Soul LP Pressed on Silver Vinyl - Teenage melancholy from the original Miami Sound Machine. Backed by the infamous FAMU Marching 100 Band and Frank Williams’ crack shot players The Rocketeers, I Am Controlled By Your Love compiles sides from Helene Smith’s ’60s tenure with the Deep City, Lloyd, Reid, and Blue Star labels. A sweltering album of 12 deeply soulful, alternate universe hits from the First Lady of Miami Soul!
By those who know, Helene Smith is often referred to as the First Lady of Miami Soul. For proof just tune into this album on the faultless Numero Group label which features 12 deeply soulful hits from an alternate universe. The sweltering sounds are doused in beautiful and love-struck teenage melancholy with backing from the FAMU Marching 100 Band and Frank Williams' The Rocketeers. They are taken from her work in the sixties with the Deep City, Lloyd, Reid, and Blue Star labels and come on limited metallic silver vinyl to make it an extra special piece.
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I Am Controlled By Your Love
a2
Sure Thing
a3
True Love Don’t Grow On Trees
a4
Pain In My Heart
a5
Willing And Able
a6
Wrong Or Right He’s My Baby
b1
You Got To Do Your Share
b2
Thrills And Chills
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What’s In The Lovin’
b4
The Pot Can’t Talk About The Kettle
b5
Gossip Don’t Worry Me
b6
China Melody
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Miami's First Lady of Soul.
A lesser known Southern soul singer, Helene Smith recorded a handful of songs for various Miami labels, most notably for Deep City. She is often compared to Betty Wright, although Helene's delivery was usually slower, more deliberate. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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