{"id":4025,"date":"2013-07-16T15:16:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T20:16:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4025"},"modified":"2013-08-03T14:19:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T19:19:38","slug":"the-fantastic-four-aint-love-wonderful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4025","title":{"rendered":"The Fantastic Four – Ain’t Love Wonderful"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download The Fantastic Four – Ain’t Love Wonderful<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/del><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

What better way to get over the hump in the midst of a sweltering summer week, than some sweet Detroit soul?<\/p>\n

As I have stated several times in the past, there are some labels that I will pick up no matter whether I know the artist\/song or not, and Ric-Tic is one of them.<\/p>\n

Part of Ed Wingate\u2019s<\/strong> Detroit soul empire, Ric-Tic \u2013 also home to Edwin Starr, JJ Barnes, Little Ann<\/strong> and many others issued some of the finest soul sounds to come out of the Motor City between 1965 and 1968.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s selection was actually the b-side of the Fantastic Four\u2019s<\/strong> first hit, \u2018The Whole World Is a Stage\u2019 which hit the R&B Top 10 in March 1967.<\/p>\n

The Fantastic Four – Sweet James Epps, Ralph and Joseph Pruitt, and Toby Childs<\/strong> – were a dependable chart presence for Ric-Tic, Soul, Westbound and Eastbound between 1967 and 1979.<\/p>\n

\u2018Ain\u2019t Love Wonderful\u2019, written by Al Kent (Hamilton), Ed Wingate<\/strong> and Hermon Weems<\/strong>, is a fantastic bit of uplifting soul, with soaring harmonies and a stellar Detroit instrumental backing (dig that insistent lead guitar!).<\/p>\n

Produced by Kent, Wingate and Weems, there\u2019s a serious argument to be made that \u2018Ain\u2019t Love Wonderful\u2019 should have been a hit as well.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you all on Friday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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