Clem Curtis - Dial My Number

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Clem Curtis was the lead singer of The Foundations. We recorded this song on him in 2010, but I was never satisfied and he died soon after. We first wrote this record in 2010 for the album Northern Soul 2010, but his vocal lost the sheer magic and beauty of the song. My own Centre City Supergroup, The Lost Dimensions, then stepped in and recorded it for us with a far superior version which Natalie Harrison has been heavily championing on her remarkable podcasts. Dial My Number was co-written with Ian McKeith and Glenn Keiles. It is true to say that I have tried many times in my life to capture that quintessence of what makes a Northern Soul record actually work on the dancefloor, and with records like Sidney Barnes "Standing On Solid Ground" and Chuck Jackson "All Over The World", I certainly hit a popular chord. But this time with this particular song I have never been more artistically satisfied, with the other version we ended up with. Everything about this wonderful new song suggests the magic and energy of the era that I fell in love with as a teenager. Forget the purists - this one has it all. If you can keep your feet still while listening to this, then you must be a country and western fan or something. The album, "Northern Soul 2010" was distributed once again by Weinerworld, and available to order on Amazon and Discogs. This Northern Soul album was one of the sequels to our album "Northern Soul 2007" which was the very first release on Centre City Records. I spent forty seven years honing my craft to the point when I am able to produce authentic records like this. There are some small minded people who call themselves fans of Northern Soul who refuse to accept that anybody can make a new record that sounds like the real thing. But with over ten million YouTube hits, they seem to be thankfully a very small minority. The work that we have all put into this project is quite staggering, and I hope it will break down the barriers between the older Northern Soul stalwarts and a new generation who need younger acts who still produce the same vibe we all witnessed forty years ago for Motown's glory years. Play the album, watch the DVD, and give new Northern Soul a chance this time.