Margie Joseph - Hear The Words, Feel The Feeling

Now here's a story. A few years ago there was a show on BBC Radio 2 about disco and they played some more obscure disco gems as well as the usual suspects. There was this one track that stood out that sounded a little like Aretha Franklin goes disco. I just had to find out what it was and after a LOT of research I finally nailed it as 'Prophecy' by Margie Joseph, an artist I'd never heard of before. Eventually I managed to track down a copy of the 1976 album 'Hear The Words, Feel The Feeling' containing the track on netsounds.com. I don't think I've ever gone to quite so much trouble to get my hands on a track before or since!

After some success in the early 70s on Stax, notably with a cover of the Supremes' 'Stop! In The Name Of Love', Margie moved to Atlantic and recorded three well-respected albums with Arif Mardin. Following that, she recorded this album, which was produced and to a great extent written by Motown legend Lamont Dozier. 'Prophecy' is definitely the stand-out track for disco lovers, but there's a lot of other great stuff here too. Enjoy! Margie's Atlantic albums are very soon going to be reissued on CD, so if you enjoy this, put in an order!

1. Hear The Words, Feel The Feeling
2. Didn't I Tell You
3. Why'd You Lie
4. Prophecy
5. All Cried Out
6. Something To Fall Back On
7. Don't Turn The Lights Off
8. Feeling My Way
9. I Get Carried Away

See the WRITING'S ON THE WALL!