Leo's Sunshipp - Give Me The Sunshine / I'm Back For More

Expansion

£16.20

CAT NO: EXPAND117

FORMATS: 12” Single

BAR CODES: 5019421105985

GENRE: Soul/Rare Groove

LABEL: Expansion

LABEL GROUP: Passion Music

RELEASE DATE: 15th February 2021

BACK IN STOCK: 24th June 2021

SIDE A
Give Me The Sunshine (6:32)
SIDE B
I’m Back For More (5:19)

“Give Me The Sunshine” is one the most iconic and enduring rare groove tracks. It was composed by Johnny Simone at the time he was working with Stevie Wonder at Motown. Others in the group were Kenny Stover and Alvin Few, all three of them born under the ‘Leo’ star sign. Kenny worked as a songwriter at Motown and lived in the same house as Marvin Gaye at the time “What’s Going On” became an idea. He co-wrote “Inner City Blues” but was only credited much later. The original “I’m Back For More” included here has equal standing in the soul world too, the song later reaching new heights when covered by Al Johnson featuring Jean Carn. Both songs come from the album “We Need Each Other”, long associated with Expansion Records. The two songs featured here first appeared on Expansion 12” in 1986, the launch year of the label which in 2021 celebrates it’s 35th Anniversary.