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from my library (vinyl)



Always remembered them as Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, but the wheels got the shaft on this compilation, as
only Mitch gets billing. Had a few mid 60's hits before fading fast. This probably covers anything worthy. Mitch
had a great voice for the material, maybe one of the first blue-eyed soul guys. Covered some Motown stuff, and did
it very well, the best of those for me being the Supremes Come See About Me, a rare love cover. The James Brown
covers are decent, but certainly not Godfather worthy. Best for me is Devil With A Blue Dress On, which was also
their biggest hit at #4. Loving six of the ten tracks gives this a very nice grade. Mitch still does some oldies
tours. Don't usually like using clips of oldies that are not from around the period, but the inclusion of a live
performance for my favorite here, proves Mitch still had it, whenever it was recorded. And the live clip from 1966 on
that last track is just a real blast from the past. His last notable release was in 1983, produced by John Mellancamp.
Had some respect among his peers including locals Bob Seger and Ted Nugent. Success was brief but influential
enough to have a lasting impact.

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Too Many Fish In The Sea

Best Track - Devil With A Blue Dress On

Fee, fee, fi, fi, fo-fo, fum
Look at Molly now [or look out once again, now], here she comes
Wearin' her wig hat and shades to match
She's got high-heel shoes and an alligator hat
Wearin' her pearls and her diamond rings
She's got bracelets on her fingers, now, and everything
She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on
Wearin' her perfume, Chanel No. 5
Got to be the finest girl alive
She walks real cool, catches everybody's eye
She's got such good lovin' that they can't say goodbye
Not too skinny, she's not too fat
She's a real humdinger and I like it like that
She's the devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on
Devil with the blue dress, blue dress, blue dress,
Devil with the blue dress on

1) I Never Had It Better ***
2) Devil With A Blue Dress On ***
live - MITCH RYDER (Live) - Devil With The Blue Dress (w / lyrics) - YouTube
3) Sock It To Me Baby **
4) Too Many Fish In The Sea **
5) You Are My Sunshine ***
audio - MITCH RYDER YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE NEW VOICE RECORDS - YouTube
6) Come See About Me ***
7) Little Latin Lupe Lu ***
8) Please Please Please **
9) I Got You **
10) Jenny Take A Ride ***
live - Mitch Ryder & Detroit Wheels - Live, 1966 (Jenny Take A Ride) - YouTube

3's - 6
2's - 4
1's - 0

Grade - 2.6

so many albums, so little time