The Temptations   “I Wish It Would Rain”/”I Truly, Truly Believe”   Tamla/Motown   The last of the classic lineup of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin and Otis Williams   (1968)   Produced by Norman Whitfield     Check out this performance clip with David Ruffin upfront. Bass Melvin steps up to the mic on this single’s B-Side “I Truly, Truly Believe”

(38 votes, average: 3.18 out of 5)

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Evangelist Lottie Adams   “Jesus is the Answer” This looks almost like a rockabilly record.   It’s not.

(45 votes, average: 2.60 out of 5)

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Bob Dylan   “Oh Mercy”   Columbia Records (1989)   Produced by Daniel Lanois   Street Art by Trotsky; Album Design by Christopher Austopchuk; Type Design by Mark Burdett; Photo: Suzie-Q

Bob Dylan — Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Daniel Lanois — Dobro
Malcolm Burn — Tambourine
Tony Hall — Bass
Willie Green — Drums
Brian Stoltz — Guitar
Daryl Johnson — Percussion

(48 votes, average: 2.81 out of 5)

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“I’d Rather Be Blind (In My Eyes Than In My Soul)”   Benny Dean   Erin Records

(50 votes, average: 2.54 out of 5)

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Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band   PYE Records UK   (1966)   Here’s one by the OTHER Gino Washington   that’s not on this 45 … but I really like it:

(41 votes, average: 2.71 out of 5)

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“The Next Step….” by Darrell Bledsoe   RAINBOW RECORDS   “…is it directed toward an eternal life with God the Father in Paradise; or is your soul bound for endless torment in the firey depths of hell?   This is the Searching question for which these songs of the times are directed.”

(38 votes, average: 2.24 out of 5)

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“I Am An Ex-Convict From A Florida Chain Gang”   All songs written and sung by Floyd McClellan   Sagitario Records (1978)   Side One:   Title track and “Last Train to the Gallows”   Side Two:   “Toll Bridge of My Heart”, “Moon Intrigue”, “Highway of Loneliness”, “If I Owned the World”, “Truckdriver’s Prayer”,   “Rebel Superstar”, “Ironworker” and     “I just Closed the Door on Love”

From the Liner Notes:

“This record album tells the true story of my prison life in the Florida State Penitentiary in the late ’40’s.     Convicted for the crime of armed robbery, I was sentenced to serve seven years in a Florida Chain Gang.   The songs that you will hear in this album are some that I wrote while I was in prison.   They portray the brutalities and atrocities that I endured during that time.

I was born in the state of Florida and was in the United States Army and the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II.   At this time I am married to a lovely woman, Carol, and have a three year-old son David.”

– Thank you, Floyd McClellan (Ex-convict)

(46 votes, average: 3.20 out of 5)

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Another one taken off my kitchen wall.   Bill Doggett   “Hot Doggett”   King Records

(45 votes, average: 3.44 out of 5)

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“Goodies Out Behind the Barn”   By Justy and the Keybenders

Shephard of the Hills featuring the “Ballad of Jim Lane”

(41 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5)

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Fancisco Zapata   Organo y Ritmos   “Rojo Candela”

(39 votes, average: 3.87 out of 5)

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