As alluded to in the last post for The Ad-Libs, another track from the
forthcomimg compilation "With Love: Vol. 1 (Compiled by Miche)" (due 23 Sep 2022) is a one-off by Sammy Acuña.
It's excellent version of Eddie Floyd's "I Never Found A Girl" which Floyd wrote with Booker T Jones. It was released on two
labels, his own label Sly (billed as just Sammy, Sly was his nickname) and
New Wave. Neither listing on either Discogs nor 45Cat are dated but I would
guess it was around 1981/82 going by the cat. no.s on the other New Wave
releases.
The flip side of both issues has an instrumental version which features a
sax solo by Gerald Albright with arranger Arrion Nesbitt on keyboards who
worked with Al Green and Willie Mitchell at Hi.
Sammy Acuna was a member of a group called Pop-A-Groove who some may
remember for "Dance Your Ass Off" (1975) which received some spins mid
70s. I seem to recall reading somewhere that Pop-A-Groove was the name of
a (probably gay) night club in San Francisco and this recording was
commissioned by the owner, but don't recall where I read it.
| Rating: | 8.8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" |
| Label: | Sky / New Wave |
| Cat No: | KA-111051 / SA0003 |
| Date: | 1982 approx. |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £200-£300 approx. |
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