141. Mickey Woods: “(They Call Me) Cupid”
Contrary to initial misgivings – and compared to Woods’ previous sides, which had resulted in three musical abominations – this one is actually (whisper it) not too bad. (4)
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140. Mickey Woods: “Please Mr Kennedy”
Once again, it’s impossible to work out what kind of success its writer and producer Berry Gordy felt this record was going to have.
68. Mickey Woods: “They Rode Through The Valley”
A second weak “historical comedy” record about the Battle of the Little Bighorn, apparently a vein Gordy didn’t feel was tapped out yet following Popcorn Wylie’s baffling Custer’s Last Man. It’s difficult to argue this isn’t the worst record Motown had released to date.
67. Mickey Woods: “Poor Sam Jones”
Not for the first time when listening to an early Motown single, I’m struck with a single, persistent question: “What the hell is this?”
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