First off this is NOT a disco album whatsoever....She may never have enjoyed the cross-over success of Dionne Warwick but Baby Washington's haunting singing is one of the most singular sounds to have emerged from the New York soul scene of the early 1960s. This is another album never issued to CD sadly and it is a cracker if you love your soul & it was her last album released from five recorded along with 70 x 45,s. Justine Washington was born in 1940 in Bamberg, South Carolina.She possessed a tremendously moving voice, earthy but sophisticated, perfectly epitomized uptown soul. Yet unlike her southern counterparts she has never experienced recognition, although once cited by Dusty Springfield as her all-time favourite singer. Baby Washington was raised in Harlem after her family migrated north, singing first in a vocal group, the Hearts, in 1956 and becoming a solo artist the following year. She built a career with 16 chart entries during a decade and a half, most of them during the 60s, recording in New York first for Donald Shaw's Neptune label and then for Juggy Murray's Sue label. She established herself as a major soul singer recording some great sides that went unoticed. Moving to Sue Records in 1962, Jeanette hit the US national Top 40 with the sublime "That's How Heartaches Are Made" (1963) and the US R&B Top 10 with "Only Those In Love" (1965). She revived her career in the early 70s, recording in Philadelphia a duet with Don Gardner, a revival of the Marvelettes' "Forever", (number 30 R&B), a solo release "I've Got To Break Away" (number 73 R&B), and a well-received album. In 2004 she came over to the UK and performed to raptuous acclaim at a Northern Soul week-ender where she was bowled over by the respect & knowledge her fans had of her music. The advent of disco in the mid-70s effectively killed her career off, as it did those of many soul artists. She performed on cruise ships and soul weekenders mainly in europe for the remainder of her career and is still alive as far as i am aware. Fabulous artist & her rarest album !
AMM
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The Northern Tasters!
27 comments:
Yes please, I always appreciate soul or disco sisters!
Fantastic review AMM thank you
Great review , looking forward to hearing this in full .
Thanks For Baby Washington. and also for the review, AMM!!
Nice album yes please and thank you AMM
great review thanks AMM
Like Baby Washington, but I`ve never come across this album! So its a YES PLEASE from me!
Cheers!
Bill(b3will@msn.com)
Great review mate, thank you
Leave it to Discogs to list this as a compilation...
Thanks, AMM!
More From The Vaults.., Thanks For Reviewing
Very nice. I think I even remember this one.
She was A soul treasure. Thank you,AMM.
A great singer indeed... many thanks for this review AMM
BigD
One of the many that got away, she is and was a fantastic singer. I look forward to checking this album out. Thank you AMM.
Thank you, AMM. A fantastic artist.
Real classy vocalist, thanks AMM for bringing back memories of the 60s when I bought "Heartaches".
Thanks AMM. Didn't know about this one but Baby Washington is quality all the way.
Thanks AMM for the ultra-rare (non-Disco) Baby Washington
i still have it vinyl but no rip so thanks AMM
Thank you AMM
Looking forward to hearing this.
Thanks AMM
Either you love me or leave me is one excellent tracks thanks for the review
She was a major soul talent. Thanks,AMM.
Thanks for the Baby Washington set listen to the tasters very taste cant wait thanks AMM
Cheers Pedro
tasters made me curious for this review.
I thought I had all her albums but once again you've come up trumps, AMM. Would love to hear this. Thanks, RB.
Many thanks MM.
cheers,ELtel
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