Joe Buckner & Major IV / Hal Frazier [2022] - I Wish I Knew / I Stand Blue [Kent Select #CITY 077]

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.

Details

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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