Walter Jackson
“Suddenly I’m All Alone”
(US #96, 8th Jan 1965)
song.link/gb/i/206489019

Written by #VanMcoy and co-produced by #CurtisMayfield, this Chicago soul tearjerker finds Jackson in fine voice.

#Okeh #Chicago

The Sparrow
Tomorrow’s Ship
(CAN, Aug 1966)
song.link/i/1473652068

This one just glides… Woozy, psych-tinged & Byrdsian, it marks this pre- #Steppenwolf outfit’s first single for #Columbia. Recorded in #NewYork w/future Sly Stone manager #DavidKapralik & #VanMcoy. Like a template for Elephant 6.