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The voice of the Young Disciples gained her first solo Top 30 success with this monumental cut... Carleen's mother is the singer Vicki Anderson and her stepfather is the legendary pianist Bobby Bird, both of whom formed key parts of James Brown's backing band.
There seem to be quite a few relatively minor hits on this album, maybe because there aren't many hits from late 1993 on here so it's highly concentrated on the first couple of months of 1994. I'm not going to complain though, as it gets us an opportunity to hear Anderson's only appearance in the series in a career of more than 20 years, aside from her backing vocals with the Smokin Mojo Filters. Although I recall her hits with the Young Disciples and some of the kids at my school called their Young Enterprise company True Spirit after the album where this song first appeared, I hadn't actually heard this track until I started studying 1994, and I'm glad to have come across it.
I don't know how autobiographical this song might be as a portrayal of a struggling single mother, but it's a powerful lyric and Anderson's delivery is stellar. It's let down a little by the music, which seems a little lacking in drama, and goes a bit jazz-funk to indicate the actual breakdown which doesn't really work. But still a welcome inclusion.
Available on: Up To Now: The Best Of Carleen Anderson
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