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Incredible work from The Whatnauts – easily one of our favorite soul vocal groups ever! The trio work in the same sweet soul modes as more famous early 70s contemporaries on the east coast scene – like The Delfonics or Stylstics – but they've also got a special approach that's quite unique – sometimes more heartbreaking than just about any other group we can think of, but also sometimes a bit more tough, too – almost as if they're able to get in touch with all their emotional spectrum with effortless ease, and serve it up in a way that's completely unfettered from any too-commercial modes! They can blow us away on late nite ballads, then turn around and hit us over the head with deep harmonies on funky cuts too – all produced with a nice raw edge during their important years on the Stang/All-Platinum New Jersey soul label. This set brings together most of their best tracks from that time – including "Just Can't Lose Your Love", "I'll Erase Away Your Pain", "Blues Fly Away", "Try Me", "I Dig Your Act", "Soulwalking", "Let Me Be That Special One", "Why Can't People Be Colors Too", "Message From A Black Man", "Give Him Up", "Just Can't Leave My Baby", "I'm So Glad I Found You", "She's Gone To Another", "Tweedly Dum Dum", and "You Gave Me True Loving". 2LP set features some great bonus material – their early 80s singles "Help Is On The Way" and "Still I'll Rise" – plus "Girls (J-Ski ext edit)".
Condition: NEW
TRACK LISTING
Disc 1
1. I Just Can't Lose Your Love
2. Tweedly Dum Dum
3. She's Gone to Another
4. What's Left to Give (After Giving It All)
5. Message From a Black Man
6. Just Can't Leave My Baby
7. I'll Erase Away Your Pain
8. Please Make the Love Go Away
9. Try Me (And I'll Show You)
10. Friends by Day (Lovers by Night)
11. Alibis and Lies
12. I Dig Your Act
13. You Gave Me True Loving
14. We Will Always Be Together
15. My Thing
16. You Forget Too Easy
17. Hurry Up and Wait
18. I'm So Glad I Found You With Linda Jones
19. Blues Fly Away
20. Why Cant People Be Colors Too?
21. Let Me That Special One
22. Girls
23. Soulwalking
Disc 2
1. Genuine- Unreleased Stang
2. Give Him Up - GSF 1973
3. I Wasn't There - GSF 1973
4. Instigating (Trouble Making Fool) - GSF 1973
5. I Can't Stand to See You Cry - GSF 1973
6. Help Is on the Way - Harlem International 1981
7. Help Is on the Way - Harlem International 1981 [Instrume
8. Still I'll Rise - Pic Hit 1983
9. Still I'll Rise, Pt. 2 - Pic Hit 1983
10. All I Need - Pic Hit 1984
11. Party On - Pic Hit 1984
12. This Is It - Pic Hit 1984
13. Girls - Stang 1975
14. Strolling - Unreleased Stang
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