Precious words
The Wallace Brothers were a sextet of brothers and cousins out of Atlanta GA. A young sextet. They were 14 to 16 years old when this record came out on Sims records in 1964. The group started out as a gospel act. They were able to get "Precious Words" on mainstream radio by dropping the religious references.
For me, the sax makes “You’re Mine” the better song of the two. I think the Wallace Brothers recorded both songs in Muscle Shoals but it’s obvious that they played all their own instruments instead of using studio musicians. Good for them.
The record was the groups second single and spent six weeks on the charts but never made the top 100. Mrs. Wallace was a heck of a businesswoman. She managed to get the band signed to six different contracts. All at the same time.
For me, the sax makes “You’re Mine” the better song of the two. I think the Wallace Brothers recorded both songs in Muscle Shoals but it’s obvious that they played all their own instruments instead of using studio musicians. Good for them.
The record was the groups second single and spent six weeks on the charts but never made the top 100. Mrs. Wallace was a heck of a businesswoman. She managed to get the band signed to six different contracts. All at the same time.
posted by KS at 2/01/2007 09:05:00 PM
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