Star Time #257: Nurse Your Nerves

This episode is one of my all-time favorite Star Time shows. I don't have a quantifiable reason for that statement. I don't even really have a qualifiable reason. I don't know if it's the excellence of the songs, if they simply hang together well, or if it's my pre-scripted commentary on the Sammy Davis Jr. song "I'm Over 25 But You Can Trust Me." Regardless, this one's going in the time capsule, along with a Wordle screen shot, hibiscus tea mix, an air fryer, and the final shards of all earthly hope.

ArtistSongYearLabel
Set 1   
Milt Matthews Inc.Runaway People1971Ember
LaBelleBaby's Out of Sight1971Warner Bros.
Rhetta HughesSooky1969Tetragrammaton
Leon HaywoodClean Up Your Own Backyard1972Atlantic
Jimmy BeeHot Pants1971Cherry Red
TierraWe Belong Together197320th Century
Eric MercuryNight Lady1969AVCO Embassy
Set 2   
Chain ReactionNurse Your Nerves1971Oshowleo
Sunday FunniesWalk Down the Path of Freedom1971Rare Earth
Monk HigginsExtra Soul Perception1968Solid State
Bull & the MatadorsIf You Decide1969Toddlin' Town
Rodger CollinsYour Love is Burning1970Galaxy
Ricky WilliamsDiscotheque Soul (Part 1)1971Citadelle
Tina BrittHawg For You1969Minit
Mitty CollierLovin' On Borrowed Time1970Peachtree
Big John HamiltonTake This Hurt Off Me1969Minaret
Set 3   
Sisters LoveNow Is the Time1970A&M
The Pointer SistersSugar1973Atlantic
Reebop Kwaku BahZagapam1972Island
The ExclusivesLoose and Funky1976Ben-La-Rose
Sammy Davis Jr.I'm Over 25 But You Can Trust Me1972MGM
Charlene & the Soul SerenadersLove Changes1970Volt
GroundhogCheatin' Love is Sweeter1971Turbo
Set 4/Outro   
The RadarsFinger Licking Chicken1970Leoso
The MarvelsRock Steady1971Imagem
Electric ExpressWhere You Coming From (Part 1)1971Linco
Yvonne DanielsSuper Soul Music1970Redlite
Tower of PowerFlash in the Pan1972Warner Bros.
Ray Gant & the Arabian KnightsChattanooga Walk1970Jay-Walking
N.F. PorterKeep On Keeping On1971Lizard
Bernie HayesTribute to a Black Woman (Pt. 1)1970Volt
Freddie ScottDon't Let Me Fall1970ABC/Probe

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