The penultimate, i.e. fourth of five, 45 reissue from Soul Brother is the
only single by a group named The Reason Why which was
produced and arranged by the great Willie Hutch and has his mark stamped
all over it. Both sides co-written by his brother Richard with Brian
Warren.
Curiously, there were at least another three groups with the same name: one from Florida who recorded a single in 1969, one from Illinois 1970,
and another from Pittsburgh who recorded two singles in 1971-72. Whether or
not any of these were the same group is not known for certain, but
unlikely given the Hutch's were from L.A.
The in-demand side has been "Step Inside My World" (which has been comp'd
a couple of times) but the official A side (and a long time SS favourite)
is "So Long Letter (In A Picture Frame)" a superb mid-tempo soulful
stepper with Willie Hutch written all over it (and certainly sounds like it could be his vocals?).
The original Polydor 'issue' sells for up to £800 but the same sided promo with the official A side, can be picked up for a 'snip' at £150-£200. We thought that only the in-demand side had featured on compilations but discovered that "So Long' appeared on a Japanese CD compilation "Soul Galaxy Gambling To Sweet Harmony" in 2008. (along with Mojoba).
Click on image below for link to where you can buy from.
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| Rating: | 8.8 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Modern Soul |
| Format: | Single |
| Media: | 7" Vinyl / Reissue |
| Label: | Soul Brother |
| Cat No: | SB7054 |
| Date: | TBC Jul/Aug |
| Key/BPM: | N/A |
| Price: | £13 |
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