Martha High - Martha High (1979/2014)

Martha High Review by Andrew Hamilton
Breaking from the James Brown Revue with Brown's permission, Martha High recorded this neglected LP produced by Thomas Stewart in Georgia; Stewart, along with Julian Chatman and Harold Daniels, wrote every song except High's high octane rendition of "Don't Ask My Neighbor," a crowd pleaser originally done by the Emotions, that Martha kicks up a notch. High's demanding vocals serve up generous helpings of "Showdown (On the Dance Floor)," the bawdy "He's My Ding Dong Man," "Wallflower," and "Oh This Feeling."