Billy Jackson

The original of this lovely deep soul piece covered in Southern Soul style by Howard Peters was performed by New Yorker Billy Jackson. Like Kenny Ballard, Jackson did some writing and some producing in the 60s but this beauty seems to have been his only 45 – his high baritone voice just may not have been distinctive enough. But he carries the infectious melody of "The Thrill Will Still Be New" well and the playing of the top session men in the city – Pretty Purdie, Cornell Dupree etal – is as faultless as ever.

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