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Wednesday, 21 June 2023

Melvin Davis [2023] - I'm The One That Loves You / Instrumental [Soul Direction #SD022]


Soul Direction's Alan Kitchener acquired a master tape from the Don Davis Collection of tapes for his personal collection and was more than happy to listen and enjoy the tracks in the comfort of his own record room. 

One of the tracks was an unreleased version of the Melvin Davis written song "I'm The One That Loves You" recorded by the writer but best known for Darrell Banks' 1969 Groovesville recording released on Volt with a slightly different title "I'm The One Who Loves You". 

You may recall in Jan '23 we posted an article regarding Davis' health after reading about it on Rare Soul Talk facebook group who had raised a GoFundMe page to help with his medical bills (which currently stands at $15k). We, in the UK, may 'moan' about the NHS waiting times  but at least we're not then hit with a huge medical bill, which we take for granted. 

Prior to this, Alan, during a conversation with Jim O'Hara (a friend of Melvin's who wrote the release sleeve notes), came up with the idea of releasing the song to raise some funds to help with the medical bills. 

With Melvin's approval, Alan set about remastering the tracks which was no mean feat given the age and condition of the tapes. Once contracts were drawn up and licensing fees paid, Soul Direction scheduled the project.

Alan has subsequently decided to donate all profits from this upcoming release direct to Melvin. However, Melvin, the gent that he is, was insistent that he would not accept anything unless he knew for sure that Soul Direction's costs were covered.

To discover more about Melvin's contribution to soul music go to the Melvin Davis article posted in Jan '23 and if you feel inclined, please donate via the GoFundMe page.

The song featured on a 2010 compilation "Detroit Ambassador of Soul" released by Spanish label Vampi Soul which we posted in Jan. We are not entirely sure if it is the same version as on Alan's tape and neither does Alan, so where Vampi Soul got the masters from is a mystery!

The single will be available to pre-order from Soul Direction shortly for release on 30 Jun '23 and you know will that you are helping one of Detroit's rare soul legends who contributed so much to the rare/Northern Soul scene in particular.

Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.

Details
Rating: 8.5
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Northern Soul
Format: Single
Media: Digital
Label: Soul Direction
Cat No: SD022
Date: 30/06/2023
Key/BPM: 8B/107
Price: £15
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1 comment:

USMAN47 said...

What a wonderful singer and songwriter!!! Another one from the great Detroit era. Maybe a new unreleased version? Is there a mistake in the title?

Yves