Star Time #39: Don't Mess With My Lovemaker


When is a bowling ball more than just a bowling ball? When it's made by Brunswick, the company that also brought you some of the highest-quality toilets of the 20th century. Brunswick also, improbably, had a record label that consistently released some great R&B and soul singles in their time. The second half of this episode features some of the best sides Brunswick put out in the '60s and '70s, from Jackie Wilson to the Chi-Lites. Before that, though, we have a strict beef-stew diet, mixed sports metaphors, Sly's little sister, and food-related labor strife in the greater NYC area. This show strikes hard and often with charm to spare, so don't split before you hear it. (Bowling pun quota reached, suckers.)

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1
Maxine BrownOne In a Million1966Wand
Donald HeightRags to Riches1966Shout
Johnny Thunder & Ruby WintersMake Love to Me1967Diamond
Obie PlentyBeef Stew1967Verve
Bongi & JudyLet's Get Together1967Buddah
Pat HuntSuper Cool (You're Just Super Fool)1968Early Bird
Third GuitarBaby Don't Cry1968Rojac
Madeline BellPicture Me Gone1967Philips
Set 2
Mel & TimBackfield in Motion1969Bamboo
Candi StatonI'd Rather Be an Old Man's Sweetheart (Than a Young Man's Fool)1969Fame
Mickey & the Soul GenerationIron Leg1969Maxwell
The TemptationsCloud Nine1969Gordy
Frankie NewsomeDon't Mess With My Lovemaker1970Savern
LaBelleToo Many Days1971Warner Bros.
Dennis Coffey & the Detroit Guitar BandBig City Funk1971Sussex
Little SisterSomebody's Watching You1970Stone Flower
The VibrationsAin't No Greens in Harlem1972Mandala
Set 3
Jackie WilsonMy Best Friend's Girl1964Brunswick
Linda HopkinsAll In My Mind1960Brunswick
The Four PenniesYou're a Gas With Your Trash1966Brunswick
The ArtisticsNothing But Heartaches (Keep Haunting Me)1967Brunswick
Sugarpie DeSantoDo the Whoopie1967Brunswick
The CooperettesShing-A-Ling1967Brunswick
Young Holt UnlimitedGive It Up1968Brunswick
The Soul Brothers (Tony & Bill)She Put a Hurting on Me1968Brunswick
Erma FranklinYou've Been Cancelled1969Brunswick
Set 4/Outro
Gas & The Funk FactoryEverybody Get Some (Love)1970Brunswick
The Lost GenerationThis Is the Lost Generation1972Brunswick
Barbara AcklinI Call It Trouble1973Brunswick
BohannonThe Pimp Walk1973Brunswick
SeptemberCaution1975Brunswick
Step By StepI Always Wanted to Be In the Band1975Brunswick
The Chi-LitesOh Girl1972Brunswick

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