Wade Flemons

• INCLUDES 16 BONUS TRACKS

Wade Flemons was a splendid but underrated R&B/soul singer and pianist, who made a brief impact on record charts in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In spite of several 7” records for different labels, he made Bonly one album throughout his career. This essential release presents his complete LP, Wade Flemons, which was originally issued by Vee Jay Records in 1960 (when he was at the peak of his success). The 12 songs contained on the long-unavailable album mark the best introduction into this soulman’s mastery and overlooked legacy. Among them, the self-penned “My Baby Likes to Rock,” and the soulful, neo- Latin/calypso beat “Here I Stand,” remain timeless, irresistible staples. In addition to the original LP, this remastered collector’s CD contains 16 bonus tracks – including forgotten hits and hard-to-find sides from the same period.

PERSONNEL:

• WADE FLEMONS, lead vocals and occasional piano, plus:

• THE NEWCOMERS: Lou Wilson, James Kelley, Ed Horsley, Lewis Grave (backing vocals on tracks 5-10, 12 & 23). Also featuring Curtis Mayfield (guitar on tracks 13 & 19), Floyd Cramer (piano on track 20), Boots Randolph (saxophone on track 18), The Dells (backing vocals on track 21), The Four Seasons (backing vocals on tracks 22 & 27).

TRACKS:

• 01. WOOPS NOW
• 02. EASY LOVIN’
• 03. TOO LONG WILL BE TOO LATE
• 04. IT’S SO MUCH FUN
• 05. SLOW MOTION
• 06. GOOD NITE, IT’S TIME TO GO
• 07. HERE I STAND
• 08. DON’T BE CARELESS
• 09. WHAT’S HAPPENING
• 10. PURPOSELY
• 11. THE ANGELS WILL TELL YOU
• 12. MY BABY LIKES TO ROCK

BONUS TRACKS

• 13. AT THE PARTY
• 14. HALF A LOVE
• 15. PLEASE, SEND ME SOMEONE TO LOVE
• 16. WELCOME STRANGER
• 17. KEEP ON LOVING ME
• 18. AIN’T THESE TEARS?
• 19. DEVIL IN YOUR SOUL
• 20. I HOPE, I THINK, I WISH
• 21. I CAME RUNNING (BACK FROM THE PARTY)
• 22. WHEN IT RAINS IT POURS
• 23. WALKING BY THE RIVER
• 24. HOLD ME CLOSE
• 25. AIN’T THAT LOVIN’ YOU BABY
• 26. YOU’LL REMAIN FOREVER
• 27. WATCH OVER HER
• 28. I’LL COME RUNNIN’