CAPITOL SOUL DIAMONDS

The latest in this excellent series of label based compuilations is well up to the usual standard - features singers of the calibre of Marian Love, Eddie Houston and the Zircons among some superb obscure and rare songs.

1 .  No More Dreams : Alexander Patton
2 .  Caught In Another Way With Love : Alley & The Soul Sneakers
3 .  You Don't Have To Beg Me To Stay : Barbara Acklin
4 .  Hitchhike Back To Georgia : Willie Harvey
5 .  Another Rainy Day : Marian Love
6 .  I Won't Be The Last To Cry : Eddie Houston
7 .  Sweet, Sweet Love : Bobby Sheen
8 .  You Ain't Woman Enough To Take My Man : Ann Duquesney
9 .  Your Good Thing (Is About To End) : Trudy Johnson
10 .  Loneliness : Willie Tee
11 .  Peace Of Mind : Skip Jackson
12 .  And That's Saying A Lot : Marjorie McCoy
13 .  Just Your Fool : Leon Haywood
14 .  Nobody But You : Willie Hightower
15 .  He's Qualified : Doris Troy
16 .  I'll Be There : Ruben Wright
17 .  I'm Gonna Bite That Apple : J J Williams
18 .  Baby : Joe Odom
19 .  I'll Drown In My Own Tears : Lottie Jo Jones
20 .  It's Been Nice Loving You : Calvin Grayson
21 .  Finders Keepers : Zircons
22 .  Little Things Mean A Lot : Bettye Swann
23 .  Trouble Down Here Below : Lou Rawls

VOL 1 DECCA

1.  Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday : Leon Haywood
2.  That's Cuz I Love You : Louis Jones
3.  A Love Problem : Eldridge Holmes
4.  Check Yourself : Debbie Taylor
5.  Someone's Knockin' At My Door : Grover Mitchell
6.  I've Found Someone Of My Own : Free Movement
7.  Are You Ready For This : Jackie Verdell
8.  The Right To Love You : Hannibal
9.  True Love Never Runs Smooth : Errol Dixon
10.  I'll Belong To You : Clyde McPhatter
11.  The Life Of The Party : Anna Craig
12.  Sea Of Love : Katie Webster
13.  I Feel Like Cryin' : Sam & Bill
14.  If You Let Me Make Love To You Then Why Can't I Touch You : Jive Fyve
15.  I've Been Loving You Too Long : Larry Davis
16.  Sad World Without You : Pic & Bill
17.  I'm Giving Up Baby : Rayons
18.  I Can Get You On TV Baby : Ray Scott
19.  I'll Go Crazy : Tony Ashley
20.  Wanderlust : Ray Pollard

VOL 10 POLYDOR

1.  I Know : Mojoba
2.  Is It All Over : Pep Brown
3.  I'm So Thankful : Ikettes
4.  No Good Man : Tyrone Thomas
5.  I Have Learned To Do Without You : Debbie Taylor
6.  Lord Have Mercy On My Soul : J J Williams
7.  I Just Want To Thank You : Jules Johnson & The Dynamics
8.  Black Nights : Lowell Fulson
9.  On Your Way Down : Lee Dorsey
10.  I Owe You Love : Ronnie Miller
11.  Let Me Be Good To You : Southern Cookin'
12.  Say Yeah (45) : Sam Dees
13.  Why Is Leaving You (So Hard To Do) : Doris Badie
14.  In Between The Heartaches : Donnie Elbert
15.  I'm Slowly Losing My Mind : Freddie Lowe
16.  Bend Over Backwards : Ernie Shelby
17.  You Never Cross My Mind : Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes
18.  Seven Letters : Ray Phillips
19.  Lady J (I Love You) : Joe Tex
20.  Just Wont Do Right : Lynn Collins
21.  I Need Your Love So Bad : James Brown
22.  I'm Losing You : Vaneese & Carolyn

VOL 11 VERVE

1.  Stop & Think It Over : Garnet Mimms
2.  Please Stay : Lou Courtney
3.  The Train (Leaving For Misery) : Four Hi's
4.  Our Love Will Grow : Sammy Turner
5.  Why'd You Go Away : Prince Harold
6.  If You're Looking For A Fool : Tommy Tate
7.  If I Could Only See : Billy Woods
8.  I Need You : Bessie Banks
9.  This Is My Story : P C Crockett
10.  Let's Take A Chance : High Keys
11.  Theme From Any Number Can Win : Jimmy Smith
12.  I'm Too Far Gone To Turn Around : Irene Reid
13.  I Don't Need No Doctor : Nick Ashford
14.  Sophisticated Walk : Eddie Miller
15.  You Don't Have To Be Crazy To Love Her : Jimmy Witherspoon
16.  Can You Top This : Garnett Mimms
17.  We All Make Mistakes Sometimes : King Davis House Rockers
18.  Temptation : Billy Frazier
19.  You're My Soul And Inspiration : Righteous Brothers
20.  I Gotta Be With You : Bobby Duke
21.  My Heart Belongs To You : Wilson Pickett
22.  Get It While You Can : Howard Tate

SOUL DIAMONDS VOL 12

Vol 12 in this series of Soul Diamonds from Buried Treasures certainly keeps up the standard set in previous CDs. As in all the other releases this set combines some of the rarest and most obscure tracks from a single label. 22 songs of the highest class. We wouldn't think there are too many soul music fans that have John Ladrew, Avalons, Sedatrius Brown or Elaine 45’s in their collections. Lovely stuff!

1 You're Just What I Need John Ladrew

2 If She'll Still Have Me Sam & Dave

3 Count Down Dave "Baby" Cortez

4 I Want To Go Back Knights & Arthur

5 Song Of The Street Donald Height

6 Take Me Like I Am Derek Martin

7 Johnny-s Hill Freddie Scott

8 Too Much Of A Man (To Be Tied Down) Esther Phillips

9 Is It The End Avalons

10 It Should'a Been Me Elaine

11 Drinking Again Dinah Washington

12 Where There's A Will There's A Way Sedatrius Brown

13 So Many Ways To Die Ohna Truth

14 Easy Baby Lenny Jennings

15 So Good June Adams

16 I'll Take Care Of You Cletus Marland

17 Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (Take 2) Carol Fran

18 Standing On The Outside Brenda Jo Harris

19 I've Been Working Bobby Porter

20 I'm Gettin' Ready Bobby McNutt

21 Don't Stop The Wedding Ann Cole

22 I Am Going Down (Roulette) Alice Swoboda

CORAL DECCA SOUL DIAMONDS

1 .  Wanderlust : Ray Pollard
2 .  Pretend : Cashelles
3 .  Mercy Mercy Mercy : Leon Haywood
4 .  A Little Bit Longer : Betty Johnson
5 .  Tell Me It's Alright : Howard Peters
6 .  I'm In The Mood For Love : Gladys Tyler
7 .  You Showed Me The Light Of Love : Jive Fyve
8 .  What Did I Do : Jimmy Gresham
9 .  I Miss You So : Bobby Turner
10 .  Try Some Of Mine : Little Richard
11 .  I'm Going To Use What I've Got To Get What I Need : Danny White
12 .  I Don't Mind Overtime With You : Danny White & Debbie Taylor
13 .  What Happened To You : Ruth Brown
14 .  Now That I've Lost You : Eldridge Holmes
15 .  I Wake Up Crying : Leroy & The Drivers
16 .  Tryin' To Get Back To My Baby : Sam & Bill
17 .  Don't You Forget That You're My Baby : Spidells
18 .  We're Gonna Make It : Sandra Wright
19 .  I Found A Way : Mighty Hannibal
20 .  Sad World Without You : Pic & Bill
21 .  All Along I've Loved You : Tony Ashley
22 .  I'm Your Girl : Jackie Verdell

VOL 2 MERCURY

1.  Stop And Think It Over : James Crawford
2.  If I Had Your Love : Junior Parker
3.  I'm Leaving (This Old Town) : Jimmy Norman
4.  In My Heart : Peaches
5.  Tried So Hard To Please Her : Knight Brothers
6.  My Everything You Are : Mark IV
7.  Baby : Margie Hendrix
8.  Someone To Love Tonight : Ricky Lewis
9.  Ain't Going Back To That : Carl Stewart
10.  Laid Back And Easy : Obrey Wilson
11.  I'm Gonna Be A Winner : Willie Charles Gray
12.  Don't Make Me Get Another Man : Gloria Bouschell
13.  Don't Blame Me : Willie Hightower
14.  Come Back Home : Checkers
15.  Nothing's Too Much (Nothing's Too Good) : Billy Young
16.  What's Come Over You : Carl Hall
17.  I Wake Up Crying : William Bell
18.  When Love Slips Away : Dee Dee Warwick
19.  Lets Go Somewhere And Talk : Joe Tex
20.  I Can't Stand It : Theola Kilgore

VOL 3 EPIC

1.  I Don't Want To Play This Game : Bill Coday
2.  Who's Fooling Who : Belita Woods
3.  Sweet Fools : Essence
4.  I'll Be Long Gone : George Freeman
5.  Soon As I Touched Him : Fontella Bass
6.  Lady Doctor : Johnny Robinson
7.  If You Move I'll Fall : Soul Children
8.  ROY HAMILTON - I LL COME RUNNING BACK TO YOU 1962 Epic 5-9520 : Roy Hamilton
9.  Each Night I Cry : Erma Franklin
10.  I Love You So Much : Johnny K Wiley
11.  Give Me A Little Sign : Timmy Willis
12.  I Think I'm Gonna Cry : Ferguson Davis & Jones
13.  Thank You For Loving Me : Bettye Lavette
14.  Everybody's Got A Jones : Paul Kelly
15.  That's Enough : Sonny & Diane
16.  What A Difference You've Made In My Life : Mighty Clouds Of Joy
17.  You're Messing Up A Good Thing : Heywood Cash
18.  You Can Depend On Me : Johnny Otis
19.  How Many Times : Brenda Patterson
20.  Ain't Got Nobody to Give It To : Howard Tate

VOL 4 ABC

1.  Just Because : Lloyd Price
2.  There You Go Again : Baby Washington
3.  Thief In The Night : Charles James
4.  I Want It Like That : 5 Royales
5.  Is That The Way You Planned It : Betty O'Brien
6.  I'm Comin' Home (ABC) : Buddy Lamp
7.  I'll Be Standing By : Harrison Brothers
8.  So Am I : Nate Holmes
9.  If It Wasn't For Bad Luck : Ray Charles & Jimmy Lewis
10.  I'm Crying (Inside) : Troy Keyes
11.  What Do You Do (When Your Lover Leaves You) : Tams
12.  Slow And Easy : O V Wright
13.  I Can't Get Over You : Gladys King
14.  Ordinarily : Tommy Tate
15.  Love Is A Way Of Life : Danny White
16.  Just Like A Fool : Dee Dee Ford
17.  How Can I Get Over A Fox Like You : Icemen
18.  I Deserve To Cry : Harry M & The Marvels
19.  Strain On My Heart : Demetriss Tapp
20.  So Long : Little Joe Steele
21.  Forget Him : Maxine Brown

VOL 5 ATLANTIC

1.  Can't Live Without You : Soul Brothers 6
2.  He Don't Belong To Me : Doris Troy
3.  If I Could See My Baby's Face Again : C L Blast
4.  I Left There Running 'Cause Walking Was Most Too Slow : Chuck Bradford
5.  Take It Like It Comes : Jimmy Jules
6.  It's My Own Tears That's Being Wasted : Johnny Copeland
7.  Keep Your Love Strong : Webs
8.  Drive It Home : Clovers
9.  It Tears Me to Pieces : Ruth Brown
10.  Your Love's Not Reliable : Fern Kinney
11.  My Baby's Crying : Artie Christopher
12.  Strugglin' : Howard Tate
13.  Same Old Feeling : Jo Ann & Troy
14.  I Do : Ben & Spence
15.  Set Me Free (CD) : Esther Phillips
16.  Please Operator : Tony & Tyrone
17.  I've Got Enough Heartaches : Mighty Sam
18.  Leave You In The Arms Of Your Other Man (Atlantic) : Roscoe Robinson
19.  I Don't Want To Be President : Percy Mayfield
20.  Please Stay : Drifters
21.  I Don't Want To Lose You : Tommy Hunt

VOL 6 COLUMBIA

1.  Personally : Jackie Moore
2.  All I Want Is You : Big Al Downing
3.  I'll Catch Your Tears : Guitar Crusher
4.  See About Me : Don Covay
5.  You Oughta' Be Here With Me : Eleanor Grant
6.  Baby Lay Down : Johnnie Taylor
7.  Caught Making Love : Roger Hatcher
8.  Guilty : Twentie Grans
9.  It Will Be The Last Time : Walter Jackson
10.  Doggone It (Columbia 44276) : Eddie & Ernie
11.  Everybody Needs Someone : Chambers Brothers
12.  Lonely Man : Freddie Scott
13.  I Just Can't Keep On Going : Tyrone Davis
14.  Same Time Same Place : Sweet Linda Divine
15.  Comin' Home To You : Phil Flowers
16.  He's Not You : Gwen McCrae
17.  Let's Stop Fooling Ourselves : Eddie Jones
18.  Please Don't Say Goodbye : Townsmen
19.  Salty Tears : Thelma Jones
20.  I Miss Her : Jimmy Bailey
21.  Today I Sing The Blues : Aretha Franklin

VOL 7 RCA

1.  River Of Soul : Larry Cappel
2.  My Heart Sings : Carolyn Franklin
3.  Stop Half Loving These Woman : Johnnie Taylor
4.  Nobody Wants To Hear Nobody's Troubles : Rick Lancelot
5.  I Miss You Girl : Wallace Johnson
6.  A Sinners' Prayer : Vic Marcel
7.  Here I Am : Swordsmen
8.  Name It : Willie Williams
9.  I Better Leave Love Alone : Sonny Til
10.  Don't Stop Now : Ray Paige
11.  I'm A Bad Man : Art-Forms Ltd
12.  Night Time Is The Right Time : African Beavers
13.  Let's Get Together : Herman Kelly
14.  I Sho' Love You : Wilson Pickett
15.  Day And Night : Nina Simone
16.  Seeing Is Believing : Tony Mason
17.  The Work Of A Woman : Percy Wiggins
18.  Hold On : Judy Freeman & Blackrock
19.  Know It All : Bobby Day
20.  Let Me Be Your Pacifier : Garland Green
21.  One Hurt Deserves Another : Fabulous Fiestas

VOL 8 ATCO

1.  I'm Going Crazy : Tibbs Bros
2.  Wait And See : Baby Lloyd
3.  I Been Trying : Little Ray
4.  Daddy Rollin' Stone : Jimmy Ricks & The Raves
5.  You're Not Worth The Tears : Fred Lowery
6.  Bring It Home To Daddy : Fred Parris
7.  Here Come The Tears : Darrel Banks
8.  Until I Find You : Don Hollinger
9.  They Don't Know : Percy Wiggins
10.  We Got A Thing Going On : Ben E King
11.  Let Me Down Easy : Alvin Robinson
12.  Sure As Sin : Jeanie Greene
13.  Thank God For You : Les Cooper
14.  Yes, My Goodness Yes : Al Perkins
15.  Cheatin' Woman : Eldridge Holmes
16.  Cheer Up (Daddy's Coming Home) : Rudy Mockabee
17.  Thanks For Nothing : Na Allen
18.  Get Yourself Another Fool : Arthur Conley
19.  Temptation's 'Bout To Get Me : Ed Robinson
20.  I Can't Say No : Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson
21.  Nobody's Gonna Get Your Mama : Peggy Scott
22.  How Much More Can She Stand (And Still Stand By Me) : J P Robinson
23.  Everything I Own : Oscar Toney Jr
24.  Help Me Find My Groove : Dee Dee Sharp

VOL 9 COTILLION

1.  You Don't Miss Your Water : Otis Clay
2.  The One You Can't Have : Sebastian Williams
3.  What Can I Do : Cora Washington
4.  I Wanna Go Home : Darrel Banks
5.  You're Killing My Love : Otis Rush
6.  Message To My Woman : Walter Rhodes
7.  Have A Heart Girl : Willie Hatcher
8.  Ice Cream Song : Dynamics
9.  I Can't Afford To Lose Him : Baby Washington
10.  Cold Blooded Woman : Dub & Cora
11.  Just To Hold My Hand : Tobi Lark
12.  Come On Let Me Love You : Moses Smith
13.  Separation Line : Laura Lee
14.  Ain't Gonna Cry No More (long version) : Jimmy "Preacher" Ellis
15.  Keep It Comin' : Jean Knight
16.  You Can't Get Away That Easy : Garland Green
17.  Come On Back : Johnnie Mae Matthews
18.  Is That Lovin' In Your Heart : Patti & the Lovelites
19.  If I Had Loved You More (CD) : C L Blast
20.  Can't You See I Love You : R B Hudmon
21.  Full Time Woman : Irma Thomas
22.  Don't Play That Song (You Lied) : Lou Johnson
23.  Is It Over? : Otis Clay