Wishful Thinking / It Takes A Lot Of Teardrops

Hodges, James & Smith were the mainstays of Mickey Stevenson’s post-Motown recordings and he gave them this fabulous Mikim Publishing song, written by Vickie Basemore and the redoubtable Leon Ware. Superbly orchestrated, after a dramatic intro, it hits an uptempo rhythm that epitomises the great girl soul sounds of the early 70s – somewhat reminiscent of the Supremes’ ‘Up The Ladder To The Roof’.

Tracklist

Side A: HODGES, JAMES & SMITH – WISHFUL THINKING /
Side B: KIM WESTON – IT TAKES A LOTTA TEARDROPS