![]() ![]() A couple years later, Ellis gave the rocksteady treatment to soul hits like “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy” (credited as “You Made Me Happy”) and “What Does It Take (Win Your Love?)” With a stripped-down brass-less, guitar-driven backing and a yearning, slightly-less-polished vocal delivery, “You Made Me Happy” hits even deeper than before, while the organ-led cover of Junior Walker and The All-Stars’ “What Does It Take” – which closed the original compilation – displays Ellis’ talent for committed interpretations, complete with wails and almost-weeping backing vocals from Treasure Isle’s house band. The R&B-flavored “Why Birds Follow Spring” follows, demonstrating the doo-wop and pop influences of the emerging rocksteady movement. Ellis’ dynamic and soulful vocal went uncredited on the original single. But it’s Ellis originals like the bopping ode “Baby, I Love You (Oo Wee Baby)” and the gritty warning against greed “If I Could Rule This World” that really display his immense talents as a songwriter and singer.The collection opens with the jaunty “Breaking Up,” which was originally credited to Treasure Isle’s house band Tommy McCook and the Supersonics. ![]() ![]() ![]() The collection opens with the jaunty “Breaking Up,” which was originally credited to Treasure Isle’s house band Tommy McCook and the Supersonics. ![]()
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