Saturday, July 10, 2021

The Valentine Brothers - First Take(1982)Bridge-Rare Soul

THE BROTHERS WERE BORN IN COLUMBUS,OHIO.BILLY VALENTINE PERFORMED AS A SINGER WITH
YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED IN THE MID-1970S,BEFORE JOINING WITH HIS BROTHER JOHN TO BEGIN
PERFORMING AS THE VALENTINE BROTHERS IN 1975 STARTING IN 1977,THEY BEGAN A THREE-YEAR
STINT AS PART OF THE TOURING COMPANY OF THE WIZ MUSICAL.THEIR FATHER OWNED A NIGHT CLUB
AND OLDER BROTHER ALVIN WAS THE REASON THEY GOT INTO SHOW BUSINESS.MONEY'S TOO TIGHT
(TO MENTION)",WRITTEN BY THE DUO AND PRODUCED BY BOBBY LYLE,SPENT 14 WEEKS ON THE
BILLBOARD R&B CHART, REACHING NO. 41.THE FOLLOWING YEAR.SADLY SIMPLY RED,S SUCCESS
WITH THE SINGLE DIDNT DO THE BROTHERS ANY FAVOURS AND KNOCKED THEIR CAREER BACK.

AMM


                                                                                            THE TASTER! 


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VOCALS - JOHN VALENTINE,WILLIAM VALENTINE
KEYBOARDS,PIANO,SYNTHESIZER – BOBBY LYLE
TENOR SAXOPHONE - GARY HERBIG
DRUMS,PERCUSSION – RAYMOND POUNDS (TRACKS: A3, A4)
PRODUCER – JOHN VALENTINE,WILLIAM VALENTINE
CO-PRODUCER – BOBBY LYLE


 

 

15 comments:

tennessee boy said...

Very good taster ! I feel this LP very interesting !

RMstorm said...

Thanks AMM for the brothers - new to me.

reb.jukebox said...

Another interesting album AMM
many thanks Reb

Jumpstart said...

The taster sounds great! Thanks for the review.

/Jumpstart

Bill said...

Got the 12" somewhere. Good revue, be nice to pick this up!

ELtel said...

Many thanks for the review MM, enjoy the game tomorrow.
cheers,ELtel

USMAN47 said...

Modern soul little known by me but seems interesting.

Yves

PhilN said...

AMM many thanks for this review.

Wicked Souldies (Gto Town) said...

Very very interesting drop thank u AMM

PeterH said...

Looks like an interesting record.

BillyMac said...

Nice tune. Didn't know they wrote it. I like Simply Red's version as well

richsoul said...

The music is good and soulful. I am anxious for all the tracks from these brothers.

hakase said...

been longing for so long this rare one
thanks always allmusicman

pedro B said...

I Think I like there version of .MONEY'S TOO TIGHT (TO MENTION)" Than the Man Utd supporters version. Some great tracks on this album thanks for the review All Music Man

Cheers Pedro

renald said...

Morning AMM. This group is missing from my review list! Thanks to the prayers of everyone around the world, everything is now peaceful and quiet in South Africa!!