Regular visitors may recall that a few weeks ago we received a message
from writer/producer and Sound Gems owner, Frank Fioravanti, notifying us of the release of a previously unreleased archive recording
by William DeVaughn that he found on a tape. The song is "Thank You - Thank You (For Your Love)" written by DeVaughn and produced by Frank.
The recording was a bit warbly, as the tape had been languishing in the
vaults for close to 50 years, but Frank told us that he may attempt to
improve it. He has contacted us today to inform us that he has now remastered and
reissued the song. The improvement can be heard instantaneously, it's crisper and brighter for sure, but don't take our word for it, compare with the original via the link above for yourself.
For those who missed it first time around, it was recorded around 1974 for DeVaughn's debut album "Be Thankful For
What You Got" on Roxbury but wasn't finished in time to be included so was
scratched.
To clarify a comment on the last post, Frank confirms that it must have been recorded around 1974/75 as he didn't produce DeVaughn prior to that and the sound is different owing to a different rhythm section on the recording who he was not able to get together to re-record the song.
For more on William DeVaughn we did his discography a few years ago, obviously we will now have to update it!
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
%20(Remastered%202023)%20%5BSound%20Gems%20Records%5D.webp)
| Rating: | 7.8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Southern Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Sound Gems Records |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 07/08/2023 |
| Key/BPM: | 4A/116 |
| Price: | £1 |
Copyright © 2009-2023 SoulStrutter All Rights Reserved
It's undeniable: the sound is much improved and regardless of the year of its release, the song is good.
ReplyDeleteBut I remain convinced that we did well to exclude it, because listening to all the tracks again, it is not at all in the same mid-tempo and the general atmosphere of the LP. Anyway thank you for bringing it out of the shadows.
Yves