The Monitors – Number One In Your Heart
The Monitors
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Greetings all.
This one’ll get your heart started!
A couple of years ago I was listening to my man Mr Finewine on the mighty Downtown Soulville radio show and he played today’s selection, once again adding to the length of my want list.
Previous to the occasion, I only knew of the Monitors in passing, having seen them listed in discographies of Motown’s VIP subsidiary, alongside artists like Chris Clark and the Velvelettes.
The Monitors recorded a handful of 45s and an LP for VIP between 1965 and 1968, eventually moving on to Buddah for one more release.
Featuring John Fagin, Sandra Fagin, Warren Harris and Richard Street (who would eventually go on to join the Temptations), the Monitors had a couple of minor R&B hits, making it into the Top 40 with ‘Say You’ in 1966, and the A-side of this particular 45, ‘Greetings (This is Uncle Sam)’ grazing the Top 20 later the same year.
When I discovered that ‘Greetings..’ had charted I was shocked. It was certainly topical, and a novelty, but nowhere near as powerful as today’s selection.
‘Number One In Your Heart’, written by Steve Mancha (under his real name, Clyde Wilson) and Wilbur Jackson, and produced by Harvey Fuqua, is a fast moving, hook-laden dance floor killer.
The arrangement is fantastic, and it kind of blows my mind that it wasn’t a hit.
A version of the Monitors was reassembled by UK soul guru Ian Levine and recorded an LP in the late 80s.
I hope you dig the tune,and I’ll see you all on Wednesday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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So this is the original to the Herbie Goins & The Nightimers-version (a Northern Soul standard)? Thanks (again) Larry for the wonderful music!
This is the original! And you’re very welcome!