Horace Bailey
“Down Thru The Years” is a celebrated deep soul item and well deserves it’s place here. The track is a dead slow item full of gospel influences from the churchy organ to Horace’s world weary vocals. Producer Mattie Moultrie - who released at least one religious 45 on the same label - also had her own killer deep soul items “That’s How Strong My Love Is” and “The Saddest Story Ever Told”. I’ll bet that she is one of the background singers here. The R & B flip has some admirers on the dance scene.