Clarence Carter’s time at Fame produced some of the most soulful grooves ever. This volume covers his label debut through to the cusp of his international breakthrough. All tracks are sourced from the Fame master tapes for the first time in the CD era. Clarence Carter is the quintessential Southern Soul artist. A gritty, honest, no-frills singersongwriter-musician who delivers each song like it’s a page from his life story. Here for the first time on CD are both sides of his first 12 solo singles recorded at Fame Studios and, I’m delighted to note, taken directly from the Fame master tapes. These Clarence Carter singles helped secure Fame Studios pride of place in the annals of Southern Soul. This essential CD will leave you in no doubt why

Track Listing:

1. Tell Daddy
2. I Stayed Away Too Long
3. Thread The Needle
4. Don’t Make My Baby Cry
5. She Aint Gonna Do It Right
6. The Road Of Love
7. Looking For A Fox
8. I Can’t See Myself
9. Funky Fever
10. Slip Away
11. Too Weak To Fight
12. Let Me Comfort You
13. Back Door Santa
14. That Old Time Feeling
15. Snatching It Back
16. Making Love
17. The Feeling Is Right
18. You Can’t Miss What You Can’t Measure
19. Doin’ Our Thing
20. I Smell A Rat
21. Take It Off Him...
22. Troubles I’ve Had
23. I Can’t Leave Your Love
24. Devil Woman

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