{"product_id":"hodges-james-smith-kim-weston-wishful-thinking-it-takes-a-lotta-of-teardrops-kent-city-081","title":"Hodges, James \u0026 Smith \/ Kim Weston - Wishful Thinking \/ It Takes A Lotta Teardrops - Kent City 081","description":"\u003cp\u003eA most recent Kent Select soul 45 outing, Kent release notes follow below\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHodges, James \u0026amp; Smith were the mainstays of Mickey Stevenson’s post-Motown recordings and he gave them this fabulous Mikim Publishing song, written by Vickie Basemore and the redoubtable Leon Ware. Superbly orchestrated, after a dramatic intro, it hits an uptempo rhythm that epitomises the great girl soul sounds of the early 70s – somewhat reminiscent of the Supremes’ ‘Up The Ladder To The Roof’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKim Weston was Mickey’s most prolific solo act throughout his career and \u003cstrong\u003e‘It Takes A Lotta Teardrops’\u003c\/strong\u003e is another triumph for her, albeit one that has only surfaced recently. It is another Basemore\/Ware song from the late 60s which imitates the Motown sound exquisitely.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Soul Source Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55900779512139,"sku":"city081","price":10.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0983\/7756\/4491\/files\/CITY-081B_1200_1200.jpg?v=1779390665","url":"https:\/\/records.soul-source.co.uk\/products\/hodges-james-smith-kim-weston-wishful-thinking-it-takes-a-lotta-of-teardrops-kent-city-081","provider":"Soul Source Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}