Jimmy Robins

Listen/Download – Jimmy Robins – I Can’t Please You MP3

Greetings all.

I felt like getting the week off to a good start with something heavy, si I dipped into the crates and pulled out the 45 you see before you today.

Jimmy Robins is yet another soul singer of the classic era who is best classified as a journeyman, moving from label to label, from the late 50s to the early 70s, recording under a number of different names.

Oddly enough, it was with this 45, released in 1966, that Robins had his biggest hit.

‘I Can’t Please You’, released on at least three different labels (Impression, Jerhart, and in the UK on President) in 1966, went on to hit the R&B Top 20 in early 1967.

A raw, R&B-inflected burner, with a powerful vocal by Robins and a fast-moving arrangement that made it a dance floor favorite. ‘I Can’t Please You’ was covered a year later by the Bay Area band the Loading Zone.

Robins went on to record for 20th Century, Kent, Tangerine and Convoy, making his last 45 as half of the duo Patrizia and Jimmy on the funk 45 favorite ‘Trust Your Child’ for Ala in 1973.

Robins passed away in 2007.

I hope you dig the track, and I’ll see you all on Wednesday,

Keep the faith

Larry

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One Response to “Jimmy Robins – I Can’t Please You”

1. MingusAl says:

   March 9, 2016 at 7:49 pm

   What a dynamite side. Thanks!