CANDI STATON - STAND BY YOUR MAN - Vinyl LP
Side 1
01 Stand By Your Man
02 How Can I Put Out The Flame (When You Keep The Fire Burning)
03 I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin')
04 Mr And Mrs Untrue
05 Too Hurt To Cry
Side 2
01 He Called Me Baby
02 Sweet Feeling
03 To Hear You Say You're Mine
04 What Would Become Of Me
05 Freedom Is Just Beyond The Door
Brand new stock - Media: Mint: Sleeve: Mint
Released in August 1970, as well as detonating hard and reaching #4 in the US R&B charts, ‘Stand By Your Man’ became a break-through single for Candi Staton, spending 14 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #24 When it came to the follow-up to ‘Stand By Your Man’, the formula was repeated with Candi taking on another country song ‘She Called Me Baby’. This song was written by country singer Harlan Howard and appeared on “Harlan Howard Sings Harlan Howard” released in 1961. It was first drenched in strings and sung from the female perspective as ‘He Called Me Baby’ by Jeanne Newman in 1965 and then, in more soulful form, by Ella Washington, whose version got to #77 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 1969. As with Newman and Washington’s versions, Hall dressed the song in strings as well as belting brass. Staton’s definitive southern soul version of ‘He Called Me Baby’ got to #9 in the R&B chart and #52 in the Billboard Hot 100 when released in January 1971.