The Flirtations - Sounds Like The Flirtations (1969)

Tracklist

01. Nothing But A Heartache
02. This Must Be The End Of The Line
03. I Wanna Be There
04. Stay
05. How Can You Tell Me?
06. Someone Out There
07. Need Your Loving
08. South Carolina
09. Once I Had A Love
10. Momma I'm Coming Home
11. Love Is a Sad Song
12. What's Good About Goodbye My Love
13. Christmas Time Is Here Again
14. Keep On Searching
15. Everybody Needs Somebody (To Love In The End)
16. Can't Stop Loving You
17. Give Me Love

Although they never recorded for Motown Records, the Flirtations should have, because they sounded like nothing so much as a more energetic version of the Supremes, and by all rights, this exciting vocal trio should have been continually at the top of the pop charts during the late 1960s and early 1970s. They did have a big hit with 1969's "Nothing But a Heartache," a record that has had an enduring shelf life and actually might be better known now in the 21st century than it was 40-some years ago. An American singing trio who relocated to the U.K. in 1967, the Flirtations recorded an album, Sounds Like the Flirtations, and several singles for the Decca imprint Deram Records before leaving for Polydor Records in 1972. This set collects the Deram album and adds in four additional tracks from the same time period to make an ideal introduction to this fun group. Among the gems here are the undeniably classic "Nothing But a Heartache," the bursting-with-energy "Need Your Loving," the autobiographical "South Carolina" and the why-wasn't-this-a-hit "What's Good About Goodbye My Love," but everything here falls into the same groove, with upbeat arrangements, spirited singing and insistent, racing and almost unhinged horn arrangements. It's fun stuff, and fans of Motown and Northern Soul are going to love this reissue release.

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