Blessed with an extremely versatile classic soul voice, New Jersey soul diva Norma Jenkins was originally used by legendary R&B producer George Kerr to demo many of the songs he shopped to Motown and other labels. Norma began her recording career in 1966 on the Maltese label as lead vocalist with a girl group billed as Norma Jenkins And The Dolls. In 1967 she recorded "Need Someone To Love" b/w "Me Myself And I," produced by Joe Evans and written by Winfred Lovett which was released as a single for the Carnival label and earned Norma a mention in the May, 1967 issue of Billboard magazine(USA) & Blues & Soul(UK). Later that same year Norma recorded a duet with Troy Keyes for the ABC label. I973 saw the release of a string of 45s on the George Kerr owned Jean, Kerr and Alithia labels respectively, including a duet with J. Ray which was released on Alithia. In 1976 Norma recorded her first full length album, the aptly titled "Patience Is A Virtue,"(POSTED HERE WAY BACK) the vinyl of which has become highlycoveted among collectors of rare soul music, especially in the UK where Norma still gets a lot of play on the Northern Soul scene. Presented here is a collection of Norma's singles output including two versions of "Puzzle Man (Figure Me Out If You Can)" which are from a 45 released on the Jean Records label in 1973; "One Girl Too Many" and "Go Home To Your Wife" are from a single released on Kerr Records in 1973; "A Good Love Gone Bad" and "I Can Wait My Turn" are duets with Troy Keyes from a 45 released in 1967 on ABC Records; and "The Airplane Song," "A Lover's Stand," "This Is Our Day," and "What's Next" are culled from two Maltese Records 45s released in 1966 with The Dolls - providing a more complete picture of a great vocalist that may have been relegated to the sidelines for most of her career, but was a bona fide star in her own right. Lots of rare goodies to enjoy!
AMM
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Tracks
01 Puzzle Man (Figure Me out If You Can)
02 One Girl Too Many
03 Go Home to Your Wife
04 A Lover's Stand
05 The Airplane Song
06 This is Our Day
07 What's Next.flac
08 A Good Love Gone Bad
09 I Can Wait My Turn
10 The Airplane Song (Alternate Take)
11 Puzzle Man (Figure Me out If You Can) (Instrumental)
24 comments:
Oh yes you've hit the right spot again AMM, I can't think what to say about this review except SUPERB! FANTASTIC! BRILLIANT! AWESOME etc etc, thanks mate
Love George Kerr and the unknown Norma. Thanks, AMM.
Thanks AMM for helping us figure her out.
Thanks for the review AMM it's new to me appreciated
Great Review Thank You AMM
This rarity looks great. Thanks for the review.
I don't know this album. Of course I am a taker of this rarity. Thanks Collins.
Pierre
A compilation that had to happen, thanks AMM, a super review. Still away 😀🥂
Yet another rare gem you have found here, many thanks for the review AMM
BigD
Nice review, thank you.
Looks like a great review to have in the collection thanks
her only album is my fave one as like Linda Jones; thanks much for another great post AMM
Many thanks for this superb compilation amm!
I like to listen to her and figure her out. Thanks for review, P.
Thanks AMM for sharing this rare album with us
Reb
Norma Jenkins is new to me but very much welcome to my collection. thanks for the review AMM!!
Thanks for the rare soul review of Norma Jenkins MM. I've been here visiting you blog from the start, & oddly, missed the review of her "Patience Is A Virtue" album. Any chance of a re up please MM.
cheers,ELtel
I really need to learn more about Norma Jenkins, thanks for the review AMM !
The review is very good as usual. This lady has all the credentials to be a great soul singer. thank you AMM>
Rare and so very excellent. Please and thank you!
Many thanks.From her face it seems that the years have taken their toll
Many thanks for the review.
thank you kindly for the great review mate
Yeah, Norma Jenkins is cool, together with The Dolls too of course. Thanks a lot :) ☮️✌🏻🌞
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