My Honey and Me

"My Honey and Me"
Single by The Emotions
B-side"Blind Alley"
Released1972
Genre
Length3:30
LabelVolt
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Emotions singles chronology
"My Honey and Me"
(1972) 		"I Could Never Be Happy"
(1972)

"My Honey and Me" is a song by R&B group The Emotions released as a single in 1972 on Stax Records.[1]

Overview

My Honey and Me was produced by Al Jackson Jr. and Jim Stewart. The song was also composed by John McFarland and Luther Ingram. The single's b-side was a song called Blind Alley from The Emotions' 1972 album Untouched.[1]

Reception

One of the picks of the week in the 4 March, 1972 issue of Cash Box, the song was described as "Tom-tom percussion on a breeze of ladyfunk harmonies". It was also referred to as a sequel to the success of their other record, "Show Me How".[2]

Listed as one of the Hits of the Week on the front cover of the 4 March issue of Record World, the reviewer said that there was no way that this song won't make it.[3] In her Soul Truth column of the same issue, Dede Dabney noted the soft tonal subtlety that the Emotions were known for. She also predicted it was another hit.[4]

Chart

The single reached No. 18 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[5]

With the song making its debut at no. 112 in the Cash Box Looking Ahead chart on the week of 4 March 1972,[6][7] it had also made its debut at no. 59 in the Cash Box R&B TOP 60 chart.[8] It peaked at no. 24 on the week of 29 April.[9]

The record made its debut at no. 91 in the Cash Box Top 100 chart on the week of 11 March, 1972. [10] It peaked at no. 85 the following week during its three-week chart run.[11]

Other versions

Anthony Swete recorded a version of the song which was backed with "Rainy Night in Georgia". It was released in Australia on RCA Twin Hits PPX-1005 in 1970.[12] Swete's version was also included on the Now Sounds compilation, released on Cornwall Records, Inc. LG101.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b The Emotions: My Honey and Me. Stax Records. 1972.
  2. ^ Cash Box, March 4, 1972 - Picks of the Week, THE EMOTIONS (Volt 4077) My Honey And Me
  3. ^ Record World, March 4, 1972 - Page 1 HITS OF THE WEEK, SINGLES, THE EMOTIONS, "MY HONEY AND ME
  4. ^ Record World, March 4, 1972 - Page 33 Soul Truth (Continued from page 30), "My Honey And Me" - The Emotions (Volt)
  5. ^ "The Emotions: My Honey and Me (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  6. ^ Cash Box, February 26, 1972 - Page 18 LOOKING AHEAD
  7. ^ Cash Box, March 4, 1972 - Page 14 LOOKING AHEAD, 122 MY HONEY & ME
  8. ^ Cash Box, March 4, 1972 - Page 32 Cash Box R&8 TOP 60, 59 MY HONEY & ME Emotions (Volt 4077), _
  9. ^ Cash Box, April 29, 1972 - Page 50 Cash Box R&8 TOP 60, 24 MY HONEY & ME Emotions (Volt 4077), , 28
  10. ^ Cash Box, March 11, 1972 - 91, MY HONEY & ME Emotions -Volt 4077, _, _
  11. ^ #Records And Charts - Cash Box chart run Emotions My Honey And Me
  12. ^ 45Cat - Anthony Swete - Discography, Australia
  13. ^ Worth Point - "The Now Sounds-Volume 1 & 2" 2-LP's, 1960's Exploitation/Psych, SEALED!


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