This cool slow funk tale of the almost total consumption of someone by another never fails to move me. This is from Gwen McRae’s 1975 album ‘Rocking Chair’ The solid drums and bass with The Curtis Mayfield style string line operate under the tight wah-wah guitar duelling with the stoned ‘Wes Montgomery style’ jazzy stabs and riffs while Gwen explains how her body and mind have been taken over by her man despite her attempts to be strong and “…be the kind of woman that no man can move”
Much sampled by many hip hop acts of the 80s, 90s and 00s but most effective in it’s original form.
In her early career she formed a duo with her husband George McRae (of ‘Rock Your Baby’ fame) but the partners went their separate ways artistically and subsequently maritally. This track was written by Clarence Reid who went on to become the comic ‘Blowfly’ and the backing vocalists are Betty Wright (Clean up woman) George McRae (Hubby) and Henry Casey (as in ‘KC’ and the Sunshine Band) but enough of my facts – discover it and enjoy it!