Name: I'm The One Who Loves You - The Complete Volt Recordings
Brand: Banks, Darrell
SKU: 36731884
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I'm The One Who Loves You - The Complete Volt Recordings

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Album: I'm The One Who Loves You - The Complete Volt Recordings
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Just Because Your Love Is Gone	More Info...
2)	Forgive Me	More Info...
3)	Only The Strong Survive	More Info...
4)	Don't Know What To Do	More Info...
5)	When A Man Loves A Woman	More Info...
6)	We'll Get Over	More Info...
7)	Beautiful Feeling	More Info...
8)	I Could Never Hate Her	More Info...
9)	Never Alone	More Info...
10)	No One Blinder (Than A Man Who Won't See)	More Info...
11)	My Love Is Strictly Reserved For You)	More Info...
12)	I'm The One Who Loves You (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...
13)	Love Is Not An Easy Thing (Bonus Track - Mono Mix/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
14)	Mama Give Me Some Water (Bonus Track - Mono Mix/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
15)	Love Why Have You Forsaken Me (Bonus Track Volt Demo/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
16)	My Life Is Incomplete Without You (Bonus Track Volt Demo/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
17)	Just Because Your Love Is Gone (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...
18)	Beautiful Feeling (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...
19)	No One Blinder (Than A Man Who Won't See) (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...

Album: I'm The One Who Loves You - The Complete Volt Recordings
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Just Because Your Love Is Gone	More Info...
2)	Forgive Me	More Info...
3)	Only The Strong Survive	More Info...
4)	Don't Know What To Do	More Info...
5)	When A Man Loves A Woman	More Info...
6)	We'll Get Over	More Info...
7)	Beautiful Feeling	More Info...
8)	I Could Never Hate Her	More Info...
9)	Never Alone	More Info...
10)	No One Blinder (Than A Man Who Won't See)	More Info...
11)	My Love Is Strictly Reserved For You)	More Info...
12)	I'm The One Who Loves You (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...
13)	Love Is Not An Easy Thing (Bonus Track - Mono Mix/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
14)	Mama Give Me Some Water (Bonus Track - Mono Mix/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
15)	Love Why Have You Forsaken Me (Bonus Track Volt Demo/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
16)	My Life Is Incomplete Without You (Bonus Track Volt Demo/Previously Unreleased)	More Info...
17)	Just Because Your Love Is Gone (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...
18)	Beautiful Feeling (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...
19)	No One Blinder (Than A Man Who Won't See) (Bonus Track - Mono Mix)	More Info...

Performer Notes

Liner Note Author: Tony Rounce.
In the course of his short life, Detroit-by-way-of Buffalo, New York soulman Darrell Banks never reached the complete potential suggested by his scant early 45s. In his four-year run between the 1966 release of his first and most popular single, "Open the Door to Your Heart," and his death at the hands of an off-duty police officer in 1970, Banks released only two albums and a handful of singles. None of his work was quite as well received as "Open the Door...," with several label shifts and legal troubles draining momentum for a good amount of his career. I'm the One Who Loves You gathers Banks' complete output for the Volt record label, including his 1969 album Here to Stay, as well as several unreleased demo recordings. As a standalone album, the 11 tracks that comprise Here to Stay are stellar '60s Northern soul. Simmering backing vocals from the MG's and harmony vocals from We Three, a team of backing vocalists -- Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson, and Homer Banks -- add impact and bite to tracks like "Just Because Your Love Is Gone" and "Beautiful Feeling," Banks in the forefront with a voice as soulful and expressive as even the best of his luminous peers. String overdubs and highly orchestrated arrangements fill out the basic grooving template of the Stax/Volt sound, putting Banks in a tempestuous space between the greasy Southern soul of "No One Blinder (Than a Man Who Won't See)" and the beaming Northern soul rush of "Only the Strong Survive." The unpolished demos that round out the collection are a fun addition, and show a more relaxed vocalist trying out new material even before the album he'd just finished was released. The tragic brevity of Banks' life and singing career has left little behind in the way of discography or information about this somewhat obscure singer. What little music does remain ranks with some of the best in '60s soul, and this compilation scours the vaults to bring to light as much of it as possible. ~ Fred Thomas