Eboney Essence [2022] - Unsatisfied Man b/w Let Me In [Goodie Train / Numero Group #NUM5678]

These two sides by Eboney Essence  have featured on the blog previously in Apr 2020 when they were posted alongside Jean Battle's original 1971 version of the two songs both written by Sam Dees (and may have been mentioned in the comprehensive  five part Sam Dees feature done at he end of 2021).

Today (8 Jun 2022), both sides, "Unsatisfied Man" and "Let Me In", have been reissued digitally by Numero Group.

They were both originally on Jean Battle's 1971 debut single on Birmingham, AL, label Clintone (named after owner Clinton Moon) and Ebony Essence recorded them in 1976. Battle only recorded one other single the following year on Red Lite which again were both Sam Dees compositions. One side was an answer song to Percy Sledge's "When A Man Loves A Woman" i.e. "When A Woman Loves A Man".

As far as Eboney Essence is concerned this is their only listed single. "Unsatisfied Man" is a male answer to Jean Battles' version, however, the lead vocals on the flip side "Let Me In", I believe are by Frances Busby. She released quite a nice album in 2001 "Far Away From You" and a couple of singles in 2013 and 2014. The Eboney Essence single was released on Cleo Page's Goodie Train label based in L.A.

Barbara Stant also recorded "Unsatisfied Woman" on Noah Biggs' Shiptown label in 1972 and curiously Discogs lists the same catalogue number with Jean Battle's name on the label for this track and Barbara Stant for the B side so presumably a label misprint?

Jean Battle died after a long battle with breast cancer in Apr 2015.

Details

Rating:	8.5
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	Deep Soul / Modern Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Numero Group
Cat No:	NUM5678
Date:	08/06/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Price:	£1.79

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