‎– Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds With The Aid Of Assorted Friends And Relatives

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‎– SR-61320

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, LP, Album

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A1 How Did We Lose It 3:03
    B. Butler , C. Jones
A2 How Does It Feel 3:45
    A. Miller, B. Butler
A3 Special Memory 3:08
    J. Butler/B. Butler , L. Wade
A4 Built My World Around You 2:38
    C. Jackson
A5 Going Back To My Baby's Love 2:25
   C. Jackson
B1 If It's Real What I Feel 2:38
   C. Jackson
B2 Strong Enough To Take It 2:08
   B. Butler , J. Jones , J. Blumenberg
B3 What It Is 3:00
   J. Blumenberg
B4 Why Are You Leaving Me 3:30
   J. Blumenberg , J. Butler , J. Jones
B5 Do You Finally Need A Friend 3:20
   C. Jones , L. Wade , T. Callier

One of the albums in which Jerry Butler showcases the talents of a new generation of young Chicago soul talents – including Terry Callier, Donny Hathaway, Chuck Jackson (from The Independents, not the New York soul star), and his brother Billy Butler. Billy Butler had already scored big with his own singles on Okeh in the 60s, but Terry, Donny, and Chuck were still emerging soul talents at this time – and it was pretty darn nice of Jerry to give them exposure on a record like this. Proof that The Iceman always was much more than just the simple singer of pop hits that he always gets tagged for – as it was pretty magnanimous of him to share the wealth of his big contract with Mercury, not to mention pretty smart to infuse his career with some good young songwriting talent. The whole record's got a good groovy soul sound, and includes the cuts "How Did We Lose It", "If It's Real What I Feel", "What Is It", and "Do You Finally Need a Friend".