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Nederlanders zouden een extra warm plekje in hun hart moeten hebben voor Jerry Ross, hij was het die eind jaren zestig de Dutch Invasion probeerde te bewerkstelligen in de US, met Venus en Little Green Bag als succesnummers. Deze verzameling concentreert zich op de tijd daarvoor, toen Ross als beginnend songwriter en producer werkte met Dusty Springfield, Bobby Hebb en Jerry Butler om maar een paar hoogtepunten te noemen.


A collection of the best songs by one of 1960s Philadelphia’s top writer/producers.

Native Philadelphian Jerry Ross’ name can be found on the labels of many of the city’s most significant singles and albums. He may not be as well-known as contemporaries such as Dick Clark, Chubby Checker or Gamble & Huff, but Jerry’s career has been equally important to the evolution of the Philly music scene. This month Ace is delighted to spotlight his classic compositions with the latest entry in our popular Songwriter series.

Jerry’s most frequent co-writer was the young Kenny Gamble. It was Jerry who suggested that he and Gamble write something with another upcoming Philly musician, Leon Huff. Together the three penned ‘I’m Gonna Make You Love Me’, heard here in its original hit version by Dee Dee Warwick, which led to Gamble and Huff’s permanent partnership and Philadelphia’s dominance of the soul scene over the next 10 years.

Mort Shuman, Artie Kornfeld, Mark Barkan and the Anders & Poncia and Bloodworth & Brown teams also number among those with whom Jerry wrote songs, and what fine songs they were: ‘Who Do You Love’, ‘Mr Dream Merchant’, ‘The 81’, ‘Daylight Savin’ Time’, ‘When Love Slips Away’, ‘You Gave Me Somebody To Love’ and many more besides. The tracks here span just about the whole of the 1960s and demonstrate how Jerry moved with the changes that occurred during that era. All the major acts he worked with are featured, along with some pleasant surprises he wasn’t aware of or had forgotten about until he saw the track listing.

Jerry also worked as a singer, musician, DJ, radio announcer, music publisher, record plugger, producer and owner of the successful Heritage and Colossus labels. With so much going on in his career it’s amazing he found time to write even one song, let alone the 24 great ones featured here.

Tracks

Disc 1
1. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
2. Love, Love, Love
3. The 81
4. You Better Believe It Baby
5. He'll Never Love You Like I Do
6. When Love Slips Away
7. You Don't Know What You Got (Until You Lose It)
8. Who Do You Love
9. Some Kinda Magic
10. I've Got Mine, You Better Get Yours
11. You Gave Me Somebody To Love
12. He's No Ordinary Guy
13. Eeny Meeny
14. Together (In Your Arms)
15. (Will You Ever Be My) Steady Boyfriend
16. Are You Ready For This
17. Mr. Dream Merchant
18. Gonna Be A Big Thing
19. The Beachcomber
20. I Can't Go Wrong
21. Help Yourself
22. These Will Be The Good Old Days
23. Daylight Savin' Time
24. Bucket O' Grease

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