The Intentions – Don’t Forget That I Love You
Listen/Download The Intentions – Don’t Forget That I Love You
Greetings all
The record I bring you today has been chilling in my crates for a long, long time.
This is for a variety of reasons, the first of which being that when I bought it all those many years ago, it was for the organ instro on the flip side.
Back in the day, I used to see a record dealer named Dennis at all of the bigger record shows. I met him through my buddy Haim, and bought many records from him both in person and on eBay.
At some point, Haim informed me that Dennis had recorded a 45 in the 60s with a group called the Intentions, which happened to have an organ instrumental on it. I was in the depths of my organ 45 mania, so I sought it ought, found it cheap and grabbed myself a copy.
I gave it a listen, recorded it onto a mix CD, and that – as they say – was that.
I mentioned the instrumental to Dennis at some point and I remember him making a sour face and dismissing it.
Years later, Dennis put up a web site (now defunct) with a page devoted to the Intentions, and the other (much more interesting and important) side of that particular record, and my mind was blown.
I don’t recall if I flipped the 45 over and played ‘Don’t Forget That I Love You’ when I bought it, but I suspect that if I did I probably wouldn’t have been into it.
Back then my taste in soul 45s was restricted to gritty, floor-pounding ravers, and the very idea of sweet soul (with falsettos no less) was not anywhere near my wheelhouse.
Now, fifteen some years down the line, my tastes have matured considerably, and I often find myself lost inside of soul harmony 45s.
What I discovered when I finally dug into ‘Don’t Forget That I Love You’ was a superbly performed and recorded soul record.
This has a lot to do with not only the voices of the Intentions, but also the fact that the record was recorded in Philadelphia under the aegis of the House of Harthon (arranged by the mighty Luther Randolph), and written by none other that Jesse James!
I do not recall how the Intentions found their way to Philly from the Harrisburg area (though that trip had already been made by the Emperors), but that area of the state had a rich soul tradition (with the Magnificent Men and the Soulville label).
The Intentions recorded that one 45, and once again, that, was that.
Fortunately when the folks in charge of the Harthon catalog re-did the ‘Groovin’ at the Go Go’ comp for the digital age, they expanded the track list, and ‘Don’t Forget That I Love You’, as fine an example of that label’s sound as any, is now part of the package. You can get it in MP3 form via iTunes, or on CD at Dusty Groove).
I hope you dig the cut, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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I was born and raised in Harrisburg. All of us there grew with Soulville and the Magnificent Men. In addition to these, the Emperors provided the Karate and Karate Boogaloo joints, one of which Santana covered. Also, my old friend “Dirty” Albert Williams played on the Sugar Hill Gang’s infamous early rap classic.