Yvonne Baker - You Didn`t Say a Word - 1966

[tedmuss]

wow...goosebumps...a dancers groove!

[Mr0194ashton]

brilliant wigan ats its best !! remember frank booper spinning to this memories !!!!

[MultiBudboy]

Where is she today? And by the way, its worth checking her Atco singles with the Sensations. They go back to 1956!

[KayenCaillou]

Sounds like a James Bond song… :)

[MagentaOffice]

Just brilliant memories. It was a long trip up from Poole to Wigan by coach!

I'm going out to "Time will pass you bye' by Tobi Legend when my time comes!

[scarthogirl]

@MagentaOffice mine,, lam on my way ,,

[johnie66]

Never heard this before, this is northern at its best, played it over and over BRILLIANT....

[SoulsurferUK08]

@johnie66 Hi Johnie, thanks for the comment, much appreciated. It`s a brilliant tune with Yvonne and The Sensations banging it out ! Still love it after all these years.

[charlyavatar]

My sweet 17... I defo love it

[supalins]

One of my all time favorites. This never grows old.

[SoulsurferUK08]

@supalins Thanks for the comment, As you say quality tunes never grow old, unlike us !!

[soulmancyclist]

This is another one that sends shivers down my spine - the world would be a cold, dark place without Northern Soul.

[TheOkehman]

Im happy to know there are other people who use norther soul lyrics for every concievable situation you find yourself in....iv even got my epitaph same as Gingers "I wont be coming back" J.D Bryant...awesome tune...thanks for replying Dave

[TheOkehman]

Always use these lyrics....to check on a lady who is maybe giving me the cold shoulder......hey you okay dont Yvonne Baker me!! "You didnt say a word"....in fact my all vocabulary revolves around Northen Soul lyrics....it fits in with every emotional situation you find yourself in!.....or maybe the scene has made me lose the plot ha!ha".....i dont care i still think im on Mr Ms dancefloor at times...Dave from York

[dechips]

@TheOkehman haha brilliant and so right! You're not alone either. Often the lyrics for a song pop into my head when I'm evaluating a situation or in some sort of scrape!

[SouthCoastSoulboy]

Always loved this one!

[MrNerker]

I started in 1963 @ the old wheel luved it all big time ever since, yes the memories are still sweet KTF olde wheel boy Nerk

[nightowlpete]

Awesome sound,Soulboy film in my opinion was crap.Ya had to be there early mid 70's to apreciate the casino.

pete from hemel ktf ps the cd is great.

[wiganjoe]

@nightowlpete aye, but mr m,s was better

[issy3607]

goose pimps here KTF thanxs for posting "Awsome"

[issy3607]

Pure Classic, many thanxs for posting KTF

[tillybert1]

I seriously haven't heard this for most probably 30 years! Takes me back to being a little girl again. Wow! Absolutely love it. Thanks for the memories!

[mixastompin]

@tillybert1 Get a copy of the Soulboy film and you will enjoy it. This is the feature record of the film's dialogue and its connection to the legendary Wigan Casino!

[mbrittbradford]

with so many great sounds to listen to over 30 odd yrs, you seem to forget how good the "classic" sounds really are. this is just sooo fooking brilliant and great to hear again.

[stevehpl1706]

BEEN FOLLOWING NORTHERN FOR OVER 30 YEARS AND STILL FIND IT AS REFRESHING TODAY ACE KTF THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR PUTTING THE TUNES ON THIS SITE 

[kramyelir]

James Bond theme tune if ever I heard one!

[Gazoor2004]

Top 5........ maybe top 1??

James Bond and the doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo Doo's"

[trebilco58]

still a brilliant sound haven't heard this for years ktf

[Steelriverboy]

Haven't heard this for about 25 years!! Thanks for sharing. Have a 7" vinyl copy somewhere.

[SoulsurferUK08]

@Steelriverboy Thanks for the comment, I have to be honest I couldn`t go 25 hours without giving a listen to Yvonne and The Sensations, but 25 years !!!! dig that vinyl out !!!!!

[chloda123]

hi, was wondering if anyone would be able to help me. ive been looking for a northern song now for a long time now but i cant rember who its by. some of the lyrics are

"you be alone in the night with your arms reaching out just to hold me tight

you be alone on your own..."

i think it it was a B side

thanks x

[633squadrongoodwin]

I`m sure Amy Winehouse could do a cracking version of this song.

[Nalawole]

@633squadrongoodwin

I'm sorry but Amy Winehouse could never match Yvonne Baker to do it any justice. Some things are best left just the way they are!

[633squadrongoodwin]

@Nalawole Yeh, fair point, on reflection you are spot on.

[shrewsoul]

@633squadrongoodwin

providing she was sober !!!!!!!!

[soulbrother56]

top drawer northern  soul ktf

[SoulsurferUK08]

@soulbrother56 Thanks for the comment, well worth sharing I think. KTF.

[1971andymac]

soulsurfer look up mike vickers on the brink i think you will like it

[SoulsurferUK08]

@1971andymac Thanks for the comment, I do know the track but thanks for the reminder, haven`t listened to it for a long time, until now, many thanks.

[1971andymac]

if this tune dosent make you want to move on the floor nothing will

[1971andymac]

now if this track dosent make you move nothing will ever top northern track

[SoulsurferUK08]

@1971andymac Thanks for the comments, much appreciated. You are spot on it`s so classy.

[Tony64walkin]

Awesome record !

[SoulsurferUK08]

@Tony64walkin Thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated. A track worthy of sharing that`s for sure.

[17soulable]

one of those childhood moments...

[Johneb71]

I watched the film Soul Boy last week. This song features and is great! Good film too!

[nialldcrowley]

"The name's Baker, Yvonne Baker..."

[zengintepe]

Cracking track, thanks. KTF

[soulstich45]

 k T F

[Gazoor2004]

Takes me right back to the Casino...... easily in my top ten........ if I had such a thing!

To be honest the tunes just a massive ........WOW!! innit?

[quieterrps]

What a pleasant surprise this was. Already enjoy Yvonne for a few good reasons ~ I especially concur with drwhatson and SoulsurferUK08 that I Can't Change is a stunner. Nice to see that this is on Cameo Parkway. Makes me wonder what else besides the great Bunny Sigler singles that I have get as full as this. Dig the James Bond angle too! Thanks!

[highburyhills]

Just stunning, and all the more so because she doesn't belt it

[isobella50]

My Fav love it thanx for posting Awsommmmeee KTF xx

[GrahamPokeFreak]

i love this,reminds me of the fox and pheasant dublin years ago

[joecc6]

@GrahamPokeFreak

Northern Soul in Dublin years ago, I would never have thought ) joe tralee

[LittlPussi]

Totally brilliant.

[74souledout]

Great Tune! xx

[peterg213]

Fantastic track - smokies all-niters 83 -86 KTF

[7223Tanya]

Duffy (vomit) has made a career of ripping of this sound

[speedwaysamuel]

Awesome

[SoulsurferUK08]

Many thanks, awesome indeed !!

[northernsoulmunkie]

Blinding track, twisted wheel forever

KTF

[barrowfordred]

Beautifull

[miragin7]

Speed .. Talc .. Spinning shoes .. Dancefloor .. Northern soul .. Heaven .. !!! ..

[fujlop]

MAN ALIVE What a floor spinning belter, This is the trrue sound of soul. You can dance and not worry about the world!!

[wiganjoe]

wow

[SoulsurferUK08]

Wow indeed, a belting tune. Many thanks for the comment.

[isobella50]

cracking tune KTF

[deanosoul]

great tune oo7 northern soul ktf

[BadNews88]

Note to bobblehead67:

For generations UK fans have *always* been far more reverential & respectful to the *classic* R&B artistes than Stateside folk have..

But *this* gem was new to me back in 1994..after a trip to, of all paces, Iceland..And I'm a CHICAGOAN(!)...so don't feel bad.

Anecdote: When I first heard it, I spent *months* looking over my shoulder...hopin' a gunbarrell wasn't followin' me like in the James Bond film openings. LOL!

This tune is a GAS!

Thanx fer it, m8's...

[drwhatson]

Have you heard Yvonne Baker's version of "I Can't Change" with the Sensations on Junior? or "My Baby Loves Me" on Modern? Both worth checking out.

[SoulsurferUK08]

I have to say " I can`t change" is probably my favourite track by Yvonne and The Sensations, many thanks for the comments, much appreciatrd.

[bobblehead67]

HOW is it y'all in Britain got hip to this great stuff that I've NEVER heard here in the US?

I've been checking out one "Northern Soul" tune after another on youtube, and each one's better than the last--and I've never heard of any of them!

Prophets without honor here in the States, I tell ya! Thanks for teaching me a little of my own country's music history!

[SoulsurferUK08]

Hi, That`s it, you have discovered the greatest music in the world, and you are now gonna be hooked for life, lol. Once you start digging there is no turning back, you just have to find another and another.............. Many thanks for the comment, much appreciated. ktf

[tibus]

It's like a narcotic....addictive.

[miragin7]

Lol .. sorry bobblehead67 i meant to give you a thumbs up and accidently clicked the wrong thumb .. Anyway .. once you've heard this music you never stop loving it .. Enjoy your new discovery .. *****

[scarthogirl]

@bobblehead67 BECAUSE WE ALL WENT TO A PLACE CALLED WIGAN CASION ,IN THE 70,S YOU SHOULD READ ABOUT THIS PLACE

[ridgewoodraver]

@bobblehead67 G'day mate and English bloke in Australia here. I spent the best years of my life listening to American soul music that never made it stateside. Thats what we loved about it, rare souls, our music, our love. Look up some of the US artists that made Northern England their home. Your interest will take you on a long and eventful journey and once what we call Northern Soul has touched you, the mark remains forever.

Keep the faith or KTF as we say. Happy hunting. Mike

[TheBirdBrothers]

@bobblehead67 it's an interesting point about authenticity and communicability. It was the Stones and Beatles and other Brit invasion bands who all borrowed so much from blues records and old rock n roll also.

[SoulsurferUK08]

@TheBirdBrothers Great comment, but it doesn`t scratch the surface of what was "borrowed" from the genius of Willie Dixon and so many others at the time. Let`s keep the music and memories alive to honour their genius. KTF.

[scarthogirl]

@bobblehead67 you should check the dancing to put in wigan casion dancing see what we all up to 30 odd years ago and still dancing now l am sure you will enjoy it too

[Wissydean]

Really takes me back to St Ives & Peterborough in the earl 80's.

Many thanks

Deano.

[SoulsurferUK08]

Many thanks for the comment, so glad this classic still brings back great memories for you.

[SoulsurferUK08]

A memory that will last forever, many thanks for taking the time to comment.

[gattifan2000]

absolute maagic. proper northern. brings me right back! top top tune on its own merits..

[SoulsurferUK08]

Thanks for the comment, I agree with you, the magic of the music we love is plain to see with this fantastic track.

[Blackpool77]

Whilst this is the more common version, still think Patti Austin's vers from the early 70s has the edge and was the more popular play at the Mecca

[SoulsurferUK08]

Will have to listen to Patti`s cover of this , many thanks for the info. and comment.

[Blackpool77]

perhaps its more down to individual taste : in contrast at the Mecca some prefered Yvonne's vers with it being the original : Patti's was a great cover version - but Yvonnes forms one of the foundations pieces of Northern Soul . I think we can all enjoy both great slices of good Soul

[JackMDT8888]

To be played to all who say 'What's Northern........' it doesn't get much better or more classic......Ktf

[SoulsurferUK08]

Many thanks for commenting on this classic sound, much appreciated.

[allwayssoul]

here here jack xx

[SoulsurferUK08]

Is that good ? lol, hope that means you enjoyed this great old sound, a Northern favourite. Thanks for the comment.

[SOULSNOB]

I need a time machine!!!!!!!!!!!

[Metalhead1129]

you can just see james bond with his gun in the silloette lol. but wot a song memories of the casino floodin back!!!! pure brilliance.if only i could turn back the clock

[ROULETTEREGIME]

"SAMPLED BY THE ROULETTE REGIME"

[drwhatson]

"SAMPLED BY THE ROULETTE REGIME"??

Then they should hang them from the highest lampost...

[ferfeckssakethissign]

A brilliant sound I first heard at Wigan casino in 1974

[SoulsurferUK08]

LOL

Maybe they should just use this track and make the film watchable if only for the music.

[jennlfc]

still lovin this song!! lets hope the bond movie isnt as bad as the last one!

[jennlfc]

the bond theme was blatantly sampled from this song..despite them saying it wasnt it has to be..what a great song!!

[SoulsurferUK08]

Shaken or stirred ? Glad you love this, its a cracker !!!!!

[denowolf]

great posting - a heavenly voice

[SoulsurferUK08]

Its one of those that, once you know its NOT the intro to a James Bond film (LOL), you start to enjoy the quality of Yvonne`s vocal, pure quality. Many thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.

[SoulsurferUK08]

Thanks again Sarah for taking the trouble to leave a comment, glad you love the old Northern classics.

[wigancasinolass]

oh yes what a track x Sarah