The Girl Don't Care

by Gene Chandler

Overview

One of Chandler's best, chock full of midtempo grooves, succulent ballads and jump tunes like "Good Times." Curtis Mayfield's "Nothing Can Stop Me" is spiced with punchy horns and choral backing vocals for Gene to play his cool, swaggering tenor against. The pain in his voice is undeniable on "Here Come the Tears," where he literally cries the agonizing lyrics. He gets philosophical on "The Girl Don't Care," an intense ballad that always seems too short. This could almost pass for a greatest-hits LP, since at least six of the selections were released as A-sides. "Fool for You," as well as the others mentioned above, got their share of plays on soul stations, and all should have been bigger hits. The B-sides occupy most of side two and are just a couple of notches below the plug sides. It's amazing how overlooked and underappreciated these gems were. ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	09/24/2002
Label:	Brunswick
UPC:	0646953501425
Rank:	95633

Tracks

1. Nothing Can Stop Me
2. You Can't Hurt Me No More
3. (I'm Just A) Fool for You
4. Here Comes the Tears
5. (Gonna Be) Good Times
6. The Girl Don't Care
7. To Choose
8. Bet You Never Thought
9. Baby That's Love
10. Buddy Ain't It a Shame
11. No One Else Can Love You (Like I Do)
12. My Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gene Chandler   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Carl Davis   Producer,Composer
William Sanders   Composer
Joel Renert   Logo
Ivan Joseph Goldberg   Remastering
Rich Kamerman   Creative Director
Kevin Goins   Reissue Coordination,Reissue Research
Eugene Dixon   Composer
Gerald Sims   Direction,Composer
Otis Leavill   Composer
Dennis Drake   Analog Transfer
Floyd Smith   Composer
Curtis Mayfield   Composer
William Butler   Composer
Barrett Strong   Composer
Hal Wilson   Layout Design
Paul Tarnopol   Executive Producer
Shirley Johnson   Composer
Sonny Sanders   Arranger