Star Time #229: Last Minute Miracle
A perfectly reasonable mid-autumnal sojourn into some finely crafted R&B, picked from orchards of song by strapping lads in handsome flannels. Set a fire on the hearth, poach some apples in a cinnamon broth, watch the cleansing trajectory of descending oak leaves, and enjoy these agreeable sonnets with acorn-hard edges. (sniff) Are those roasted Hasselback sweet potatoes I smell? Show me the horn of plenty, stable hand!
| Arist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Tony Gregory & Family Child | Gimme, Gimme | 1973 | RCA Victory |
| Chick Carbo | The Story of My Life | 1968 | International City |
| Earnest Jackson | Hogwash | 1973 | Stone |
| Zulema | Hold Back the Night | 1973 | Sussex |
| Eric Mercury & the Soul Searchers | Lonely Girl | 1968 | SAC |
| Curtis Mayfield | No Thing On Me (Cocaine Song) | 1972 | Curtom |
| Bobby Sansom | This Is It | 1967 | Acta |
| Set 2 | |||
| Bloodstone | Loving You Is Just a Pastime | 1974 | London |
| Lee Charles | Standing on the Outside | 1968 | Revue |
| Faith, Hope & Charity | Heavy Love | 1972 | Sussex |
| Barry White | I Love You More Than Anything (In This World Girl) | 1974 | 20th Century |
| Miriam Makeba | Ibande | 1970 | Reprise |
| Ripple | Victorious | 1977 | Salsoul |
| Mighty Sam McClain | In the Same Old Way | 1967 | Amy |
| Set 3 | |||
| Gloria Taylor | Grounded | 1969 | Silver Fox |
| The Shirelles | Last Minute Miracle | 1967 | Scepter |
| The Independents | I Just Want to Be There | 1972 | Wand |
| Chestnut Tree | Super Lovin' | 1972 | Paramount |
| The Pree Sisters | You've Got to Use What You've Got | 1973 | Capitol |
| Glass House | Stealing Moments From Another Woman's Life | 1971 | Invictus |
| Renaldo Domino | Let Me Come Within | 1970 | Twinight |
| Tom Brock | Naked as the Day I Was Born | 1974 | 20th Century |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Barons | Society Don't Let Us Down | 1969 | Mode |
| Peggy Scott & Jo Jo Benson | Money Don't Satisfy | 1969 | SSS International |
| Moody Scott | (We Gotta) Bust Out of the Ghetto | 1970 | Sound Stage 7 |
| The Barrino Brothers | Trapped In a Love | 1970 | Invictus |
| Honey Cone | Innocent Til' Proven Guilty | 1972 | Hot Wax |
| The Praytells | The Magician | 1971 | DeBrossard |
| Rock Candy | I Don't Think I'll Ever Love Another | 1971 | Dontee |

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