Joe Buckner was lead singer of Chicago group
Major IV who recorded in L.A. in the late 60s and released
three singles on Venture a soul subsidiary of MGM run by William
'Mickey' Stevenson which ran from 1967-69 which released around 50 singles.
They released a few others as The Majors and The Major Three.
The song "I Wish I Knew" was written by Leon Ware and, future Supreme, Susaye Greene
(she replaced Cindy Birdsong in 1976) who at the time (or soon after) were
married. It was released by The Ballads on the label in
1969 and they re-recorded it in 1975 and re-titled it "Butterfly" on Music City and it also came out on Baija as "Butterfli" on the flip to "Confessing A Feeling". Interestingly on the Baija label it states that both sides were from an
album "Ballads From The Ground Up" which isn't listed anywhere so presumably
never materialised. It would also appear that Baija was their own label as
only their recording were released on it.
The B side of this reissue is a beat ballad by Hal Frazier "I Stand Blue" which was also written by Leon Ware. It's only previous release was on
the
Kent 100 Club Anniversary single of 2019
credited to Mickey Stevenson. Big-voiced Hal Frazier had another big beat ballad played on the
scene "After Closing Time" (a Reprise B side from 1967).
Available to pre-order from Ace/Kent for release on 28 Oct 2022.
| Rating: | 8.4 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul / Beat Ballad |
| Format: | Single / Reissue |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl |
| Label: | Kent Select |
| Cat No: | CITY 077 |
| Date: | 28/10/2022 |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £9.86 |
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