408. Shorty Long: “Devil With The Blue Dress”
This isn't the best of Shorty's Motown singles, far from it, and taken out of context it'd be hard to make any kind of claim for it being a masterpiece or something; what it is, though, is just a great...
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Perfectly capable, enjoyable R&B dance fluff that gets the job done without pulling up any trees; it's only really the name on the label that marks this out as any kind of disappointment, but...
View Article465. Shorty Long: “It’s A Crying Shame (The Way You Treat A Good Man Like Me)”
Shorty was still yet to mature as an artist, and this has too many jarring musical moments and not enough witty lines to rank among his very best. It's still excellent, which gives you some idea of the...
View Article466. Shorty Long: “Out To Get You”
The Contours might have been proud to have made this, but it sacrifices the sly winks, the slink and personality of the A-side in favour of a pounding bar-room rhythm; a case of going for vibe ahead of...
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