SoulAlive said:

Ditto! As a kid growing up, this was one of my childhood favorites.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

The more I listen to this track the more I love it
Why hasn't anybody hipped me to this killer track before?

I grew up on Tavares as well, via mom's 45's. Just started listening to them more regularly in recent years.

Fave tracks (in order):

Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
Check It Out
Whodunit (it cracks me up, just a fun song with lots of detective and cop ref.)
More Than A Woman
Never Had a Love Like This Before
She's Gone
It Only Takes A Minute

It only takes a minute girl....to fall in love...to fall in love... damn thats the jam!!! They have a lot good shit to dance to!!!!

the ones i like without a doubt.

"Never Had A Love Like This Before"
"Penny For Your Thoughts"
"Remember What I Told You To Forget"
"In This Lovely World"
"She's Gone"
[Edited 11/1/07 14:26pm]

FuNkeNsteiN said:

If you wannna hear Tavares in their pre-disco years,I suggest you check out the first two albums 'Check It Out' (1973) and 'Hardcore Poetry' (1974),which are both available as a 2-for-1 set (both albums on one CD).These albums feature soulful gems like "That's The Sound That Lonely Makes","Check It Out","Remember What I Told You To Forget" and "Too Late".

Not surprisingly,I think their best album is 1976's 'Sky High',which found them riding the disco wave for the first time

Interestingly,after a few years of big disco hits,the guys decided to return to their R&B roots.They ditched producer Freddie Perren and recruited Bobby Martin to produce their 1978 album 'Madam Butterfly'.It's a soulful affair,containing mostly ballads and midtempo tracks.No disco here.Highlights include the first single "Never Had A Love Like This Before","One Telephone Call Away","I'm Back For More" and the dreamy title track.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

the place is surrounded (the place is surrounded)
Nobody leaves til I found her (nobody leaves til I found her)
until this case is solved,it's up against the wall....you all!

"Whodunnit" was a big hit for them in 1977,reaching Number One on the R&B charts.

SoulAlive said:

Listened to it for an hour on repeat (i.e. clicked on the play button on the Youtube video once the song was over ) yesterday, then went to GEMM.com and ordered the album
[Edited 11/2/07 1:05am]

SoulAlive said:

Thanks, bro
I gotta check out some of these albums

you won't be disappointed

funkyslsistah said:

the ad libs are priceless

hey Bareeta,won't you please go get her?

Kojak,won't you bring her back?

fun song!

SoulAlive said:

They are name-checking people I never even heard of
I never knew they had a detective called Charlie Chan, back in the day

FuNkeNsteiN said:

they also mention Dirty Harry....surely you've heard of him?

VelvetJ said:

Songs like that put today's R&B to shame!

SoulAlive said:

Of course... I own all the Dirty Harry movies
I also know Kojack and Baretta, even though I've never watched either of those shows.

FuNkeNsteiN said:

SoulAlive said:

Oh and I know Sherlock Holmes too

SoulAlive said:

You sure won't. MORE THAN A WOMAN is my ultimate jam by TAVARES!

SoulAlive said:

Oh, how true it is!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

If none of those guys couldn't get his girl back, then too bad for him.

Here are the rest of the name checks:

Where were you on the night of the 12th?
I was by myself
She went dancing in the dark, somebody stole her heart
Ellery Queen and if you're so keen
Won't you help me find my sweet thing?

Whodunit
(Ironside, don't you let her slide)
Who stole my baby

Whodunit
(Somebody call McCloud)
I know the motive was not funny