THE FUZZ-REVISITED

[Edie Antoinette]

~This is for Solelicious Sevenicious~I finally found it!

This short-lived trio was Barbara Gilliam, Val Williams and Sheila Young and were originally known as The Passionetts. They managed to record a one-off single for the small Path Records label ('My Plea' b/w 'My Fault'

1970 saw them picked up by Uni Records and the release of a second 45: 'Sister Watch Yourself' b/w 'Stand By Your Man' (Uni catalog number 55230). Probably an administrative oversight, the single was credited to 'The Passionettes' (note the extra 'e').

Billed as 'The Fuzz' (so much cooler than the earlier nameplate), 1971 found the trio recording for Roulette Records' Calla subsidiary. In a rather daring marketing move their self-titled debut was a concept piece. Well, the first half of the album was apparently built around a concept. Written by Young and arranger Joe Tate, the eight 'A' side tracks were built around a theme comparing love to the four seasons. Mixing a series of spoken word narratives with some catchy ballads and mid-tempo numbers the results were occasionally quite cheesy (check out the monotone reading of ''I Think I Got the Making of a True Love Affair), but to my ears that simply added to the album's charm. In contrast, the flip side abandoned the concept approach in favor of discrete songs. Material such as 'Like An Open Door', 'Leave It All Behind Me' and 'I Love You for All Seasons' served as a nice showcase for Young's songwriting skills and the trio's lovely harmony work - these gals were easily as good as Honey Cone (whom they actually remind me of). Elsewhere the group enjoyed a series of three R&B hits from the album: The Making Of A True Love Affair (Prelude) Think I Got The Making Of A True Love Affair I'm So Glad (Prelude) I'm So Glad All About Love (Prelude) All About Love It's All Over (Prelude) It's All Over /Like An Open Door Search Your Mind Leave It All Behind Me Ohh Baby Baby I Love You For All Seasons (S)

SC-2001 - The Fuzz - Fuzz [1971] (10-71, #196) Think I Got The Making Of A True Love Affair (Prelude) Think I Got The Making Of A True Love Affair I'm So Glad (Prelude) I'm So Glad All About Love (Prelude) All About Love It's All Over (Prelude) It's All Over /Like An Open Door Search Your Mind Leave It All Behind Me Ohh Baby Baby I Love You For All Seasons

-1971's 'I Love You for All Season' b/w 'I Love You for All Season (instrumental)' (Calla catalog number C-174)

-1971's 'Like An Open Door' b/w 'Leave It All Behind Me' (Calla catalog number C-177)

-1971's 'I'm So Good' b/w 'All About Love' (Calla catalog number C-179)

"The Fuzz" track listing: (side 1)

1.) I Think I Got the Making of a True Love Affair (prelude) (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 2:32

2.) I Think I Got the Making of a True Love Affair (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 2:29

3.) I'm So Glad (prelude) (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 0:42

4.) I'm So Glad (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 2:41

5.) All About Love (prelude) (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 0:45

6.) All About Love (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 2:53

7.) It's All Over (prelude) (Joe Tate - Sheila Young) - 0:44

8.) It's All Over (Sheila Young) - 3:33

(side 2) 1.) Like An Open Door (Sheila Young) - 2:27

2.) Search Your Mind (Matthew Allen) - 3:05

3.) Leave It All Behind Me (Sheila Young) - 3:00

4.) Ooh Baby Baby (Smokey Robinson - Warren Moore) - 5:32

5.) I Love You for All Seasons (Sheila Young) - 2:55

One final non-LP single ('Do Just What You Can Do' b/w 'Mr. Heartaches and Miss Tears' (Calla catalog number C-183)) and their recording career seems to have come to an end.

1. play A1. I Think I Got the Making of a T…
   
2. play A2. I Think I Got the Making of a T…
   
3. play A3. I'm So Glad (prelude)
   
4. play The Fuzz — I'm So Glad
   
5. play A5. All About Love (prelude)
   
6. play A6. All About Love
   
7. play A7. It's All Over (prelude)
   
8. play A8. It's All Over
   
9. play B1. Like An Open Door
   
10. play B2. Search Your Mind
11. play The Fuzz — B03 - Leave it All Behind M…
    
12. play B4. Ooh Baby Baby
    
13. play B5. I Love You for All Seasons
    
14. play The Passionettes - My Fault (Bonus …
    

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

WOW....You finally found it, i am loving this, now i got the songs and a couple of pics....AWESOME/SMILE

[Edie Antoinette]

It was 2 years ago that we were here...wow.

[Edie Antoinette]

Naw, Berry IS a fish..a lil brown goldfish..bwaaaaaaa...
You gone make me hurt myself laffin...*think about a lil bug-eyed goldfish swimmin up to the bowl doin that little blooba blooba* at'cha...ROFLMBO

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

Now on that song, i can tell they are females....LOL. I never thought about checking out Imeem...LOL. That sounded good too...If the White Temps sleeping with the fishes, i bet Berry Gordy did the frying with his Tarter Sauce looking butt....BWAAAAAAA....lol

[Edie Antoinette]

Well I'm going to try..I wish I could see a pic of them. You don't think the White Temps are sleeping with the fishes do you? BWAAAAA...lol

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

If i could even find a second song by them, i would be thrilled.

[Edie Antoinette]

I love that you suggested it..now I'm on a roll! ((hug))

[Shelley "SoleMann" King]

I sooooooooo love this...SMILE