Edna Wright, Carolyn Willis, and Shellie Clark

I have the Sweet Replies album
and absolutely adore
and "The Day I Found Myself"
(especially the rap in the beginning)
"When Will It End" is great too
very TRIPPY

of course I like their most popular stuff
"Want Ads", "Stick Up"
I hear people talk about
"One Monkey Don't Stop No Show"
but have yet to hear it...

also wanted to add this tidbit
Common sampled some song of theirs
for his song "Testify" in which
Edna Wright appeared in the video also
the song escapes me...

naturally there's little to tell
about these ladies as they are
underrated (compared to The Supremes, Labelle, etc)
can anybody share more info?

#1, which album should I hear
after Sweet Replies?

I remember seeing couple of their albums in some of the "sites" I pass through, not sure I'm fimiliar with their music though.

You might wanna hit a sis with a small sample,,,,,I could dig up an album just like that but I don't wanna go through trouble of downloading a whole album

Harlepolis said:

you would want Honey Cone
TRUST!

I KNOW you've heard "Want Ads"

"with lipstick on his collar
perfume on it too...
tells me he's been lyin
I'll tell ya what I'm gonna do
I'm gonna put it in the want aaaaads"

for the longest I thought they
were saying "I'm gonna put it in the WANTED"
ROTFL

they worked with Holland-Dozier-Holland
if I'm not mistaken

**not sure why that
picture is not showing up
::goes to edit::

The blonde wigged chic reminds me of Barbara Mason.

Ulanda covered this tune too...



I think I like the latter version.

YES! "Want Ads" is one of my favorite songs! Great thread!

Everyone always mentions Want Ads, Stick Up, One Monkey... and The Day I Found Myself. Those are all good, but I lurve Girls It Ain't Easy



added a better link edit
[Edited 5/20/08 10:50am]

Harlepolis said:

I was about to post this damnit

hey... you know my opening wail
that follows "we don't allow no
shuckin and jiviiiiin.."
from "Top Of The World"?
guess where that comes from? *giggle*

DirtyChris said:

As a matter o' fact, I waaas wondering about something fimiliar I heard from Want Ads couple of minutes ago

Harlepolis said:

it's either that one
or "Stick Up"
one of the two...
I can't even remember ROTFL

yeah the blonde chick, Edna (I believe)
is one groovy dame

they are all thick in the right places
and rockin the hell out of those hot pants
legs for days

I see ya'll applekisses & RipHer2Shreds

I wrote a thread on here a long time ago about "Want Ads". Which was basically biting off of the J5. I like their other stuff, for the little bit that I've heard. I like their vocals.

Hot Wax/Invictus Detroit Based label ran by Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier

other acts included

The Flaming Ember
Chairmen of the Board
Laura Lee
8th day
Honey Cone
Freda Payne

IAintTheOne said:

I keep telling people that Detroit is the birthplace of the universe, but no one believes me!

applekisses said:

its the truth labels like

Ric-tic
Wingate
Invictus
Motown
Hot wax

there's more... but i dont have the time to type em all i still need to make my pilgrimage to W.Grand

I saw them in concert last year They appeared at our Super Oldies concert...a last-minute replacement for Gene Chandler.I'm not sure if it's the original three ladies,but I think it was.

SoulAlive said:

how cool!

did they do "When Will It End?"

DirtyChris said:

Honestly,I was too buzzed to remember Had a few too many drinks before the show.I do remember that the first song was "Girls It Ain't Easy" .

IAintTheOne said:

Yeah you could hear the similarities in freda payne's band of gold and other
tracks and honey cone.

SoulAlive said:

I don't know how you do it

Going to all these "oldies" concert. I went to one of those ones once(Magic Lady, The Jones Girls[before Shirley died], Val Young, The Mary Jane Girls, Linda Clifford and Deniece Williams) it was a "Ladies Night" billing and it looked so good on ads lol but the shit was SO depressing I vowed never to go to these concerts anymore.

I want to remember those artists I love the way I ALWAYS pictured them to be.