JOHN EDWARDS "Careful Man"

Once an extremely popular regional attraction, John Edwards moved from the chitlin circuit to the big time when he joined the Spinners. Born in St. Louis, Edwards began singing in men's clubs while stationed in Germany during his Army days. When he was discharged, Edwards came to Columbus, GA. He appeared once with Wilson Pickett and then did several dates in Chicago, where he met Curtis Mayfield in 1968. Mayfield got Edwards a session at Weis Records and Jo Armstead produced "If I Don't Lose My Head" in 1969. Armstead produced other singles for Weis and Twin Stacks before Edwards moved to Bell in 1972. Floyd Smith co-wrote and produced "The Look on Your Face," after which Edwards moved again to Aware, in 1973. Smith produced his LP John Edwards, and "Messing up a Good Thing" generated some attention. But it was "Careful Man" in 1974 that got Edwards his first and only hit as a single act; it reached number eight. When Aware folded, Edwards did a few dates with The Spinners in 1973, but continued his solo career with Cotillion. His 1976 LP Life Love and Living contained some excellent deep soul tunes, particularly "Baby, Hold on to Me," but didn't get much attention. Edwards joined The Spinners full-time in 1977 and remains with them currently. "Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me, Girl" and "Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time" in 1980 are the biggest Spinners hits featuring Edwards to date. (Dusty Groove)

trax:
01 Cold Hearted Woman 02 How Can I Make It Without You 03 Vanishing Love 04 Tin Man 05 The Look On Your Face 06 It's Those Little Things That Count 07 It's Got To Be The Real Thing This Time 08 Ain't That Good Enough 09 Time 10 We Always Come Back Strong 11 I Had A Love 12 Everybody Don't Get A Second Chance 13 The Way We Were 14 Stop This Merry-Go-Round 15 Spread The News 16 Careful Man 17 Claim Jumpin' 18 I'll Be Your Puppet 19 You Were Made For Love 20 You're Messing Up A Good Thing 21 It's A Groove 22 Excercise My Love 23 Danny Boy
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