this is for a friend who i've been trading rare soul mixes with lately. some of these songs are pretty popular, but many are northern soul gems or have unfortunately been forgotten. the sides are split by gender.
the girls
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diane newby - what you're putting me through
gloria jones - tainted love
alice clark - you hit me (right where it hurt me)
carla thomas - i'll never stop loving you
doris duke - i don't care anymore
irma thomas - wish someone would care
mattie moultrie - the saddest story ever told
baby washington - think about the good times
rose batista - hit & run
mary wells - oh little boy (what did you do to me?)
holly st james - that's not love
erma franklin - i get the sweetest feeling
linda lyndell - what a man
the flirtations - nothing but a heartache
bettye swann - i think I'm falling in love
jean wells - with my love and what you've got (we could turn the world around)
marlena shaw - california soul
the boys
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bill brandon - rainbow road
william bell - i forgot to be your lover
o.v. wright - that's how strong my love is
marvin gaye - sunny
arthur conley - love comes and goes
eddie & ernie - standing at the crossroads
sam hawkins - hold on baby
bernard purdie - way back home
sammy gordon & the hiphuggers - upstairs on boston road, part 1
eddie floyd - big bird
the winstons - amen, brother
rex garvin - i gotta go now (up on the floor now)
don covay - somebody's got to love you
rosie & the originals - give me love
bill coday - i'm back to collect
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