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Monday, 7 February 2022

Art Ensley & The Fabulous Echoes Band [2022] - Open The Door To Your Heart / This Is The Best Way [Numero Group]


Before you ask ... yes it is the Darrell Banks 1966 classic "Open The Door To Your Heart" (covered by so many) which may have the purists wincing, but I thought I'd put it up just out of interest. 

The flip side, "This Is The Best Way", although blue-eyed, is quite a nice deep soul ballad (which should appeal to the lowriders) penned by Art Ensley and Bobby Whiteside who wrote, recorded and produced and cut a few sides on Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label in the 70s but mainly folk/country style tunes. However, he did also arrange and produce Carole Waller's 1967 Northern Soul double-sider on USA "This Love Of Mind" / "Stop And Get A Hold Of Yourself"  (originally recorded by Gladys Knight & The Pips in 1965).

This digital release from Numero Group appeared on Amazon today so I assume it has been released today but the date on it is 1 Jan 1968 which is the year it first appeared on vinyl on Shiptown (although 45Cat lists it as 1969). 

Art Ensley & the Fabulous Echoes Band were a blue-eyed soul group who, I am guessing are, from Norfolk, VA, where the label was established? This is their only recording and only one copy has sold on Discogs and went for just under £150. 


Details
Rating: 7.8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul / Deep Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Numero Group
Cat No: None
Date: 07/02/2022
Key/BPM: N/A
Value: £1.79


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