Favoriting The Long Way Home with Kris Holmes: Playlist from February 25, 2025 Favoriting

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Twenty years of dusty fingers, frayed cuticles, & upper respiratory infections — from record digging and DJing around the globe — coalesces into a 2-hour journey through Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk, Jazz, Blues, Latin, Rock & Roll, and all points in between. Your speakers will be head-nodding, toe-tapping & even two-stepping to this vintage 45rpm party in no time. Hear favorite songs you didn't know were your favorites, aural treats & record-world problems from the vinyl side of life.

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Favoriting February 25, 2025: Roberta Flack, Chris Jasper, Gwen McCrae, Jerry Butler Tribute Show

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Artist Track Album Label Format Approx. start time
Roberta Flack  Compared To What   Favoriting First Take  Atlantic  LP  0:00:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Roberta Flack  Angelitos Negros   Favoriting First Take  Atlantic  LP  0:08:11 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Roberta Flack  Our Ages or Our Hearts   Favoriting First Take  Atlantic  LP  0:15:08 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Roberta Flack  The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face   Favoriting First Take  Atlantic  LP  0:21:25 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Roberta Flack  Tryin' Times   Favoriting First Take  Atlantic  LP  0:28:18 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers  Fight The Power   Favoriting       0:38:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers  The Heat Is On   Favoriting       0:43:09 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers  That Lady   Favoriting       0:48:50 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers  Summer Breeze   Favoriting       0:55:26 (MP3 | Pop-up)
The Isley Brothers  Who Loves You Better   Favoriting       1:00:49 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Gwen McCrae  Lead Me On   Favoriting   Columbia  7"  1:09:16 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Gwen McCrae  Been So Long   Favoriting   Columbia  7"  1:11:10 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Gwen McCrae  Ain't Nothing You Can Do   Favoriting   Columbia  7"  1:13:36 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Gwen McCrae  Your Love   Favoriting   Cat  7"  1:16:32 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Gwen McCrae  90% of Me Is You   Favoriting   Cat  7"  1:19:10 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry & Billy Butler  I Stand Accused   Favoriting       1:26:18 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  He Will Break Your Heart   Favoriting   Vee Jay  7"  1:29:23 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  Find Another Girl   Favoriting   Vee Jay  7"  1:31:55 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  Aware Of Love   Favoriting   Vee Jay  7"  1:34:41 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  It's Too Late   Favoriting   Vee Jay  7"  1:36:56 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  A Woman With Soul   Favoriting   Vee Jay  7"  1:40:55 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  I've Been Trying   Favoriting   Vee Jay  7"  1:43:08 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  'Cause I Love You So   Favoriting   Mercury  7"  1:46:12 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  Hey Western Union Man   Favoriting   Mercury  7"  1:48:52 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  Never Give You Up   Favoriting   Mercury  7"  1:51:28 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  Only The Strong Survive   Favoriting   Mercury  7"  1:56:00 (MP3 | Pop-up)
Jerry Butler  Just Because I Really Love You   Favoriting   Mercury  7"  1:58:42 (MP3 | Pop-up)


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Listener comments!

Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 8:19pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Pull some early 70s Isleys too for Chris Jasoer. Too many losses in such a short time.
Avatar 8:59pm
Kris Holmes:

oh dang
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:03pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey Kris, Matt. Looking forward to this show! Too bad it's under these circumstances
Avatar 10:04pm
Kris Holmes:

Hi Candy, yes, a rough week
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:05pm
Candy-O'67:

She has a good run
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:05pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Song: "Compared To What" by "Roberta Flack"
This is killer
Avatar 10:06pm
Kris Holmes:

There is greatness across all her early LPs
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:07pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Looks like PBS put the Roberta doc back up on their site till the end of next month. Well worth a watch. www.pbs.org...
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:08pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Kris Holmes @10:06
I need to get some
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:08pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:07
Awesome. Thx Matt
  10:09pm
Peter Mac:

Kia ora Kris, been listening to Quiet Fire LP today...
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:09pm
WR:

Hello Kris and folks.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:09pm
WR:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:07
thanks Matt!
Avatar 10:10pm
Kris Holmes:

Hi Pete, Hi WR. Yep, Quiet Fire was also a fave. She didn't really put a foot wrong across the first six LPs, really great run
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:10pm
Candy-O'67:

Hey WR, Peter
Avatar 10:11pm
Kris Holmes:

This first one is really adventurous for the time to my ears. Really varied.
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:14pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Hey Candy, WR & Peter
Avatar 10:15pm
Kris Holmes:

Peter did you see her at the Civic back in like 2008?
  10:15pm
Peter Mac:

Hey Candy, WR, and Matt
  10:16pm
Peter Mac:

No I totally missed that. Don't know how. Just booked a ticket for Chaka Khan in April at the Civic.
Avatar 10:17pm
Kris Holmes:

Dang, she was amazing! Chaka is healthy again? I heard she was in poor health & not performing a couple years back?
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:21pm
Matt from New Orleans:

She’s headlining Montreux Miami on Saturday
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:23pm
Candy-O'67:

How cool Chaka is at it again!
  10:24pm
Peter Mac:

I gather Chaka is in good health, have seen a few recent live clips. There's a great essay by Ann Powers on NPR about Roberta Flack... https://www.npr.org/2020/02/10/804370981/roberta-flack-the-virtuoso
Avatar 10:26pm
David Shortell:

↳ Song: "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by "Roberta ...
It's interesting that the movie "Play Misty For Me", which features this song, opened more than 4 months before the single went on sale!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:26pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Saw Chaka at Jazz Fest in 2014 & 2019 most recently
Avatar 10:26pm
Kris Holmes:

That Ann Powers essay is essential reading
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:27pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:26
Dang! I was there in 2019, but she must have been a different weekend from when I was there
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:38pm
Matt from New Orleans:

I hope Harvest For The World won’t be played 😂
Avatar 10:40pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Matt from New Orleans @10:38
You hope correctly
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:44pm
WR:

Listened to that first set on my headphones while on the way home. I've listened to that First Take album several times but it was in a group situation, not closely listening. Was swept away by her on this listening.

A few months ago, I bought a cheap comp CD set of her first 6 albums. Will be liberally sampling.
Avatar 10:49pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ WR @10:44
Honestly they are pretty magic headphone albums imo
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:49pm
WR:

↳ Song: "That Lady" by "The Isley Brothers"
Their hit of the 70s.
Avatar 10:50pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ WR @10:49
iconic guitar tone
Avatar 10:52pm
still b/p:

↳ Song: "That Lady" by "The Isley Brothers"
That mouth trill right there near the beginning, when I was 15 a friend of mine thought it was an entertaining kick that I could do it easily, and a couple times offered me some treat to do it, like I wuz a performing animal.

And...I love the long instrumental ride of the song's latter section. So good.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 10:57pm
Candy-O'67:

↳ WR @10:49
So good!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:13pm
Matt from New Orleans:

Gonna put the phone down. Thanks Kris. Have a great week everyone!
Avatar 11:14pm
Kris Holmes:

night matt
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:16pm
WR:

Laters, Matt.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:16pm
Candy-O'67:

Night Matt
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:37pm
Candy-O'67:

I'm still here. Just cleaning my bathroom. Haha
Avatar 11:38pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:37
the glamorous life
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:39pm
Candy-O'67:

I'm telling you
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member ♥ 11:44pm
Candy-O'67:

I'm going to go ahead and tell you thanks now because I'm going to be deep into this cleaning when the show is over! Killer tributes! thank you, Kris
Avatar 11:46pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ Candy-O'67 @11:44
ha, ok! You are welcome.
Avatar 11:47pm
still b/p:

↳ Song: "'Cause I Love You So" by "Jerry Butler"
Jesus...!!!! Whoa.
  11:47pm
spodiodi:

Dude.
Avatar 11:48pm
Kris Holmes:

↳ still b/p @11:47
yes, a very non-PC sleeper B-Side in his catalog
Avatar 11:48pm
Kris Holmes:

Wild subject matter & definitely not condoning
Avatar 11:49pm
Kris Holmes:

Insane that it exists however
Avatar 11:49pm
still b/p:

Maybe it ought to stay in perma-sleep.
Avatar 11:51pm
Kris Holmes:

Probably a good idea. To be honest I thought it was gonna be his other track called "Just Because I Really Love You" didn't mean to play that one. Apologies
Avatar 11:53pm
still b/p:

I appreciate the follow-up note.
Fantastic show otherwise. Thank you.
  11:57pm
Peter Mac:

Great show Kris, take care! Night all.
Avatar 11:58pm
Kris Holmes:

Night Peter
Avatar 11:59pm
Kris Holmes:

Here's the one I meant to play!!!
Avatar Swag For Life Member ♥ 12:03am
WR:

Thank you! Kris!
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