VA - Right Back Where We Started From: Female Pop & Soul In 70s Britain (2020)

Three CD set. Back in 1975, Maxine Nightingale became an overnight sensation in the UK when her single, 'Right Back Where We Started From', stormed into the Top 10. Thereafter, the track's catchy appeal spread like wildfire across the globe, topping the charts in Canada and the US and was a massive hit in most other countries. "Right Back Where We Started From" reflected a style of UK pop/soul, inspired by the Northern Soul scene in the North of England and revival of that classic 60s Motown sound. This collection, the last to be released on legendary reissue label RPM, takes that classic hit as the catalyst to document a decade's worth of British pop and soul from female singers. This 77-track collection spans the entire decade of the 1970s, with a mix of classics and obscurities, household names and total unknowns, chart hits and bona fide collectables. Famous/hit artists include Dusty Springfield, Tina Charles, Petula Clark, Linda Lewis, Madeline Bell, Helen Shapiro, Eartha Kitt, Dana Gillespie, Yvonne Elliman, a young Hazel Dean, Jackie Trent (as Jackie & The Majestics), Lesley Duncan, Katie Kissoon, Billie Davis and Twinkle. Also included are visiting American soul singers Doris Troy and Doris Duke, as well as The Avengers actress Linda Thorson. Some tracks, such as Disc 3 opener 'Fever', a cover of the Peggy Lee classic by Margie Miller, are now £100+ rarities in collector's circles. Also included are numerous tracks new to CD on independent labels such as Chapter One, Route and Santa Ponsa. Deluxe 48-page booklet with fully detailed biographical notes about each artist from noted "female pop" expert Ian Chapman and design from Michael Robson.

CD 1
01. Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
02. Val McKenna - Love Feeling
03. Tina Harvey - Nowhere To Run
04. The Notations - Need Your Love
05. Etta Thomas - Ninety Nine Ways
06. The Playthings - Stop What You're Doing
07. Ruth Swann - Tainted Love
08. Helen Shapiro - That's The Reason I Love You
09. Linda Rothwell - Tell Me
10. Honeyend - Heartbreaker
11. The Flirtations - Little Darling (I Need You)
12. Maria Morgan - Tell The World
13. Hazel Dean - Our Day Will Come
14. B.J. Arnau - I Want To Go Back There Again
15. The Angelettes - I Surrender
16. Polly Niles - If I Let You
17. Birds Of A Feather - Leaving The Ghetto
18. Diana Foster - I'm Gonna Share It With You
19. Mother Trucker - Explosion In My Soul
20. Paula Knight - It's The Same Old Song
21. Penny Lane - Rock Me In The Cradle (Of Your Lovin' Arms)
22. Romey Carr - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You
23. Salena Jones - Baby, Don't Ya Get Crazy
24. Diane Jones - My Man's A Sweet Man
25. Wilma Reading - Two Can Have A Party
26. Samantha Jones - Stop
27. Carol Woods - I Wonder What Will Happen

CD 2
01. Madeline Bell - That's What Friends Are For
02. Linda Lewis - Rock A Doodle Doo
03. Doris Troy - Stretchin' Out
04. The Big Spenders - Why Don't Cha Tend To Your Business
05. Doris Duke - A Little Bit Of Lovin'
06. Tommi - Let Your Love Fall Down
07. Tina Charles - I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playin'
08. The Chanter Sisters - Na Na Hey Hey (Kiss Him Goodbye)
09. Barry St. John - My Man
10. Cissy Stone - Gone But Not Forgotten
11. Ann Christy - Secret Love
12. Eleanor Keenan - Born To Be Loved (By You)
13. Emmaline Jones - What Good Is I Love You
14. Petula Clark - Right On
15. Billie Davis - I've Been Loving Someone Else
16. Chrissy Roberts - Something Good
17. Linda Cable - It's Gonna Happen To You
18. Lisa Collings - I'm Getting Hungry For Your Lovin'
19. Janine Dexter - I Love Making Love To You
20. Patti And The Patettes - Summer Heartbreak
21. Sweetcorn - Catch Me, Catch Me
22. Flirts - Give Him A Great Big Kiss
23. Jo Ann Love - Everything I Need
24. Lesley Duncan - The Magic's Fine
25. Milly Scott - Sunshine In My Rainy Day Mind

CD 3
01. Margie Miller - Fever
02. Dusty Springfield - Spooky
03. Eartha Kitt - Hurdy Gurdy Man
04. Julie Rogers - Baby Don't You Leave Me
05. Linda Kendrick - Music Brings Us Joy
06. Carol Hunter - Dr. Pepper
07. Bridget St. John - Some Kind Of Beautiful
08. Delsey McKay - Cast Your Spell On Me
09. Dana Gillespie - All Cut Up On You
10. Polly Perkins - The Bad Girl
11. Jackie And The Majestics - Can't Give It Up No More
12. Millicent Martin - Every Home Should Have One
13. Samantha Sinclair - On A 'Plane To Nowhere
14. Adrienne Posta - Express Yourself
15. Linda Thorson - You Will Want Me
16. Leonie Hawthorn - Everything I See
17. Katie Kissoon - If Not For Your Love
18. Grazina - It's My Party
19. Twinkle Ripley - Caroline
20. The Surprise Sisters - Born To Move
21. Tiger Sue - When You Walked In The Room
22. Bee - Tired Of Waiting
23. Yvonne Elliman - I Can't Explain
24. Blonde On Blonde - Whole Lotta Love
25. Julie Sullivan - Fly, Little White Dove, Fly