Star Time #74: Heavy Makes You Happy
Not that all my shows aren't 100% spun gold, but this episode's particularly good from top to bottom. The Star Time Summer Special in the second half features songs recorded in the R&B mecca of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, at FAME Recording Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, where more than a few brilliant careers came to life (Aretha's, for example). The first hour shouldn't be overlooked. Plus: references to both Sonny and Cher, in two totally separate incidents. How do we do it?
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Emorise Kelley | The Biggest Fool | 1962 | Peacock |
| The Marathons | Peanut Butter | 1961 | Arvee |
| The Crystals | Uptown | 1962 | Philles |
| Solomon Burke | Cry to Me | 1962 | Atlantic |
| Dee Dee Sharp | Wild! | 1963 | Cameo |
| The Cookies | Will Power | 1963 | Dimension |
| Candy & the Kisses | The 81 | 1964 | Cameo |
| Gino Washington | Gino Is a Coward | 1964 | SonBert |
| The Artistics | Get My Hands On Some Lovin' | 1964 | Okeh |
| Set 2 | |||
| The Four Tops | Something About You | 1965 | Motown |
| Dusty Springfield | In the Middle of Nowhere | 1965 | Philips |
| The Raelets | One Room Paradise | 1966 | Tangerine |
| Jimmy Castor | Hey Leroy, Your Mama's Calling You | 1966 | Smash |
| The Fascinations | Girls Are Out to Get You | 1967 | Mayfield |
| The Webs | It's So Hard to Break a Habit | 1968 | Pop-Side |
| Little Carl Carlton | 46 Drums - 1 Guitar | 1968 | Back Beat |
| Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson | Soulshake | 1969 | SSS International |
| The Hesitations | Is This the Way to Treat a Girl (You Bet It Is) | 1969 | GWP |
| Set 3: Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
| Jimmy Hughes | Steal Away | 1964 | Vee Jay |
| Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces | When I Get This Feeling | 1966 | Checker |
| Aretha Franklin | I Never Loved a Man (the Way I Love You) | 1967 | Atlantic |
| Wilson Pickett | You Can't Stand Alone | 1967 | Atlantic |
| Etta James | Tell Mama | 1968 | Chess |
| Arthur Conley | Star Review | 1969 | ATCO |
| Candi Staton | Never in Public | 1969 | Capitol |
| Don Covay | Sweet Pea (Don't Love Nobody but Herself) | 1969 | Atlantic |
| Brook Benton | Destination Heartbreak | 1969 | Cotillion |
| Set 4/Outro: Muscle Shoals, Alabama | |||
| The Fame Gang | Soul Feud | 1969 | Fame |
| Boz Scaggs | I'm Easy | 1969 | Atlantic |
| Clarence Carter | Patches | 1970 | Atlantic |
| Cher | Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You | 1969 | ATCO |
| J.P. Robinson | Please Accept My Call | 1970 | Alston |
| Ted Taylor | The Road of Love | 1970 | Ronn |
| Odetta | Take Me to the Pilot | 1970 | Polydor |
| The Staple Singers | Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom Boom) | 1970 | Stax |
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