Somewhat remarkably (please pardon the pun), the Frank Wilson listed here is NOT the same FW that wrote a number of hits for the Motown stable (and also cut the legendary and probably world's most valuable 45- "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do"), althought THIS Frank Wilson also ended up working with Motown!
As part of a Los Angeles sibling act known as The Wil-sons (not to be confused with another bunch of southern California singing Wilsons), Frank Wilson found his group broken up while he was just entering his 20's in the early sixties. He began staff writing at Del-Fi, and after getting a contract with the Audio Arts label the Wilson siblings re-grouped for two releases that went nowhere. I especially love Virginia Wilson's catchy, haunting and almost spoken vocal line which MAKES the song, in my opinion. Frank Wilson himself turns in a fantastically smooth vocal as well, and remarkably the groove and horn arrangement has a very Motown-west feel.
from 1965...
THE REMARKABLES - IS THE FEELING STILL THERE
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