The Detroit Emeralds - I'm In Love With You/Feel The Need In Me (1993) Westbound - Rare Soul (FLAC)

The band came from Little Rock Arkansas but moved to Detroit where the action was to further their careers.One of my fave groups who had a unique sound all of their own & never made a bad record.
Real soul fans know, of course, that the Detroit Emeralds have a long, checkered history. The Emeralds were essentially the brothers Abe and Ivory Tilmon and childhood friend James Mitchell. They began their recording career with Detroit's semi-legendary Ric Tic label but when Ric Tic folded the band eventually signed with Westbound. Most lovers of Northern Soul soughted out their Ric Tic 45,s with fervour!..I certainly did!....Touring in Memphis the boys eventually cut some tracks in Willie Mitchell's famous studio. The Memphis rough cuts had vocals and sweetening added in Detroit and the result was the band's first real hit  "If I Lose Your Love". Westbound clearly thought they had found a winning formula and this strange hybrid method of recording was repeated again and again to produce a sound for the group that combined the down-home funk of Memphis with the sophisticated soul of Detroit. This 2 for 1 album perfectly captures that unique sound. Hit followed hit and egos got bigger. By 1974, however, the group had started to fall apart, with two versions of the band on the road at one time! Different combinations of the group gigged and recorded throughout the 70s. Sadly Abe Tilmon died of a heart attack in 1982, and other band members eventually retiring. This compilation is a testimony to what the Emeralds were at their peak, an all round first rate vocal harmony soul group. The full length version of "Feel The Need" Is here In all its glory!

AMM

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