Sugar Pie DeSanto - Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966
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Artist: Sugar Pie DeSantoEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2009-05-12
Music Label: Kent Records UK
Soundtracks:
- Soulful Dress
- I Don't Wanna Fuss
- In The Basement, Part 1 - Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Witch For A Night
- Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers)
- Mama Didn't Raise No Fools
- Go Go Power
- Do I Make Myself Clear - Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
- Mr. & Mrs.
- Good Timin'
- Here You Come Running
- Ask Me
- Can't Let You Go
- Crazy Lovin' - Sugar Pie DeSanto & The LaFlammes
- I Love You So Much
- It Won't Be Long
- Jump In My Chest
- Love Me Tonight - Sugar Pie DeSanto & The LaFlammes
- There's Gonna Be Trouble
- Use What You Got
- Never Love A Stranger
- Open Your Heart
- Somewhere Down The Line - Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto
- In The Basement, Part 2
Music reviews of Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966
Music Review: Little Stick Of *Dynamite* = Sugar Pie!
Rating: 5 Stars
I have to admit that the only reason I checked out the GO-GO POWER: THE COMPLETE CHESS SINGLES CD by Sugar Pie DeSanto was because of her unusual name and unique cover picture. I was expecting something like a soft-voiced Minnie Mouse type of girl singer but listening to the samples on Amazon and I was blown away by this diminutive woman with a B-I-G booming, powerhouse voice! I just had to buy GO-GO POWER...
This CD is truly rockin' and Sugar Pie sounds a lot like Tina Turner--when she was with Ike. But DeSanto has a style all her own with better clarity than Turner especially on some of the slower type ballads on this set like "Ask Me," "Crazy Lovin'," "I Love You So Much," " Love Me Tonight," "Never Love A Stranger," and "Somewhere Down The Line" (one of three duets with Etta James).
The rest of the tracks are funky, with infectious beats, and explosive. Since it covers the time period between 1961-1966, when rock 'n' roll was in its infantile and evolving stages, it's not hard to imagine groups like the Beatles and the Rolling Stones listening to Sugar Pie to get their inspiration.
DeSanto is of mixed ethnicity, which explains her exotic looks, and was born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton. She was re-christened as "Little Sugar Pie" by band leader and hipster Johnny Otis, and not only is she a talented singer but she also wrote a lot of the songs included in this collection.
My favorites tracks are "In The Basement pt.1" (duet with Etta James), "Witch For A Night," "Go Go Power," "Good Timin'," and "Use What You Got."
Ace Records/Universal/Island did a fantastic job remastering the songs on this 2009 release, which all sound as though they were recorded yesterday, and the CD comes with a booklet with pictures of Sugar in action and wonderful liner notes by Mick Patrick that tells you all about Sugar, her career and her life.
GO GO POWER...CD is like finding a needle-in-a-haystack. Who knew there was such wonders to discover in music? If you like blues mixed with rock then I highly recommend this CD. And to see some vintage performances of Sugar Pie DeSanto go to YouTube.
Description of Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966
Sugar Pie DeSanto is one of the best-known female soul singers of the 1960s, particularly in the UK, where she was a frequent visitor. She appeared at the Folk Blues Festivals in Europe in the mid-60s and is still going strong, performing around the world.Several of her tracks are popular on the Northern soul, mod and new breed scenes. She was inducted into the R&B Hall of Fame in 2008. Go Go Power, one of her rarest 45s, was used in a recent British TV ad campaign.
There was a CD of Sugar Pie's Chess recordings released 10 years ago, but that set comprised just 12 cuts and is now deleted. Our 24-tracker comprises all of her Chess singles, including a UK-only gem, three classic duets with Etta James and a great previously unissued track. Many of the selections have never been released outside the USA before or are reissued here for the first time ever.
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