Brenda & The Tabulations - The Rarities(2020)Classics France - Rare Soul

Brenda & the Tabulations formed in 1966 in Philadelphia, originally composed of Brenda Payton, Eddie L. Jackson, Maurice Coates and Jerry Jones.The group had a distinctive, almost doo-wop sound, especially at the start, featuring Payton's sweet occasionally rough-edged vocals with background male harmonies. The line-up changed around 1971 with the original three men departing. Two female backing singers (Pat Mercer and Deborah Martin) were brought into the group.Brenda and the Tabulations had one major US hit, entitled "Dry Your Eyes". The group also worked with producer and recording artist Van McCoy with whom they scored the moderate US hit "Right on the Tip of my Tongue". Several other songs became hits or moderate hits on the US soul singles chart from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.They really came to the notice of Fans & Collectors via their many dance records that were popular on the UK,s Northern Soul Scene. The group has released a total of three albums,"Dry Your Eyes" on Dionn Records (1967), "Brenda and the Tabulations" on Top & Bottom Records (1970), and "I Keep Coming Back For More" on Chocolate City/Casablanca (1977), although by the time of the last album, Brenda Payton was relatively a solo act while keeping the group name. The group had also signed with Epic Records in 1972 with four singles being released. One of the Epic singles, "One Girl Too Late", charted on the soul Billboard chart. Brenda Passed in 1992, aged just 46, & Eddie L. Jackson died in 2010.

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