Star Time #132: Smarty Pants

New and novice listeners to Star Time may be intrigued by this episode's revelation that there's a chronological "sweet spot" for the R&B played on this show; generally 1966 to 1975, more narrowly 1969 to 1974. This has to do with the development of hippocampal functions in regards to memory (namely mine), the ascendence of string sections in dance music, and the premiere of Soul Train. Hopefully this information will help settle some Master's theses and bar bets. Meanwhile, here's a sweet spot surplus for your weekend.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Darrow Fletcher	I Think I'm Gonna Write a Song	1970	UNI
Johnny Tolbert & De Thangs	Take It Off, Pt. II	1970	Jasman
The Sister & Brothers	Yeah, You Right	1969	UNI
George Tindley	Wan-Tu-Wah-Zuree	1970	Wand
Loleatta Holloway	Bring It on Up	1971	Galaxy
Betty Wright	Clean Up Woman	1971	Alston
Jo Ann Garrett	Can You Deal With That	1971	Duo
Set 2
The Five Stairsteps	Vice the Lights	1970	Buddah
Brenda Duff	Midnight Taxi Ride (To Nowhere)	1970	Volume
The Backyard Heavies	Soul Junction	1971	Scepter
Spencer Wiggins	Love Attack	unknown	Kent
Pat Dennis	Romance Without Finance	1972	Perception
Barbara Acklin	I'll Bake Me a Man	1972	Brunswick
Mandrill	Fencewalk	1972	Polydor
Set 3
Syl Johnson	Back for a Taste of Your Love	1973	Hi
Barbara Lewis	That's the Way I Like It (I Like It That Way)	1971	Stax
The Montclairs	Hung Up On Your Love	1973	Paula
Patrice Holloway	Black Mother Goose	1972	Capitol
William Bell	Fifty Dollar Habit	1972	Stax
Wanda Robinson	Nobody in His Right Mind	1973	Perception
The Soul Survivors	City of Brotherly Love	1974	TSOP
The Mad Lads	Pass the Word (Love's the Word)	1973	Volt
Set 4/Outro
First Choice	Smarty Pants	1973	Bell
The New Birth	Pretty Words Don't Mean a Thing (Lie to Me)	1970	RCA Victor
Philly Devotions	Isn't It a Dream Come True	1973	Columbia
Thelma Houston	No One's Gonna Be a Fool Forever	1972	MoWest (UK)
The Brief Encounter	Just a Little Notion	1974	Seventy Seven
Ann Peebles	Put Yourself in My Place	1974	Hi
Jackie Moore	Make Me Feel Like a Woman	1975	Kayvette
Swamp Dogg	Why Must We Fall (When We Fall in Love)	1973	Stone Dogg