Cat. No.: S-1858; Year: 1963; Country: US.
Starting off 2014 with this 1963 release from Anna King - who was at the time part of the James Brown band/revue - coming as she did as a replacement for Tammy Montgomery (aka Tammi Terrell). The A Side "If Somebody Told You" is a great slow smoking soul number, written and produced by JB, and credited as 'Jim Jam' on the label. (Possibly due to copyright - as he also recorded only instrumentals for Smash within about a year of the release of this material when he was in dispute with his normal label King.)
The flip side is cover of the Holland-Dozier-Holland/Martha & the Vandellas tune "Come Get These Memories" which like the A Side is well worth a listen. Both side and the subsequent duet with Bobby Byrd appear on the parent 'Back To Soul' LP.
What other info I've managed to find on her comes mainly from AllMusic's site - so many thanks to them for the following info. After leaving James Brown she then recorded some stuff for End in 1965, then worked with Duke Ellington's band before joining the Brockington Choral Ensemble
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