"A CARNIVAL OF SOUL" Vol 2 - FEELIN' GOOD

Volume One of this Carnival Records anthology contained one lone R&B hit; this second volume doesn't include any at all. The Manhattans' second record, "There Goes a Fool," is a good little number. Lee Williams & the Cymbals' second-biggest record, "Peepin' Through the Window," still sounds good, and was one of the few Carnival Records releases to get played outside of New Jersey. The Symphonies' "That's What Love Will Do" is a heart-rending girl group ballad and a bonafide tear-jerker, while The Lovettes' "I'm Afraid (To Say I Love You)" is another good slice of female group soul. The Metrics and the Topics sides are always interesting; Joe Evans (Carnival Records' owner) should have taken them in the studio more. Sides by Barbara Brown and Norma Jenkins may have been recorded in New Jersey, but they're deep soul. (Andrew hamilton, Allmusic)

trax:
1. I'm Just A Young Boy - Phil Terrell 2. So In Love - Barbara Brown 3. Hey Girl (Where Are You Going) - The Topics 4. There Goes A Fool - The Manhattans 5. Please Come Back - Harry Caldwell 6. Peeping Through The Window - Lee Williams & The Cymbals 7. I Found You - The Metrics 8. That's What Love Will Do - The Symphonies 9. I'm The One Love Forgot - The Pretenders 10. Sometimes I Wonder - Barbara Brown 11. Don't Let Yourself Go - Jimmy Jules 12. Bugaloo Party - Harold & Connie 13. Little Miss Soul - The Lovettes 14. Love Is Breaking Out All Over - The Manhattans 15. Broken Heart - The Pretenders 16. Warm And Tender Love - Rene Bailey 17. Don't Run Away - Phil Terrell 18. Need Someone To Love - Norma Jenkins 19. I Don't Have To Cry - The Topics 20. I'm Afraid (To Say I Love You) - The Lovettes 21. A New World Is Just Beginning - Harry Caldwell 22. Lost Love - Lee Williams & The Cymbals 23. Leave Me If You Want To - Curby Goggins 24. Feelin' Good - The Carnival Kings
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