Star Time #142: I Know You Know I Know
In our last "normal" episode of 2019 before we submit next week's show to the powerful Christmas SuperPAC, we take one more informed crapshoot with the Star Time SweetSpot® of the mid-to-late-'60s to mid-'70s, from when R&B was getting its first apartment until its first round of couples counseling. Personal favorites in this batch include a bruising hook by the Trammps, a few Presidents in a love triangle, a former Ink Spot going fuzz-psychedelic, and an incredible Chairmen Of The Board pop-gospel number.
| Artist | Song | Year | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set 1 | |||
| Alexander Patton | A Lil' Loving Sometimes | 1966 | Capitol |
| The Four Larks | Groovin' at the Go-Go | 1968 | Canterbury |
| The Fabulous Jades | Planning This Moment | 1967 | Rika |
| Johnny Thunder | I'm Alive | 1968 | Calla |
| Homer Banks | I Know You Know I Know | 1968 | Minit |
| Vivian Copeland | He Knows My Key (Is Always in the Mailbox) | 1969 | D'oro |
| Tina Britt | Sookie, Sookie | 1969 | Veep |
| Ruby Winters | Just a Dream | 1969 | Diamond |
| Set 2 | |||
| Gene Anderson | The Loneliest One | 1969 | Royal-Tone |
| Union | Strike | 1970 | Mesa |
| Freeman Bros. | Sally Go's Up the Ladder | 1970 | Sprout |
| Otis Clay | Trying to Live My Life Without You | 1972 | Hi |
| The Three Reasons | Take Me Back | 1971 | Carnival |
| Friday, Saturday & Sunday | There Must Be Something | 1971 | Dig |
| Michelle Stringer | Make Me Worthy | 1970 | Sussex |
| Chairmen of the Board | I'm on My Way to a Better Place | 1972 | Invictus |
| Set 3 | |||
| Towana & the Total Destruction | Help Me Get That Feeling Back Again | 1973 | Romark |
| Silky Vincent | Funky World (Pts. 1 & 2) | 1973 | Eastbound |
| Limme & Family Cookin' | You Can Do Magic | 1972 | AVCO |
| The Presidents | Triangle of Love (Hey Diddle Diddle) | 1970 | Sussex |
| Bobby Womack | Lookin' for a Love | 1974 | United Artists |
| Lee Reed | Right On | 1975 | Bellaphon (Europe) |
| The Pointer Sisters | Yes We Can Can | 1973 | Blue Thumb |
| Set 4/Outro | |||
| The Trammps | Hold Back the Night | 1975 | Buddah |
| Ace Spectrum | Do You Remember Yesterday | 1975 | Atlantic |
| Known Facts | He's Got It | 1974 | Pawn |
| Bingo | We Can't Get Enough | 1974 | Silver Blue |
| The Independents | Arise and Shine | 1974 | Wand |
| Dorothy Moore | For Old Time's Sake | 1977 | Malaco |
| The Persuasions | Good Times | 1972 | Capitol |
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