Thanks To Raggedy she reminded me of this song by The Marvelows.Here is their bio The Marvelows Raggedy posted this sung by the Sly Slick and The Wicked. I remembered it by the Marvelows who actually sung it in 1968. Here is their original version.
I like this version better, being a harmony freak I particularly like what the 1st tenor does at the end. I stated in the previous in the comments section that I thought that SL&W's harmony was better based on memory. I take that back The original (this one) is the better of the two. I'm torn on the lead singing, what do you think?
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((Gua)) ... Taht is fantastic. I found something on allmusic.com
Do you think that's them? http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-marvelows-p189621/biography
Okay ... Everything's clear now.
Wow, we are posting almost simultaneously!!
Okay, I agree with you 100% on the harmonizing. The Marvelows sound as smooth as it can possibly get. Also, their version actually sounds more authentic -- in a way.
The lead singing? I'd say, the Sly, Slick ... lead is better, but, as I said in the original post, he tries too hard to copy the O'Jays sound.
The original lead does not stand out as well as the cover version's; he sounds more like a very strong back ground vocal. That's how I as a lay person would describe it ... All in all, this is a true gem, ((Gua)). Thanks.
These are the moments that make music blogging so fascinating.
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