"For an album that oozes so much warmth and love, it's surprising that it had such a difficult and tenuous start; and with so many logistical issues during the process itself, it's a wonder it ever got made at all."
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#DianaRoss #MarvinGaye #70sMusic #ClassicSoul

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"Stevie's continuing success in the chart, is partly down to the sheer quality of his new direction, and expressive freedom to which the Motown label had by now granted him.."
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#StevieWonder #TalkingBook #70sMusic #ClassicSoul #Motown #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/stevie-wonder-no-28-in-the-uk-albums-chart-on-my-2nd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

The kiddo’s music knowledge never ceases to amaze me. I’m driving her this morning, Walk On By comes on the radio, and she starts belting it out lyric for lyric like she and Dionne Warwick recorded it together. 🎶😄

For her, music is life. #musickids #ClassicSoul https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsGsCvJWEo8&list=RDvsGsCvJWEo8&start_radio=1

"Now on it's 8th volume, and now entering it's 7th year, the sheer unadulterated talent emanating from the studios at Motown has never sounded better..."
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#Motown #MotownChartbusters #70sMusic #SoulMusic #ClassicSoul #MusicHistory #UKCharts #officialcharts #70sNostalgia

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/motown-chartbusters-volume-8-no-41-in-the-uk-albums-chart-on-my-2nd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A song which took 6 years to become a UK hit.
Robert, who had experienced some regional success with the song in his native United States, hailed from the city of Franklin in Williamson County, Tennessee...

#NorthernSoul #SoulMusic #70sMusic #ClassicSoul #UKCharts #NorthernSoulRevival #1970sSoul #Motown #VintageSoul #SoulClassics #RobertKnight #LoveOnAMountainTop #UKSinglesChart #1974Music #WiganCasino #RareSoul #Allnighter

https://thearchiveofmylife.com/no-33-on-the-top-50-official-u-k-singles-chart-on-my-2nd-birthday/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

https://youtube.com/watch?v=S6JXj3ICh5w&si=szvDr_LXeEFMaMTx

Ain’t Nobody like #ChakaKhan and #AlfonsoRibiero
#oldsoul
#classicsoul
#rnb
#soulmusic