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"Maverick" isn't a word often used to describe the ineffably
sweet master falsetto Donnie Elbert, but his records certainly
belonged to a category of artist rarely found, even in soul circles.
The Sequel disc R&B Maverick collects over two dozen of Elbert's '70s
sides for the All Platinum label, with which he hit the R&B charts
fairly regularly from 1970 to 1977. Elbert's two big hits, both of
which reached the pop Top 40, were covers of Motown chestnuts; the
first a strolling version of the Supremes' "Where Did Our Love Go,"
and the second a driving mid-tempo run through the Four Tops'
"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)." (Unfortunately,
though, "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)" was recorded
during a brief interlude at Avco and isn't available here). Elbert
was hardly an oldies act, even during the '70s; he wrote much of his
own material, and the tracks on R&B Maverick rank among his best:
"Can't Get Over Losing You," his moderate hit from 1970, plus
"If I Can't Have You," and "Will You Ever Be Mine." Two discs of
Donnie Elbert may be too much for the casual listener, but Sequel
also bulked up what would've been a short two-disc program with
three interesting additions: Lonnie Youngblood's
"Reaching for a Dream," Shirley and Company's "Cry Cry Cry," and
"Mr. Peanut Goes to Washington," an amusing update of the hilarious
'50s chestnut "Peanut" delivered by the original's lead vocalist,
Little Joe Cook.
Donnie Elbert - R&B Maverick
CD1
01 - Get Ready.mp3
02 - Time Hangs On My Mind.mp3
03 - Along Came Pride.mp3
04 - Baby Please Come Home.mp3
05 - Without You.mp3
06 - Can't Get Over Losing You.mp3
07 - If I Can't Have You.mp3
08 - Will You Ever Be Mine.mp3
09 - A Little Piece Of Leather.mp3
10 - One Thousand, Nine Hundred And Seventy Years.mp3
11 - Where Did Our Love Go -.mp3
12 - What Can I Do.mp3
13 - (I Got To) Get Myself Togrther .mp3
14 - Sweet Baby.mp3
15 - That's If You Love Me.mp3
CD2
01 - This Feeling Of Losing You.mp3
02 - Love Is Strange.mp3
03 - You're Gonna Cry When I'm Gone.mp3
04 - (In Between The Heartaches) Another Tear Will Take It's Place.mp3
05 - Come See Me.mp3
06 - Free.mp3
07 - A Love Of Your Own.mp3
08 - You Don't Have To Be A Star.mp3
09 - You Should Be Dancing .mp3
10 - What A Difference A Day Made.mp3
11 - Back In My Arms Again.mp3
12 - Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.mp3
13 - What Do You Do.mp3
14 - Reaching For A Dream (Lonnie Youngblood).mp3
15 - Cry Cry Cry (Shirley & Company).mp3
16 - Mr. Peanut Goes To Washington (Little Joe Cook).mp3
