The 20th volume of NUmero Group's flagship Eccentric Soul series has all the boxes checked: Gun-toting, skip-tracing record producers, child stars, rip-offs, the “World’s Greatest Bail Bondsman,” swindles, soaring falsettos, and a dwindling rust-belt cityscape offering mere glimpses of hope before the record industry escaped for the coasts. Helmed by the O’Jays Bobby Massey, Saru was a creative vortex that pulled Cuyahoga County’s greatest talent in, making a strong case for Cleveland to contend with Detroit, Philly, and Memphis as America’s soul music’s capital. Deluxe compact disc or double album includes 25 obscure and unknown sides from the Out of Sights, the Elements, Pandella Kelly, David Peoples, Sir Stanley, the Ponderosa Twins + 1, Ba-Roz, Bobby Dukes, and of course, the O’Jays.
TRACK LIST
Out of Sights For The Rest Of My Life
The O’Jays Now He’s Home
Pandella Kelly Stand In For Love
The Ponderosa Twins Bound
Elements Son In Law
Sir Stanley Are You Man Enough
Bobby Dukes Just To Be With You
David Peoples Got To Get My Broom Out
Michael Bell Can’t Make It Without You
Out of Sights I Can’t Take It
The Ba-roz The Last Time
Elements Hey Lady
The Ponderosa Twins I Remember You
Out of Sights My Woman’s Love
Out of Sights Baby You Got It
The O’Jays Shattered Man
Sir Stanley I Believe
Out of Sights Tears Don’t Care Who Cry
Elements Prove It
The Ba-roz Come Back Boy
Out of Sights You Made Me Beg
Out of Sights I Was Wrong
Elements Just To Be With You
Pandella Kelly Love’s Needed
Elements Got To Make It Right
