BARBARA ACKLIN – Am I The Same Girl / YOUNG-HOLT UNLIMITED – Soulful Strut

Outta Sight

£13.50

Format: 7" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: OSV210
Barcode: 5013993 902799
Release Date: 27 Aug 2021
Genre: Soul

Back in: Jun 2022

BARBARA JEAN ACKLIN was working as a receptionist at Brunswick Records in 1966 when she co-wrote “Whispers (Getting Louder)” which became one of Jackie Wilson’s biggest hits and secured her a recording contract with the label. In 1968 she hit with “Love Makes A Woman” peaking at #15 on the Billboard pop chart. “Am I The Same Girl” followed in ’69 barely breaking the Hot 100. Dusty Springfield covered the song later that year giving the singer her final chart hit, peaking at #43 in the UK. Salena Jones cut a credible jazzy interpretation in 1970 and the British pop group Swing Out Sister scored a #21 UK hit in 1992 after first hearing the song in a Manchester Northern Soul club.
Brunswick producer Carl Davis was inspired to remove Acklin’s vocal and replace it with a piano solo shortly after the original release. He called the instrumental “Soulf Strut” and attributed it to Young-Holt Unlimited providing them with a #3 hit in the USA.

A Barbara Acklin– Am I The Same Girl 3:03
AA Young-Holt Unlimited*– Soulful Strut 3:00