I never heard a song like this.
A Soul Symphony. It doesn't look like the usual Motown songs. Maybe that's why the LP David (1971) wasn't released until 2004.
David Ruffin was the lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 til 1968, then he started a solo career. You can find the amazing "My Whole World Ended ( The Moment You Left Me)" on his first solo LP.
"Each Day Is A Lifetime" is a masterpiece.
The heart-breaking voice of David Ruffin. This is a deeply sad song about a man, thinking every single day of his love lost, over and over. He is haunted, and we are too.
Where does it come from ? Who has written this masterpiece ? I found out it was written by Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris and Henry Cosby.
I knew Henry Cosby cause he co-wrote many Motown songs ( "The Tears Of A Clown", "I Was Made To Love Her", etc...). And I was suprised to see that Dino Fekaris co-wrote the Gloria Gaynor hit "I Will Survive". These songs are totally different, but you can find similarities in the way to describe the sorrows of the daily life.
David Van DePitte, the arranger of Marvin Gaye's What's Goin On, co-arranged the song with Henry Cosby. And, of course, the fantastic Funk Brothers play on the song.
I dream of an LP full of songs like this. Something between symphonic music and soul music.
"I remember holding you, and feelin' like a king...
How I miss you baby, when I think of all the little things I used to do with you
Now that I'm without you, I'm so blue"
I wish I wrote these simple but so touching lyrics.
Now, listen to this hidden gem. Do you feel the same way ?
A Soul Symphony. It doesn't look like the usual Motown songs. Maybe that's why the LP David (1971) wasn't released until 2004.
David Ruffin was the lead singer of The Temptations from 1964 til 1968, then he started a solo career. You can find the amazing "My Whole World Ended ( The Moment You Left Me)" on his first solo LP.
"Each Day Is A Lifetime" is a masterpiece.
The heart-breaking voice of David Ruffin. This is a deeply sad song about a man, thinking every single day of his love lost, over and over. He is haunted, and we are too.
Where does it come from ? Who has written this masterpiece ? I found out it was written by Nick Zesses, Dino Fekaris and Henry Cosby.
I knew Henry Cosby cause he co-wrote many Motown songs ( "The Tears Of A Clown", "I Was Made To Love Her", etc...). And I was suprised to see that Dino Fekaris co-wrote the Gloria Gaynor hit "I Will Survive". These songs are totally different, but you can find similarities in the way to describe the sorrows of the daily life.
David Van DePitte, the arranger of Marvin Gaye's What's Goin On, co-arranged the song with Henry Cosby. And, of course, the fantastic Funk Brothers play on the song.
I dream of an LP full of songs like this. Something between symphonic music and soul music.
"I remember holding you, and feelin' like a king...
How I miss you baby, when I think of all the little things I used to do with you
Now that I'm without you, I'm so blue"
I wish I wrote these simple but so touching lyrics.
Now, listen to this hidden gem. Do you feel the same way ?
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