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James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet: The Complete Bell Recordings 1966-1969 - Import 2 CD
James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet: The Complete Bell Recordings 1966-1969 - Import 2 CD
CD
R&B & Soul
General/R&B & Soul
June 14, 2019
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Catalog No.: SMCR5185D
JAN/ISBN: 5013929088535
Number of Discs: 2
Country/Region of Manufacture: Import
Credits:
James & Bobby Purify
Description:
Inthemid-tolate'60s,theFlorida-bredsoulduoJames&BobbyPurifywerefrequentlycomparedtoanotherdynamicR&Bactoftheday,Sam&Dave,whichiseasytounderstandgivenhowoftentheycoveredSam&Dave'stunes(andhowJames&Bobby'sproducer,PapaDonSchroeder,soughttoemulatethesoundoftheStaxRecordshousebandonhissessions,oftenwithadmirableaccuracy).Thoughtheybothfeaturedapairoftalentedsoulsingerswhoworkedwelltogether,stylistically,James&BobbyPurifywereadecisivelydifferentproposition;thePurifys(whowerecousins,notbrothersaswascommonlybelieved)rarelyindulgedinthevigorouscall-and-responsethatwasSam&Dave'strademark,insteaddeliveringsmoothbutpassionateharmoniesandtradingverseswithlessgritbutjustasmuchheart.(TherewasalsoatouchofEastCoastcoolintheirvocalsthatleavenedtheSouthernflavoroftheproduction.)James&BobbyPurifyscoredtheirfirsthitwith1966's"I'mYourPuppet,"aDanPennandSpoonerOldhamtunethatspokeofavulnerabilitythatmostsoulmenwouldnotabide,andwhiletheyneverchartedashighagain,duringtheirtenureatBellRecordstheymanagedtocuttwoalbumsandahandfulofstrongnon-LPsingles.TheirfulloutputforthelabeliscollectedonI'mYourPuppet:TheCompleteBellRecordings1966-1969,whichconciselysummarizestheupsanddownsoftheirtimeatthelabel.TheirtwoBellalbums(1967'sJames&BobbyPurifyand1968'sThePureSoundofthePurifys)werelikemanyalbumsoftheerathatfeaturedtwoorthreesinglesandwerefilledoutwithplentyofcoversofhitsoftheday.It'shonestlyimpressivehowwellJames&Bobbyfarewithnumberslike"KnockonWood,""YouLefttheWaterRunning,"and"AChangeIsGonnaCome,"givenhowstronglytheyareassociatedwithothers,butthatmeanstherearefewsongsherethatfeeldecisivelytheirs.Manyofthenon-LPtunesfeelmorerewarding,ifonlybecauseJames&Bobbygettobringtheirownpersonalityto"IWasBorntoLoseOut,""LastPieceofLove,"and"We'reFinallyGonnaMakeIt,"wheretheystrikeafinebalancebetweenpolishandpassion.WhilethiscollectiononlyfollowsJames&BobbyPurifyuptotheendoftheirstintwithBellRecordsin1969,BobFisher'slinernotesofferasolidhistoryofthegroupthatchartstheirlaterincarnationsonCasablancaandMercury,andit'sagoodreaddespiteahandfulofgrammaticalerrors.James&BobbyPurifymadeabignameforthemselvesdespitescoringonlyoneTopTenhit,andI'mYourPuppet:TheCompleteBellRecordings1966-1969bringstheirbestandbest-knownmusictogether,andit'sagoodinvestmentforvintagesoulfans.~MarkDeming
Tracklisting:
1.Wish You Didn’t Have to Go
2.So Many Reasons
3.Knock on Wood
4.I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)
5.Hitch Hike
6.I’ve Got Everything (I’ve Got You)
7.I’m Your Puppet
8.You Left the Water Running
9.A Change Is Gonna Come
10.Blame Me (Don’t Blame My Heart)
11.You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down
12.Do Unto Me
13.Everybody Needs Somebody
14.I Can Remember
15.I Was Born to Lose Out
16.Help Yourself (To All of My Lovin’)
17.Last Piece of Love
18.Untie Me
19.We’re Finally Gonna Make It
1.I Take What I Want
2.Hello There
3.Sixteen Tons
4.I Don’t Want to Have to Wait
5.When Something Is Wrong With My Baby
6.Let Love Come Between Us
7.Shake a Tail Feather
8.Soothe Me
9.Goodness Gracious
10.I Love You (Most of All)
11.You Don’t Love Me
12.I Don’t Know What It Is You Got
13.Section C
14.Keep Pushin’ Me
15.Just Like Old Times
16.My Adorable One
17.The Weeper
18.She Ain’t Gonna Do Right
19.Somebody Cares
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