“I’m gonna find my way/I’m gonna find my way”
JANUARY 2023
TAKE 308
1 DUKE GARWOOD (P14)
2 ROZI PLAIN (P16)
3 NEIL YOUNG (P22)
4 PLAID (P24)
Only The Strong Survive (Covers Vol 1)
COLUMBIA
ISTENING to Walter Orange and JD Nicholas sing “Nightshift” can still make you cry, 37 years after they recorded the song with their group, the Commodores. The two lead singers each take a verse. Orange begins with the one about Marvin Gaye. Nicholas takes the one about Jackie Wilson. It’s a hymn to a pair of recently departed heroes, quoting from their best-known songs, but it’s not a pastiche. The rich synth textures and the finely detailed percussion are a reminder that this was made in 1985, not 1965. The voices are filled with love and loss. When Orange begins with “”, it’s more than
