Ginji James: Love Is a Merry Go Round (1971)

Texas student Ginji James was a prime example of the early-'70s ethos. Major companies stuffed their release sheets with albums by unknown and untried acts. Brunswick was no less guilty. The fact that this hot-panted Bachelor of Science could actually sing was a bonus. Her only LP, Love Is a Merry Go Round, released in 1971, was packed with Acklin numbers and many good tracks. Ginji has got a style which is both sweet and deep, something that makes her a perfect fit for the sweeping, loping arrangements of the record, very much in the best Chi-soul style of the time. The album is carried off perfectly by a team of studio talents that includes Carl Davis (vice president of recording for Brunswick), Eugene Record, Willie Henderson, and Tom Tom. Ginji's vocals are really wonderful; every bit as great as that of labelmates like Barbara Acklin or The Chi-Lites, and the whole set sparkles with a warmth that is pretty darn hard to find, even in the best soul albums from the time. http://www.dustygroove.com/

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A1. I Knew It Was Love

A2. Until You Return

A3. Here Is A Heart

A4. Love Had Come To Stay

A5. You Hurt Me For The Last Time

B1. Where Would I Go

B2. Love Changed His Face

B3 Love Is a Merry-Go-Around

B4. Honey Babe