Episode #194: Slippin' Into Darkness

I think I'm going to play longer songs this year. We've almost blown through the entire R&B output of the 1960s, what with all the decade's songs clocking in at less than three minutes. Maybe we should try out everyone's attention span this year, myself included. I don't mean, like, "Maggot Brain" length (though there's absolutely nothing wrong with that). More like the 12-inch version of "Brick House" length. Just enough time to make a decent sandwich without having to change the record. Although we don't change records anymore. But I don't make a lot of sandwiches either. Here's a show.

Artist	Song	Year	Label
Set 1
Billie Kennedy	Sweet Things	1965	Thelma
The Fi-Dels	Try a Little Harder	1967	Keymen
Kent & the Candidates	Trouble	1967	Double Shot
Billy Stewart	Count Me Out	1965	Chess
The Tiffanies	It's Got to Be a Great Song	1967	KR
Jimmy Conwell	Cigarette Ashes	1966	Mirwood
Jerry Peyton	I Don't Care	1968	Smash
The Checkmates Ltd.	Black Pearl	1969	A&M
Set 2
Martha Starr	Sweet Temptation	unknown	Charay
Candi Staton	Now You've Got the Upper Hand	1969	Unity Record Co.
Cookie Scott & the Chevelles	I Don't Care (What the People Say)	unknown	ORR
Bobby Freeman	Can You Stand the Pressure	1970	Double Shot
Eugene McDaniels	Cherrystones	1970	Atlantic
Johnny Williams	Just a Little Misunderstanding	1970	Bashie
Silent Majority	Something New About You	1972	Hot Wax
War	Slippin' Into Darkness	1971	United Artists
Set 3
The Beginning of the End	Monkey Tamarind	1971	Alston
Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers	Right On	1970	Atlantic
Detroit Emeralds	Baby Let Me Take You (In My Arms)	1972	Westbound
Akira Ishikawa & His Count Buffalos	Mnama	1971	DAN
Joe Frazier	Try It Again	1973	Jobo
Lee Charles	Sittin' on a Time Bomb	1974	Invictus
Melvin Bliss	Synthetic Substitution	1973	Sunburst
Set 4/Outro
J. J. Barnes	Everytime I See You, I Go Wild!	unknown	Hip City Soul Club
Cymande	Getting It Back	1972	Janus
Gip Roberts (Comic M.C.)	Hunchin'	1973	TCB
Stu Gardner	Funky Neighborhood	1974	Volt
Laura Lee	It's Not What You Fall For, It's What You Stand For	1972	Hot Wax
The Barrino Brothers	Rain	1973	Invictus