With all the fake artists floating around on streaming platforms recently
we hold them at arms length. One that has cropped up on Friday (28 Jul) is by Drew
Schultz claiming to feature Four Tops and bassist James Jamerson Jr. the
son of Funk Brother James Jamerson.
However, digging deeper into this one, "Crying in a Whisper", it
was released as the first single from "Back to Class" by Drew Schultz in
Aug 2012, but was a 3:17 edit of the 4:19 album track. The music video from 2012 is included below.
The album was a benefit album for the music programs of the Detroit
Public Schools. Drew is a soul music lover, drummer, percussionist,
songwriter, and producer and drummer for The Four Tops since he was 19. He has performed
with The Temptations, Aretha Franklin, Martha Reeves, The Miracles, Dramatics, Contours, Chairmen of the Board, Harold Melvin's Bluenotes, George Clinton, Dennis Coffey, Freda Payne, Melvin Davis, Spyder Turner, and many more
The Four Tops line-up at the time was Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Ronnie McNeir,
Lawrence Payton, Jr. and Spike DeLeon. Alexander Morris has now replaced Spike DeLeon, although with Duke Fakir now 87, we don't known how much performing they actually do these days. James Jamerson Jr. died in 2016
aged 58.
NOTE We had this drafted a few days ago for posting today (Sunday) and have noticed that the full album has also been reissued on Saturday (29 Jul).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
| Rating: | 8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | New Soul / Reissue |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Skill Soul Music |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 22/07/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | 8B/110 |
| Price: | £1 |
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