SoulStrutter [2022-05-11] - Won't You Join The Band (A Deep & Soulful Female Vintage Mix)

More 'self-indulgence' today whilst still waiting for some 'decent' new music to materialise. To rectify the situation of yesterdays deep and soulful mix consisting of mainly males, for today's mix I've dipped into the collection to extract females only tunes. 

A Curtis Mayfield song originally recorded in 1964 by Gene Chandler, kicks off proceedings with Loleatta Holloway's 1976 slower paced version from her Gold Mind album Loleatta. What may be a surprise selection is Taylor Dayne's version of the Bee Gees song recorded by Al Green.

A song that perhaps many won't be familiar is a tune I've been plugging on the blog by Jo Armstead "Won't You Join The Band (On My Caravan)", as it was a limited private press 7" on her own Preacher Rose label from 1990, but was included later on a CD "A Stone Good Lover" in 1996.

Another that may also not be so quite well known is the flip side to Alice Clark's extremely rare Northern Soul favourite "Heaven's Will (Must Be Obeyed)" but it has featured on a few compilations.

There are few evergreens such as Lorraine Ellison "Stay With Me" and Millie Jackson's "There You Are" and others, perhaps lesser known to some, but will be well known to the connoisseurs of soul.

Playlist (with links to tracks previously posted)

Loleatta Holloway [1976] - What Now [Gold Mind Records #GZS-7500]

Lorraine Ellison [1966] - Stay With Me [Warner Bros. Records #5850]

Jo Armstead [1990] - Won't You Join The Band (On My Caravan) [Preacher Rose #ROSE 1B]

Taylor Dayne [2000] -  How Can You Mend A Broken Heart [Neptune Records #]

Alice Clark [1968] -  Heaven's Will (Must Be Obeyed) [Warner Bros. - Seven Arts Records #7270]

Millie Jackson [1976] -  There You Are [Spring Records #SP 164]

Barbara & The Browns [1966] - I Don't Want To Have To Wait [Cadet #5544]

Shirley Brown [1977] - Givin' Up [Arista #AS 0254]

Joshie Jo Armstead [1974] -  Stumblin' Blocks, Steppin Stones (What Took Me So Long) [Gospel Truth Records #GTA-1214]

Loleatta Holloway [1974] - Cry To Me [Aware #AW-047]

Bessie Banks [1974] - Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can't Do It) [Volt #VON-4112]

Debbie Taylor & The Hesitations [2016] -  All That I Have [Deep Soul #DEEP SOUL 03]

Ann Peebles [1975] - It Was Jealousy [Hi Records #SHL 32091]

Debbie Taylor [1975] - I Don't Wanna Leave You [Arista #AS 0144]

Barbara Brown [1972] - Pity A Fool [Sounds Of Memphis #SM 709]

Yvonne Fair [1970] - Stay A Little Longer [Soul #S 35075]

Linda Jones [1967] - What've I Done (To Make You Mad) [Loma #2077]

Debbie Taylor [1969] - Let's Prove Them Wrong [GWP Records #GWP-501]

Emotions, The [1969] - So I Can Love You [Volt #VOA-4010]

Peggy Gaines [1969] - Just To Satisfy My Baby [Ref-O-Ree #711]

Shirley Brown [2017] - Even If The Signs Are Wrong [Kent Select #CITY 047]

Patty LaBelle & The Bluebells [1965] - All Or Nothing [Atlantic #45-2311]