Give Me Just a Little More Time/In Session Plus [Import]

The Chairmen of the Board | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 14, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B0029F21CY
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,406 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Chairman Of The Board

2. Everything s Tuesday

3. Pay To The Piper

4. The Twelfth Of Never

5. All We Need Is Understanding

6. It Was Almost Something

7. Bridge Over Troubled Water

8. Hanging Onto A Memory

9. I Can t Find Myself / When Will She Tell Me She Needs Me

Disc: 2

1. Children Of Today

2. Hypnotic Music

3. Closet Queen

4. Sunday Morning People

5. Night Comes, Day Goes

6. Gimme A Glass Of Water

7. You Hurt Your Mother Again

8. Up The Organisation

Editorial Reviews

2009 two CD set. This release contains the first two albums by Chairmen Of The Board as well as the special bonus of group members General Johnson and Harrison Kennedy's solo albums. Give Me Just A Little More Time (1970) features the hit title song and 'You Got Me Dangling On A String' and their original version of 'Patches'. In Session (1971) features 'Everything's Tuesday' and 'Pay To The Piper'. Also featured are the group's intriguing covers of 'My Way', 'Come Together' and 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'. The bonus albums are the ultra-rare Hypnotic Music by Harrison Kennedy (1972), and General Johnson's Generally Speaking (1972) which now features three bonus tracks. All these albums have been unavailable for many years and never together in such a good value package. Edsel.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing SOUL MUSIC from DETROIT, October 15, 2009

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brazuka (Brazil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Give Me Just a Little More Time/In Session Plus (Audio CD)

Demon Edsel, 2009, 2 CDs, 40 tracks

Led by singer/songwriter General Johnson, The Chairmen of the Board was created in 1969 by the trio Holland-Dozier-Holland, after their departure from Motown Records. The other members were Danny Woods, Harrison Kennedy and Eddie Custis (who left the group after the release of the second album).

The double CD comprises four albums + four singles:
THE CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD (April 1970) - tracks 1 to 12
General Johnson GENERALLY SPEAKING (March 1972) - tracks 13 to 18
three non-album singles from General Johnson - tracks 19 to 21
IN SESSION (October 1970) - tracks 1 to 11 (Disc 2)
Harrison Kennedy HYPNOTIC MUSIC (October 1972) - tracks 12 to 18
and another b-side from General Johnson - track 19

All the songs are excellent, but the solo release from General Johnson is the strongest material here: great songs and performances, from one of the best soul singers of all times. The album has nine songs, the other three appeared on the COTB regular albums: "All We Need Is Understanding" and "Everything's Tuesday" from the second IN SESSION and "Saginaw County Line" from the third BITTERSWEET.

The non-album singles from General Johnson: "Savannah Lady", "I'm In Love Darling" and "Only Time Will Tell" (vocal and instrumental).

The solo album by Harrison Kennedy is more pop/rock, like the instrumental "Up The Organization", but there are smooth ballads like "Night Comes Day Goes" and "You Hurt Your Mother Again". The original album has more two songs: "Come Together" from the FIRST ALBUM and "Children of Today" from the second IN SESSION.

Highlights: "Patches", "You've Got Me Dangling On A String", "Every Couple's Not a Pair", "I'll Never Get Tired of You", "Mary Lou Thomas", "Everything's Tuesday", "Pay to The Piper" and "Sunday Morning People".

The sound is superb (the same remastering from the Castle 1999 edition, excellent).

Highly recommended.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Great, August 29, 2011

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J. Harvey (Ottawa, Ontario) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Give Me Just a Little More Time/In Session Plus (Audio CD)

I was really enthused about getting this CD, but found it weak. Yes, there is one great song and some good songs, but also a lot of so-so stuff. We found the longer we listened to the CDs, the worse the songs got. Cannot recommend this one to anybody.