The Soul Sisters

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#1 The Soul Sisters was a reggae/ska project by Nora Dean whose work included the hit Wreck A Buddy. #2 The Soul Sisters - Theresa "Tresia" Cleveland and Ann Gissendanner were not sisters. They reorded "I Can't Stand It" in 1963. Late in 1963 they signed a deal with Henry "Juggy" Murray's New York City-based Sue Records, which billed itself as "The Sound Of Soul" when launched in 1957, but their timing couldn't have been worse from a commercial aspect. Because, when their initial release came out and began to chart early in 1964, they had run head long into the first waves of the British Invasion, which would soon shove aside on the more lucrative Billboard Pop Hot 100 all but the very best North American artists. Added to that was the decision by Billboard to suspend, from late 1963 and throughout 1964, the R&B charts, and while The Soul Sisters' singles may have been doing appreciably well in that market, there were no listings to reflect that. So it was that the otherwise great uptempo offering I Can't Stand It missed the Top 40 by peaking at # 46 Hot 100 in March/April 1964 on Sue 799 b/w Blueberry Hill. By the time their second single came out, Sue had changed their numbering system (trying to figure out their releases can be a nightmare), and so Good Times Tonight charted at # 98 Hot 100 in June 1964 on Sue 10-005 b/w Foolish Dreamer. Some pressings may also have had Some Soul Food as the B-side. Late that summer neither side of Loop De Loop/Long Gone on Sue 107 could

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Trojan Tighten Up Box Set CD1

I Can't Stand It

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Barry Myers Presents Scratchy Sounds (Ska, Dub, Roots & Reggae Nuggets)

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Reggae Anthology - Joe Gibbs: Scorchers From The Early Years [1967-73]

The Sue Story

Retro Soul Magic

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Trojan Tighten Up

Tighten Up Volume 2

The Skinhead Generation

Trojan X-Rated Box Set

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Sue Records' Greatest Hits

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La Boîte Noire (1969)

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