387. The Miracles: “(You Can’t Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You”
Not bad, per se, but absolutely nothing special. (4)
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386. Joanne & The Triangles: “Don’t Be A Cry Baby”
Better than the A-side, even if it’s not the sort of thing I’d play all that often. (4)
385. Joanne & The Triangles: “After The Showers Come Flowers”
Much too rich a dessert for my tastes, but I find it difficult to dislike; it’s just so very, very nice, so determined for you to love it, like a puppy that won’t stop following you around until you pet it. (4)
384. The Supremes: “I’m Giving You Your Freedom”
Not awful or anything, but this is a relic from an age already past, and there was very much better to come. Try the A-side, for starters. (5)
383. The Supremes: “Run, Run, Run”
A brilliant pop record, the best thing the Supremes had released since their long-forgotten début I Want A Guy almost three years previously. (9)
382. Bobby Breen: “Better Late Than Never”
Beautiful and intriguing, and those are the last words I’d expected to be using to describe a long-forgotten Bobby Breen B-side. (7)
381. Bobby Breen: “How Can We Tell Him”
There are a few nice chord changes amid the MOR gloop, and Bobby is at least trying, so it’s not getting a 1 – but it’s still a pretty poor start, all told. (2)
380. The Marvelettes: “Goddess Of Love”
A really good little record, small in scale but beautifully formed. (7)
379. The Marvelettes: “He’s A Good Guy (Yes He Is)”
Ever wanted to know what a Motown cover of “Charlie Had A Pigeon” / “I’m A Little Dutch Girl” would sound like? Wonder no more. (6)
378. The Serenaders: “I’ll Cry Tomorrow”
Not utterly horrible, just devoid of passion, wholly unnecessary, and at least five years past its sell-by date. (3)
377. The Serenaders: “If Your Heart Says Yes”
A shoddy, dated record, and poorly-sung and recorded to boot; not exactly the bottom of the barrel, but you can certainly see it from here. (2)
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