They're coming thick and fast, no sooner has Paul Simpson released the
Touch Of Class Philladelphia Re-edit Sessions on 15 Jun, it is now superseded by
The Tymes on 28 Jun 2022 and, like all the others, is ONLY
available via
Bandcamp
for 2 weeks (12 Jul 2022).
Formed in 1956 in Philadelphia as The Latineers, they changed their
name to The Tymes in 1960 and had a Hot 100 #1 hit with "So Much In
Love" in 1963 (note that the version on this album is a (better) 70s re-recording) and had another six Hot 100 entries in the 60s. However,
this compilation of remixes focusses on their 70s period between
1974-77.
They had hits both sides of the pond with "You Little Trustmaker" and "Ms Grace" which reached #1 on UK pop chart in 1974. "God's Gonna Punish You" was a UK hit (#41) (but didn't even enter the US R&B chart)
and "It's Cool" hit stateside (#68).
There are some real gems on this compilation and how some of them, that
were released as singles, never charted, even on R&B chart, is beyond
belief, especially "Only Your Love" (which reminds me very much of The Joneses "Sugar Pie Guy" which preceded it by a year)!
All tracks are taken from four albums between 1974-77
1974 Trustmaker *
1976 Turning Point **
1976 Tymes Up ***
1977 Diggin' Their Roots ****
01 - You little trustmaker (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:04 *
02 - Someway, somehow I'm keepin' you (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:06
*
03 - God's gonna punish you (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 05:12 ***
04 - It's so good to be waking up with you (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 05:30
**
05 - Only your love (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 05:26 ***
06 - How am I to know (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 05:42 ****
07 - Ms. Grace (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:15 *
08 - That's the breaks of love (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:07 **
09 - All you ever wanted to know about love (Paul Simpson Re-edit)
06:20 **
10 - Love's illusion (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:11 **
11 - So much in love (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 02:59 *
12 - The sha-la bandit (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:49 *
13 - Goin' through the motions (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 06:06 ***
14 - To the max (imum) Paul Simpson Re-edit2 06:06 **
15 - It's cool (Paul Simpson Re-edit2) 03:59 ***
16 - Hypnotized (Paul Simpson Re-edit) 04:32 ***
| Rating: | 9 |
| Explicit: | N |
| Genre/Style: | Philly Soul |
| Format: | Album |
| Media: | Digital |
| Label: | Simpson Uniquity |
| Cat No: | None |
| Date: | 28/06/2022 |
| Price: | $11.99 |
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