I first heard of Queen Samantha, aka Gloria Brooks, when I cam across her known Paradise Garage classic "Take A Chance". However, outside of "Take A Chance" I was unsure as to what, if any, other good Queen Samantha tracks were there. Well, I can say that yesterday I was opened up to many with these two albums. First, The Letter, which I kind of enjoy a little more than Queen Samantha 2, appropriately feature the amazing title track "The Letter" which was made famous later on in the mid-eighties by Joe Cocker. The four track record also features other solid cuts like "Singing Hallelujah" and "Don't Stop - I Feel Good". For many, Queen Samantha 2, could be considered equally as amazing with of course the classic "Take A Chance", as well as other great tracks like "Sweet San Francisco", "What's In Your Mind" and "The Look of Love" which many might know by Cerrone's rendition. Both records have that nice appeal to fans of that early pre-electronic sounding italo, very similiar to Tempest Trio's self-titled record.
Overall, it's safe to say, I had a productive day at the record store. I can't imagine another time in the future I'll pick three rare classics for ten bucks!
Queen Samantha - The Letter
Queen Samantha - The Look of Love
Check out more tracks from both of these albums by going to the new STUDIO! Disco Blog.
3 comments:
i come every now and then to look at your blog, and i've got to hand it to you - it's a great collection of unique tracks you wouldn't find anywhere else. keep at it and i'll keep coming around!
Another great track from Q.S. is mama rue . thankyou for sharing
"The Letter" was originally recorded in the late 60's by the Box Tops
Chaz
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