The Young Hearts

Listen/Download – Young Hearts – Oh, I’ll Never Be The Same MP3

Greetings all.

I have been a fan of the Young Hearts/Younghearts/New Younghearts ever since falling in love with their brilliant Northern Soul classic ‘A Little Togetherness’ which remains one of my all time favorite 45s.

The group, which recorded under a few different iterations (in name), usually under the auspices of Bobby Sanders between 1967 and 1977 for a variety of labels including Canterbury, Pick-a-Hit, Minit, Soultown, Zea and 20th Century.

Their one 45 for Pick-a-Hit was released in 1967 with the original line up of James Moore, Charles Ingersol, Ronnie Preyer and Earl Carter.
Both sides of the 45 are cool, but I think that ‘Oh I’ll Never Be the Same Again’ is a little bit of subtle perfection.

Written by Sanders, Anita Poree (who went on to write classics for Eddie Kendricks and the Friends of Distinction) and someone named ‘C. Scorborough’, ‘Oh I’ll Never Be the Same Again’ has a sweet sound that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on a Temptations record, with a great falsetto lead and some great, rich harmonies bubbling up underneath.

The arrangement, which was redone/sweetened a few years later on the group’s Minit LP (with the addition of a vibes and a more prominent string section) is very nicely done, letting the vocalists shine.

As far as I can tell, aside from a few individual tracks floating around on comps (mostly ‘A Little Togetherness’) the Young Hearts catalog is largely absent from the reissue market. Their LP isn’t super hard to come by (easier than their 45s), and whatever you can pick up will be worth your time.

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

Keep the faith

Larry

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One Response to “The Young Hearts – Oh, I’ll Never Be the Same”

1. Davie Gordon says:

   February 12, 2017 at 8:17 pm

   Clarence Scarborough you’ll know better by his nickname Skip Scarborough – he wrote “Love Ballad”(LTD), “Love or Let Me Be Lonely (Friends of Distinction), “Don’t Ask My neighbors” (The Emotions) as well as hits for Anita Baker, Creative Source and
   Phyllis Hyman.