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Freddie Hughes had one of the great falsetto soul voices of the era - pleading, celebratory, and always dripping with soul. The Oakland-based artist was popular in his home region of the Bay Area but did not achieve national recognition until the sweet soul ballad 'Send My Baby Back' was an R&B smash in 1968. On the hindlegs of the hit, Wand Records commissioned an album, which has subsequently become one of the most sought-after soul long players of the era. Stuffed with classy performances such as the uptown ballad 'He's No Good' and northern fave 'We Gotta Keep On', the album demonstrates the versatility of Hughes remarkable talent. The album itself is a stone classic gem, but Kent have added a brace of additional tracks that further illustrate Hughes range, and give some glimpse of his R&B roots in the San Francisco music scene. These range from the non-LP single 'My Baby Came Back' to the work of Hughes' incredible earlier duos: the Soul Brothers with Ken Pleasants, where we debut many unissued gems; and the Casanova II with Wiley Trass that give Sam & Dave a run for their money on their two rare singles for Early Bird. With an informative booklet, this long overdue official reissue will be a treat for vintage soul fans of all shapes and sizes."
01 SEND MY BABY BACK 02 TONIGHT I'M GONNA SEE MY BABY 03 WE GOTTA KEEP ON 04 HE'S NO GOOD 05 NATURAL MAN 06 I GOTTA KEEP MY BLUFF IN 07 EVERY NIGHT I SEE YOUR LOVELY FACE 08 WHERE'S MY BABY 09 YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING 10 WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITHOUT YOUR SWEET LOVIN' 11 LOVE CAN'T BE UNDERSTOOD 12 MY BABY CAME BACK 13 MAYBE THEY'RE RIGHT 14 LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY 15 I WAS A FOOL 16 WE GOT TO KEEP ON 17 LET OUR LOVE GO ON 18 EVERY NIGHT I SEE YOUR FACE 19 SHE'S COMING BACK 20 STATION L-O-V-E 21 LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY PT 2 22 LOVE'S PHILOSOPHY PT 1 23 WHERE'S MY BABY 24 DO THE PHILLY"
