{"id":4186,"date":"2013-09-05T15:08:56","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T20:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4186"},"modified":"2013-09-05T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T20:08:56","slug":"the-producers-love-is-amazing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4186","title":{"rendered":"The Producers – Love Is Amazing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The end of the week is approaching, so I will remind you once again to tune into the Funky16Corners Radio Show,<\/strong> Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>. If you are otherwise occupied at airtime, you can subscribe to the show as a podcast in iTunes or grab an MP3 at the blog.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today is one of my favorite Philadelphia Northern Soul 45s, with a very interesting provenance that reaches back to the Motor City.<\/p>\n

I picke up \u2018Love Is Amazing\u2019 by the Producers<\/strong> back in the early digging days, after having scored the other two 45s on the short-lived Huff Puff label (by the Landslides<\/strong> and Ruth McFadden<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Named for Leon Huff<\/strong>, Huff Puff existed for a short time (1968\/69), with all of it\u2019s released produced\/arranged by Gamble and Huff<\/strong> with the usual gang, including Thom Bell<\/strong> and Bobby Martin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

None of the label\u2019s releases appear to have generated any heat on the charts (even regionally) despite their obvious quality.<\/p>\n

The side I bring you today, \u2018Love Is Amazing\u2019 was the third and final release on the label in 1969, and features a very interesting lead singer indeed.<\/p>\n

Mikki Farrow<\/strong> got her start in Detroit (she was apparently once married to the mighty Mike Terry<\/strong> and later on to Billy Butler<\/strong>!) and recorded for a variety of labels (including the Northern fave \u2018Set My Heart at Ease\u2019 for Karate) before relocating to Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

\u2018Love Is Amazing\u2019 is one of those records that has everything going for it, from top-shelf songwriting (Kenny Gamble,<\/strong> Farrow and Thom Bell), fantastic production (Gamble\/Huff) and a fantastic lead vocal by Farrow (I suspect that Gamble is the supporting make vocalist).<\/p>\n

The record, matching superb melody and hooks with enough rhythmic heat for the dancers, ought to have been a hit, instead of the footnote that it is.<\/p>\n

A superb 45 to end the week.<\/p>\n

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

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