The 20th volume of our flagship Eccentric Soul series has all the boxes checked: Gun-toting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the "World's Greatest Bail Bondsman," swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. Helmed by the O'Jays Bobby Massey, Saru was a creative vortex that pulled Cuyahoga County's greatest talent in, making a strong case for Cleveland to contend with Detroit, Philly, and Memphis as America's soul music's capital. Includes obscure and unknown sides from the Out of Sights, the Elements, Pandella Kelly, David Peoples, Sir Stanley, the Ponderosa Twins + 1, Ba-Roz, Bobby Dukes, and of course, the O'Jays.
Tracks
- Side 1 -
1 The Rest of My Life
2 Now He's Home
3 Stand in for Love
4 Bound
5 Son in Law
- Side 2 -
1 Are You Man Enough
2 Just to Be with You
3 Got to Get My Broom Out
4 Can't Make It Without You
5 I Can't Take It
- Side 3 -
1 The Last Time
2 Hey Lady
3 I Remember You
4 My Woman's Love
5 Baby You Got It
6 Shattered Man
- Side 4 -
1 I Believe
2 Tears Don't Care Who Cry
3 Prove It
4 Come Back Boy
5 You Made Me Beg
6 I Was Wrong