Released as the 4th record on the Godmother of Detroit Soul's (and the
first African American female to own and operate her own record label a
few years before this was released with the Northern Recording Company)
Johnnie Mae Matthews Big Hit imprint, this would be the 2nd single to
feature the powerful voice of Leah Dawson front and center.
Leah was
first heard singing for the Choker Campbell Orchestra's on the innuendo
laden "My Mechanical Man"
single on the Magic City label in 1966 but on this Sir Mack Rice written
and produced track from 1968, which digs deep into the blues aspect
compared to a lot of the post Motown R&B tracks that were being cut
in Detroit at the time, her voice really booms. She puts the needles on
the mixing board in the red as she belts out indignity of a man who has
done her wrong too many times.
This record was picked up by the Okeh label for national distribution but sadly did not become the hit it deserved to be.
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