Vicki Anderson "Wide Awake In A Dream" James Brown Productions From The Pre-Funk Years

Pre funk, perhaps, but mightily storming soul singles from Vicki Anderson – James Brown productions from the mid 60s to the end of the decade – incredible stuff that's been a bit underappreciated in a world of funky compilations, yet no less incredible and even more diversely soulful than the funky stuff!..
...Vicki's 70s funk sides are the stuff of legend, and these 60s recordings, which started around the time she joined the James Brown Revue in the mid 60s are just about as good a selection of period female fronted R&B and soul as we can think of – and a really eye opener if you came on board with Vicki for the 70s sounds and her later work with Bobby Byrd! Includes a pair of duets with James Brown – the proto funk gem "Think" from 1968 and "Let It Be Me" from 1970, which truth be told, has more than a little funk bubbling underneath, and some groovy guitars, strings and brass on top – plus "Here Is My Everything" and "Loving You" with Bobby Byrd. But this is Vicki's showcase all the way, and it's a great one! Titles include "I Love You", "My May", You Send Me", "Wide Awake In A Dream", "All In My Mind", "Tears Of Joy", "No More Heartaches, No More Pain", "In The Land Of Milk And Honey", "The Feeling Is Real", "I'll Work It Out" and more. 23 tracks in all. (Dusty Groove)

trax:
1 I Love You  2 My Man 3 Never, Never Let You Go Parts 1 & 2 4 I Won't Be Back 5 You Send Me  6 Wide Awake In A Dream 7 Nobody Cares 8 Don't Mess With Bill (Live) 9 Nowhere To Run (Live) 10 The Feeling Is Real 11 Think - James Brown & Vicki Anderson 12 I'll Work It Out 13 (Something Moves Me) Within My Heart 14 Tears Of Joy15 All In My Mind 16 Here Is My Everything - Bobby Byrd/Vicki Anderson 17 Loving You - Bobby Byrd/Vicki Anderson 18 No More Heartaches, No More Pain 19 What The World Needs Now Is Love 20 Let It Be Me - James Brown & Vicki Anderson 21 You'll Never Find A Love Like Mine 22 Don't Play That Song (Live) 23 In The Land Of Milk And Honey
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