Jack Ashford - Just Productions by Various Artists [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:I Can't Stand It - Al GardnerSweet Baby - Al GardnerWatch Yourself - Al GardnerCrying Clown - Billy Sha-RaeI Found the One - Billy Sha-RaeLet's Do It Again - Billy Sha-RaeBody Chains (Vocal) - Eddie ParkerBut If You Must Go - Eddie ParkerI Need a True Love - Eddie ParkerI'm Gone - Eddie ParkerLove You Baby - Eddie Parker Acc By Billy Sha-Rae's Soul Congress BandWhere Are You - Four SonicsTell Me You're Mine - Four Sonics Plus OneJ.C.'s Grit Gitter - J C HeardDo the Choo Choo Part 1 - Jack Ashford & the Sound of New DetroitI'll Fly to Your Open Arms - Jack AshfordDo It (Instrumental) - Johnny Griffith Acc By Billy Sha-Rae's BandI Need Your Love (To Satisfy My Soul) - Lee RogersDon't Take Your Love from Me - the PerfectionsDon't Leave Me Baby - Ray Gant & the Arabian KnightsStay Here with Me - Sandra RichardsonPayback's a Drag - Smith BrothersThere Can Be a Better Way - Smith BrothersThe Ring - Sandra RichardsonLost Without You - Four Sonics Plus One Performer Notes: Liner Note Author: Ady Croasdell.A veteran of Motown's studio, Jack Ashford struck out on his own in the late '60s, helping to launch the Detroit soul imprint Pied Piper in the mid-'60s. Once Pied Piper shuttered in 1967, Ashford set off on his own, opening a production company fittingly called Just Productions. Ace's 2016 compilation Jack Ashford: Just Productions collects 24 of these tracks cut between 1968 and 1976. None of these were widely heard, and six of them receive their first release on this disc, so it's essentially a heavy dose of rare soul. Like a lot of compilations of rare '60s soul, a good portion of this comp could be conceivably dubbed Northern Soul -- it pulses to that joyous Detroit groove, plus the definition of Northern Soul keeps expanding -- but what makes Jack Ashford: Just Productions appealing to soul fans with something more than dancing on their mind, is a nice selection of smooth ballads and, especially, the high level of studio expertise and songcraft exhibited on this record. This isn't to say that the music is filled with sides that could've been hits in an alternate universe; as expertly constructed as they are, they're not galvanizing songs, and Ashford remained fond of the sound of the '60s well into the '70s. Instead, this disc shows the power of craft, with the musicians in Ashford's crew operating on nearly same level of skill as their compatriots at Motown and turning out singles that captured all the glories of the golden age of studio soul. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Release Date: 8 April, 2016 Label: Kent Island Dimensions: 14.3 x 12.6 x 1.1 centimeters (0.06 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: I Can't Stand It - Al Gardner

Track #2: Sweet Baby - Al Gardner

Track #3: Watch Yourself - Al Gardner

Track #4: Crying Clown - Billy Sha-Rae

Track #5: I Found the One - Billy Sha-Rae

Track #6: Let's Do It Again - Billy Sha-Rae

Track #7: Body Chains (Vocal) - Eddie Parker

Track #8: But If You Must Go - Eddie Parker

Track #9: I Need a True Love - Eddie Parker

Track #10: I'm Gone - Eddie Parker

Track #11: Love You Baby - Eddie Parker Acc By Billy Sha-Rae'

Track #12: Where Are You - Four Sonics

Track #13: Tell Me You're Mine - Four Sonics Plus One

Track #14: J.C.'s Grit Gitter - J C Heard

Track #15: Do the Choo Choo Part 1 - Jack Ashford & the Sound

Track #16: I'll Fly to Your Open Arms - Jack Ashford

Track #17: Do It (Instrumental) - Johnny Griffith Acc By Bill

Track #18: I Need Your Love (To Satisfy My Soul) - Lee Rogers

Track #19: Don't Take Your Love from Me - the Perfections

Track #20: Don't Leave Me Baby - Ray Gant & the Arabian Knigh

Track #21: Stay Here with Me - Sandra Richardson

Track #22: Payback's a Drag - Smith Brothers

Track #23: There Can Be a Better Way - Smith Brothers

Track #24: The Ring - Sandra Richardson

Track #25: Lost Without You - Four Sonics Plus One

Era: 1960s, 1970s

Run Time: 4482 Sec

Release Year: 2016

Format: CD

Features: Import

Genre: Pop, Rock, R&B & Soul

Type: Album

Record Label: Kent / Kent Soul

Artist: Various Artists

Release Title: Jack Ashford: Just Productions