh Masekela.
It was also released on a 45 in US in 1970 and in Rhodesia on the Tamla Motown imprint and,
although the copyright states 1970, it is believed to have been released
in 1973.
Chisa was distributed by Motown which may explain it appearing on Motown outside the US.
It was issued as part of the "The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971" in 2008.
By sheer 'miracle' I managed to find a live performance of the song on a
TV show
Black Omnibus
hosted by James Earl Jones from 1973.
This is one you may need to listen to a few times to then be hooked by it's quality.
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