Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven (1967)

A CD clone of Chris Bartley's 1967 LP on Van McCoy's Vando Records. Collectables Records tacked the extra song "Love Me Baby" on to make it a baker's dozen with McCoy writing and producing every track. Bartley scored the first time out with "Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven," a lilting beauty caressed by Bartley's flowery falsetto. The follow-up, the Motown-ish, formulaic "Baby It's Wonderful," flopped, though it probably sounded like a straight hit in the recording studio booming from those big speakers. He's better on ... Read More

A CD clone of Chris Bartley's 1967 LP on Van McCoy's Vando Records. Collectables Records tacked the extra song "Love Me Baby" on to make it a baker's dozen with McCoy writing and producing every track. Bartley scored the first time out with "Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven," a lilting beauty caressed by Bartley's flowery falsetto. The follow-up, the Motown-ish, formulaic "Baby It's Wonderful," flopped, though it probably sounded like a straight hit in the recording studio booming from those big speakers. He's better on "You Get Next to My Heart," the third single, the lilting "Sittin' Pretty," where he displays a honey soaked false voice, and "Hooked on You," a hard-edged up-tempo number where he sings natural and falsetto. Oozing with love is a remake of the Spellbinders' "For You," one of McCoys' best floaters; the up-tempo "Gotta Tell Somebody (About My Baby)" shows he can jam with the right material. Regardless of the tempo, Bartley's always depicted as a love-struck romantic. ~ Andrew Hamilton, Rovi Read Less

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• LP, Very Good Vando VA-60, 000 See Item Details ▾

  MUSICAL ENERGI AVERAGE Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA

  $50.00 Add to Cart Add this copy of Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by MUSICAL ENERGI rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wilkes-Barre, PA, UNITED STATES, published by Vando VA-60, 000.

  	Edition: Vando VA-60, 000 LP, Very Good	Details: Label: Vando VA-60, 000 Alibris ID: 17846872127	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: VG++ / NM. Rare, nice copy, punch hole.
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• Vinyl, Very Good 1967, VANDO; DV-101 See Item Details ▾

  Silverball Records BEST Princeton, NC, USA

  $75.00 Add to Cart Add this copy of The Sweetest Thing This Side of Heaven/Love Me Baby to cart. $75.00, very good condition, Sold by Silverball Records rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Princeton, NC, UNITED STATES, published 1967 by VANDO; DV-101.

  	Edition: 1967, VANDO; DV-101 Vinyl, Very Good	Details: Label: VANDO; DV-101 Released: 1967 Alibris ID: 9026456031	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Trackable Expedited: $9.19 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: VG. SOUNDS OK, CUTOUT HOLE ON LABEL. WRITING IN VINYL ON B SIDE.
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1996, Collectables UPC: 090431559024 CD See All