 Ted Taylor, 30 years of recordings on some 20 different labels, including half-a-dozen R&B hits, yet still a 'great unknown' of the soul world! Ted began life as a doo-wop singer with the Cadets and Jacks, and his solo career yielded a wealth of singles in his distinctive high-tenor voice. Shout Records is delighted to announce this comprehensive re-issue of Ted Taylor's singles for Columbia soul subsidiary Okeh, recorded in New York and Nashville from 1962-1966, and showing the influence of Clyde McPhatter, Little Willie John and Smokey Robinson, set to take Ted's dynamic voice to its widest audience. Definitive Collection of Ted Taylor's Okeh Recordings and is a major addition to the Shout artist roster. A sophisticated Soul singer much admired by the Southern Soul fraternity and this gorgeous CD features tracks reissued for the first time in 40 years, including his US cross over hit 'Be Ever Wonderful' Stay Away From My Baby / I Love You, Yes I Do / Can't Take No More / Don't Lie / I'll Release You / Be Ever Wonderful / (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave / Don't Deceive Me (Please Don't Go) / It Ain't Like That No More / Need You Home / Time Has A Way / You Must Have Been Meant For Me / Pretending Love / That's Life I Guess / Him Instead Of Me / I'll Make It Up To You / So Hard / Somebody's Always Trying / You Gave Me Nothing To Go On / Top Of The World / If It Wasn't For You / I'm So Satisfied
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