70'S SOUL HOUR - SHOW 304 WITH AL RANDALL

Step inside the velvet groove of the 70’s Soul Hour with Al Randall — an hour of deep‑cut funk, Philly strings, rare grooves, and pure soul power. From The S.O.S. Band and MFSB to Brenda & The Tabulations, Blue Magic, and The Staple Singers, this show moves from dance‑floor heat to slow‑burn classics with that unmistakable Randall storytelling.

This week’s lineup brings Harlem gems, Philly soul royalty, Chicago message music, and two bonus killers — Foster Sylvers’ “Misdemeanor” and Gene Chandler’s “Groovy Situation” — before closing with the Curtis Mayfield‑produced bliss of “Let’s Do It Again.”

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The S.O.S. Band – Take Your Time (Do It Right), Part 1

The Third Guitar – Baby Don’t Cry

Joe Tex – Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)

The Chi‑Lites – (For God’s Sake) Give More Power to the People

R.B. Greaves – Take a Letter Maria

Tony Bowens & The Soul‑Choppers – Boilin’ Water

MFSB feat. The Three Degrees – Love Is the Message

Love Unlimited Orchestra – Love’s Theme

War – Why Can’t We Be Friends?

Chic – Good Times

Abraham & The Metronomes – Party

Brenda & The Tabulations – Right on the Tip of My Tongue

Blue Magic – Three Ring Circus

Prepositions – Something Different

Foster Sylvers – Misdemeanor

Gene Chandler – Groovy Situation

The Staple Singers – Let’s Do It Again

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

For the millions listening worldwide live from New York City, it's the Al Randall show.

SPEAKER_06 0:29

Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it. Let's do it. Take the time. Let's do it. You know you are to slow down. You've been working too hard, and that's a fact. Slip back and relax a while. Take some time to relax and smile. Lay your hand and lower down. So you can stop and take that. It simply never takes the time to do all the things we want to. Yeah. Yeah, maybe we can do it. Take the time to it right. We can do it, take it. Do it tonight. Maybe we can do it, take the time to it right, and do it, paint, do it tonight. Maybe we can do it, take the time to it right, we can do it, baby. Do it tonight. Maybe we can do it, take the time to it right, we can do it, maybe, do it tonight. All life is all we have to live. All is all we have to give. Yeah. There are so many things for us to do and see. Do it tonight. Maybe we can do it, take the time, do it right, and do it baby, do it tonight. Maybe we can do it, take the time, do it right, and do it, baby. Do it too night. Take your time, it takes all night, we can do it, we can do it, we can do it all right, we can let it do it all right, baby, we'll take all night, we can do it, let's do it, all right, we can do it, baby, come on, let's do it, put on night, baby, we can do it, put a right, let's do it, we can take all night, and let's do it, I'll let's do it, let's do it, let's go, let's do it, do it right, come on, baby, let's do it, let's go night, come on, baby, let's do it, let's go, let's do it, all right. Come on, honey, let's do it, let's do it take all night, let's do it, let's do it, let's go, let's do it, right? Come on, baby, let's do it, let's do it take all night, come on, honey, let's do it, let's go, let's do it, too. We can do it, we can do it, let's go, let's do it, come alright, baby, we can do it, take your time, do it right, we can do it, baby, do it tonight, baby, we can do it, take the time, do it right, we can do it, baby.

unknown 4:52

Do it tonight. Baby, we can do it, take the time, do it right, we can do it, baby.

SPEAKER_01 4:59

Uh, from 1980 on a taboo record label Atlanta's finest, the SOS band laying down that early 80s groove, produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis before they became legends. Take your time, do it right. The anthem that made every dance floor move. Welcome to another hour plus of the 70s all our heroine. You're truly Al Randall. If you want to get a hold of me, you can do that by email. All one word, the Al Randall Show at email.com. You're hearty and hearty. Baby don't cry. From the golden age of RB!

SPEAKER_04 6:15

Alright.

SPEAKER_02 6:17

I want you to come back. Let's talk it over now. I want you to come back, I'm explain to you.

SPEAKER_04 6:27

I wanna love, but now I'm fine.

SPEAKER_06 6:32

I wanna blow, but now I can see As long as I can see, baby. I shouldn't win that.

SPEAKER_04 6:42

Take the seat I want you to find off in the love.

SPEAKER_06 6:48

Yes, I will get a hard full of happiness. Ow!

SPEAKER_04 7:04

Don't make me cry on to cut it on to cut and please!

SPEAKER_01 7:18

I don't want you to weep, and I don't want you to make me cut come on, come on, and I don't like you I'm gonna leave a pain, I'm a leave you don't have all the baby I don't want to blow the home blow blowing up, baby, don't make the brother we're moving on to 1977 on the epic record label Joe Tex bringing the humor and the funk. This one tore up the disco charts in 77. Ain't gonna bump no more! Pure personality and pure tax on the Al Randall show Three nights ago, I was at a disco man I wanted to vote, I was ran to go, and this big fathom, bumped me on the blow, she was ran to go, that chick was ran to go, man.

SPEAKER_07 9:44

She did a dip, almost broke my hip. She was getting down, that chick was getting down. She wanted to bump some more, but I told her no, you don't knock me down once, you done knocked me down once. Said if you wanna dance, find you a big fat man. Y'all gonna let's get on down, y'all gonna let's get on down. I gon' fuck, no more, no big fat bomb.

unknown 10:13

I gonna fuck, no more, no big fat bomb. I gon' walk, no more, no big fat walk.

SPEAKER_07 10:22

I don't want, no more, no big fat walk.

unknown 10:26

I don't fuck, no more, no big fat walk.

SPEAKER_07 10:30

I don't spawn, no more, no big fat. No more, no big fat walk. I don't fall, no more, no big fat walk. She too big for me, she don't knock me down, but she came over to me, snatched me out of my seat. She wanted to get on down, still wanna get on down. I told her to go home and leave me alone. I ain't getting down, get on the hill punch. I know what you do. I ain't gonna fuck with you. I don't feel like getting down. Don't feel like getting down. She just shook her head, did have that word to say, She wanted to get on down, that woman wants to get on down. She did that again, and I hit the floor again. She was getting down, oh, that woman was getting down. I ain't gonna fuck, no more, we don't think that bomb Ain't no fuck, no more, we don't think that bomb I gonna fuck, no more, we don't think that bomb I gonna fuck, no more, we don't think that bomb. I ain't gonna fuck, no more, we don't think that bomb up, no more, no big that bomber Ain't the fuck, no more, no big performance Ain't no fuck, no more, no big performer Somebody take 'em, I don't She done fight my hip. She done knocked me down. Don't fight my hip. She done knocked me down. Somebody take up. I don't want to run. You gotta have this fun too.

unknown 12:32

Take the big battle moment.

SPEAKER_01 12:34

Alright, jumping over to 1971 on the Brunswick record label. Chicago's a soul with a message, man. Eugene record leading the charge for change. Giving more to the people. Still hits hard today. Here's the Shylight.

SPEAKER_06 13:11

Give more power to the people. There's some people up there holding everything. Tell it lights, giving out a pass about the people's money and pain. And if they go far away, might as well be sung to me. Yeah, they see the head of, but never had misery. There are some people who are starving today.

SPEAKER_04 13:38

Never knew but only heard of. And they never had happiness.

SPEAKER_10 13:43

If you don't have enough to eat, how can you think of love?

SPEAKER_06 13:48

You don't have time to care. Don't scrime you're guilty of God's sake. Give more power to the people. Oh God's sake. Why don't you give more power to the people?

SPEAKER_02 14:06

Kill the most. When they run out of power, the world's gonna be a ghost. They know we're not satisfied.

SPEAKER_06 14:15

So we get the hollow. They give us a promise and throw in a few more dollars.

SPEAKER_04 14:23

There's no price for happiness. There's no price for love.

SPEAKER_06 14:28

Up goes the price of living. And you're right back where you were.

SPEAKER_10 14:32

So whatever you got. Just be glad you got it. Now we're going to get on up. And get some more.

SPEAKER_06 14:44

You got to give more power to the people. For God said, Why don't you give more power to the people?

SPEAKER_10 15:12

For God's sake. You got to give more power to God's sake. Why don't you give more power to you? For God's sake. You got to give more power to the people.

SPEAKER_06 15:26

For God's sake. Why don't you give more power? Oh yeah. For God's sake. Got to heaven. For God's sake.

SPEAKER_10 15:40

Oh yeah, for God's sake. Why don't you get more power to other people like last night as I got home, about a half past then there was the woman I thought I knew in the arms of another man.

SPEAKER_08 16:06

I kept my cool, I ain't no fool. Let me tell you what happened then. I packed some clothes and I walked out and I ain't gon' back again. So take a letter, Maria. I dress it to my wife. Say I won't be coming home. Gotta stop a new life. Take a letter, Maria. I dress it to my wife. Send a copy to my lawyer. Gotta stop a new life. You'll be many things, but most of all, a good secretary to me. And it's times like this I feel. You always been close to me. Once I wrote two lights to try to build a good light. All work and no play has just cost me a while. So take a letter for real. I'd press it to my wife. Say I won't be coming home. Y'all start a new light. I'd press it to my wife. Send a copy to my life. Y'all have a new life. What a man loves a woman, it's hard to understand. But she would find more pleasure in the arms of another man. I never really noticed how speech you are to me. It just so happens I'm free tonight. Would you like to have dinner with me? Or take a letter from Maria. I dress it to my wife. Say I'm gonna be coming home. Take a letter, Maria. I dress it to my wife. Send a copy to my Maria. We'll take a letter, Maria.

SPEAKER_01 18:20

Arvey Greaves, nephew of Sam Cook, 1969 on the Echo record label, delivering a soul pop crossover that ruled the airwaves. Take a letter, Maria! Heartbreak turned into a hit indeed, man. Listen to 70 Soul Hour with Al Randall. Jumping over to 1973 on Soul Chopper's record label. Straight up from the underground, man. Tony Rowland. Hooking up in a groove that bubbles over boiling water. Yeah, man, ready to serve. The Philly Sound in full bloom. Gamble and House Orchestra with the three degrees.

SPEAKER_06 22:15

Love is the message that I say to you. Love is the message that I bring to you. Love is the message for us.

SPEAKER_03 24:35

And when you talk about Philly, it's my soul. But when you talk about the soul of Philadelphia, you talk about the people who made it happen. I'm talking about the PBS. Without your support, without you people being there and supporting this music, it could not happen. So remember, at all times, people supporting PBS. These are the only folks to bring you the true sound of Philadelphia.

SPEAKER_01 29:53

War reminding us that groove and unity go hand in hand. Why can't we be friends? Ah, timeless and true, man. So true for the world today!

SPEAKER_06 30:39

Why can't we wrap the faith?

SPEAKER_04 30:44

Why can't we be failing? I seen you around long time. Why can't we be fail?

SPEAKER_06 31:02

Why can't we be Why can't we be fail? Oh yeah, but just be fair, I can be faith, I can be fair, I can be a baby.

SPEAKER_04 31:29

I think my money, you don't feel fine, I see you're standing in it.

SPEAKER_02 31:50

The color of your skin don't matter to me. As long as we can live.

unknown 31:59

I can be fair, I can be fair, I can be fair, I can be free.

SPEAKER_02 32:11

I don't like to be the president show ya how your mind is fair. I can be fair, I can be fair, I can be fair, I can be fair.

SPEAKER_07 32:31

Sometimes I don't speak right but get a no one, I can be fair, I can be fair, I can be fair, I can be fair, I know you'll wake it on the wood, have you in the same time?

SPEAKER_01 33:45

Yeah, Niall Rogers and Bernard Edwards, the architects of disco. Chic. Good times. Track and inspired a thousand samples and still gets crowds moving, man. That's gotta be a hit.

SPEAKER_06 34:44

I'll do stay all back, peace of the hotel. Have the days, I'm here again.

SPEAKER_08 34:59

The time is right for making friends. Let's get together. How about a quarter to ten?

SPEAKER_06 35:08

Come tomorrow, let's all do it again. Boys will be boys, better let them have the toys. Girls will be girls, cute ponytails of girls. Must put an end to the stress and stride. I think I want to leave the sporty life. Leave your girls behind Peace on the stage of work, it's really late. Time march is on, just can't wait. The clock keeps turning, why hesitate? You select on, you can't change a fate. Let's cut the rubber, little child and chip. We want the best, we won't set up for less. Don't be a trap, but use the face. Count on the happy shelf and roll the skates, roll the skates, please on the chance. Time march is on. Just can't wait. The clock keeps turning. Why hesitate? You sail a phone, you can't change a bank. Let's cut the rug, little child and check to run. We want the best, we won't settle for less. Don't be a dread, but here's the pain. Clutch on the high shelf and roll the skates, roll the skates.

SPEAKER_01 42:10

Believe me, that's a view you visual you don't want to see. A rare groove classic up next. 1974 Metronome Records. Abraham and the Metronome bringing the brass and the bounce. The song's called Party. Exactly what this hour's about. We're heading over to 1971 now on a top and bottom record label. Brenda Payton's voice is so smooth, so soulful, it's unforgettable. Brenda and the tabulation right on the tip of my tongue. Philly soul perfection here, ladies and gents.

SPEAKER_06 45:08

It was bad on the tip of the same. Play the game. Don't you understand? I love you.

SPEAKER_01 48:01

Nineteen seventy-five's our year now on the Acho record label. Yeah, Blue Magic at their dramatic capacity. Soul Opera of Heartbreaker. Three ring circus. You guessed it.

SPEAKER_06 48:56

Jumping up the day and making people happy. There's a lovely man's side. Life is a free main science. All of the upside. Life is a free rain science. Just one way to lie to life. Like the monstrous days. Just to raise the face. And keep the people laughing. Understand that lies. Love some lovely baby. Are you just too glad to see that the cloud is real? Life is a free reading circuit. Life is a free rain service. Just one day to die.

SPEAKER_01 51:47

You listened to the 70s Solaro, you're truly Al Randall. Heading over to 1976, let's move it up a year on a private press record label. Yeah. A deep cut on the rarity. The preposition is laying down a groove that lives up to its name. Something different. Smooth definitely soulful.

SPEAKER_06 56:12

Okay. Love and devotion. In the trust of last depression. It's gonna subscribe. She's so much. But it's just the best I mean. You got to get over it. What you gonna do? Wait a second, love medicine my girl. It's just enough to set it back in the slide. Like we got your first dick before illegal bargain. It's no big deal. She's not a real appeal, she's a dog. But it's just a message. You have to get over it. Love and devotion. And the dress of blast promotion It's gonna subside, she's gonna miss the love. You gotta get up for it. What you gonna do? When I can let her go. And my brains are telling me when I'm playing the blue. She makes you feel so out of place. It's no baby, you're taking so she's not a real I know I feel she's so much. But it's just the best and know. You got to get over it, I'll try from the stone. You're what I need. It's just the best coming. You got to get over it, love back on the stone. You're what I need. It's just the best time. You have to get all in the what I need. It's just the best time. You got to get over it, you got to get over it.

SPEAKER_09 58:44

I bad girl. I'm gonna make a mind if it takes all night. Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? I bad girl. I'm gonna make a mind if it takes all night. Can you dig it, can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Good evening, sweet darling. May I ask your name? You seem to be lonely.

SPEAKER_08 59:20

Well, don't worry, I'm feeling the same. Oh, it's a growth situation. A spending combination That we should meet at a time like this. Oh, it's a grooving situation. A spending combination. You're something that I just can miss. I bat girl.

SPEAKER_09 59:53

I'm gonna make a mind if it takes all night. Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? I bat girl. I'm gonna make a mind if it takes all night. Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? Can you dig it? It's been a long time, sweet darling. Since love has come my way.

SPEAKER_08 1:00:21

But I'm trying so hard to find the right words to say. Oh, it's a good situation, and a splendid combination that we should leave at a time like a day. Oh, it's a good situation. A splendid combination. You're something that I just can miss. Oh, it's a good situation. A splendid combination that we should meet in a time like a big is Oh, it's a groover situation, and a splendid combination. You're something that I just can miss. Maybe baby, it's a groover situation. And a splendid combination. That we should meet. And I am like a deal. And a splendid combination. You're something that just get this bad.

SPEAKER_01 1:01:45

One of my favorites, man. I don't think it gets played enough, man. The Duke of Earl himself, Gene Chandler. What a groovy situation. And folks. At least for this segment, anyway. So thank you all for doing an end listening. Perfect closer for the seven soul hours.

SPEAKER_06 1:02:39

Let's do it again.

unknown 1:02:45

Do it again. Do it again. Do it. Let's do it again.

SPEAKER_06 1:02:57

Sometimes a rain. Moving when I hear the sound. Like you and your baby. Getting down with the sound. Uh the smell of the morning flower. As we pass away the hour. I wanna do it again. Do it again. Do it. Let's do it in the morning. Sweet breeze in the summertime. Feel your sweet face. All later next to mine. Sweet love in the midnight. Good sleep on morning light. No worries about nothing. Just getting good, just getting good, just getting good. Do it again, do it again, do it again, do it, do it.

SPEAKER_10 1:03:57

I like you later. So find with your grid hair. If you don't wanna come from me, just take it in close. I'm just a man now, don't you fear? Like a murder now, don't you hear? Do it again. Do it, do it, do it again.

SPEAKER_06 1:04:25

Do it again, do it, do it like a hammer on the block. The love began to rock. Give the sister love and pride. Feel big and satisfied. I'm not a girl to linger, but I feel like a butterfinger. I wanna do it.

unknown 1:04:53

Do it again.

SPEAKER_06 1:04:56

Just do it in the morning. Sweet breath in the summertime. Feeling your sweet face. All laid up next to mine. Sweet love in the midnight. Good sleep come on the light. No worries. Just get good, just getting good, just getting good up.

SPEAKER_05 1:05:26

Do it again, do it again, do it again, do it again, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it, do it again, do it again, do it again, do it again, do it again, do it again.