JUST RAW A.........TALENT....... NEVER FORGET YOU MY DEAR.....EVAH, EVAH, EVAH, EVAH!!!!! OH YES, IT WORKS, VERY UNIQUE, NOBODAYYYYYY LIKE HERRRRR!!!! like to know who she was singing to, had to be some bum!!!
Wow, this is just plain raw, gut wrenching, soul. Usually I don't like singers who do too many runs and curly cues in their singing but it works for her.
All you can do is wave your hand and testify when you hear this!!. Now I know why there was always something abt Teena Marie's voice that was familiar. I was a little kid when this song was popular but the older kids/teenagers used to play this alllllllll the time.
i think aretha is overrated linda jones and gladys knight are the true queens of soul for me ,its like james brown he should be the godfather of funk (not Soul) probably it should have been jackie wilson
I just want to start by saying that I am a HUGE Linda Jones fan. The passion she transfers to your heart is Almost unmatched. That being said, I do feel that she sometimes Over riffs or Over sings (ie: see Johnny Gill live, just saying...) when at times less is simply more. She is still however, one of my favorites...
@READY4REV: People do go just too far. Linda is good but she don't have nothing on Aretha. Aretha is the undisputed QUEEN OF SOUL....now let's get back to reality.
@SHERIONTIM: Now that's going a little too far. She is good but she ain't got no work for Aretha Franklin. Maybe you shouldn't drink when you are taking your medication cause they don't mix. In this song she sounds like she has the hickups....too chopy for my taste. ARETHA is the undisputed QUEEN OF SOUL.
In my opinion, LINDA JONES is THE BEST SINGER to ever come out of NEWARK, N.J.
Newark has had some great ones, SARAH VAUGHN, WHITNEY HOUSTON, GLORIA GAYNOR to name a few. However, Linda's voice is extremely unique, soulful, and simply beautiful.
Damn, this is music at its purest. We ain't kicking no bitches and killing no cops or selling no drugs. This is pure unadulterated music from the soul and for the soul.
Its like your ears hear the words she is talking but your soul only hears what she is singing (riffs). I cant understand too much of what she is saying but my heart hears every word she is saying.
THE RIFFS ARE JUST AS DYNAMIC AS THE VOCALS. GOT DAMN THIS WAS ONE BAD ASS LADY. ALL US OLD SCHOOLERS WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HERE AROUND. I WAS REAL YOUNG AT THE TIME, BUT I REMEMBER MY MOM AND POPS PLAYING THESE SONGS. ESPECIALLY MY DAD WHEN HE HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH MY MOM ! BLACK LOVE, IT SURE WAS CRAZY BACK THEN !
@thapOmO omfg i hear u, i actually got chills i love linda she's from chadwick ave in newark where i live and lived at the time of her career, close friend with my mom and dad a actually watched her sing in my living room i was 6 at the time and stood in the door way smh. a voice that touches a six yr old incredible and that an understatment wooooooo shit. of course im 50 now and still effects me the same rip lina
IF U LISTEN CLOSELY...U CAN PICTURE TEENA MARIE..RIP..LISTNING TO THIS..WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG...I READ SOMEWHERE ..WHERE LADY T. WAS INSPIRED FROM THIS FINE LADY..LINDA JONES.....R I P BOTH LINDA AND TEENA MARIE
@Kimmyisblessed1 ....RIP I been tryin to tell folks.....smh!....same style for real.............Teena perfected it to the max................2 legendary singers who's jobs were well done
@rdenisedb I'm so shocked!! I been listening to Teena Marie's song..."Out on a limb" alot these past few weeks and now, she has passed away, It makes me wonder why I been so interested in her music lately...WOW!!! R.I.P Teena Marie!!
linda jones was one of the best vocalist that ever lived thank you so much for posting this. this is how an artist lives forever. and this also how they are rediscovered if this generation only knew
soul music at its finest! /Linda's voice is more beautiful and precious then any diamond/. and thats fosho/ not on the outside inside strong touches the depths of my soul/
if this does not give you the chills - then maybe you not listening lol ...always loved her since hearing her brilliant "just can't live my life" a soul voice of the highest order :)) ktf
Her voice was so powerful that it capture my attention and my heart. I would come home from High School and turn the radio on and when she came it brought tears to my eyes. I never heard any one come close to her voice. I never heard any one come close to David Ruffin either. My to favorite singers of all time.
when ur near me there is no reaction, you're wrong , dam words dont get no stronger amazing voice with so much soul rip linda luv u . signing off from newark new jersey, gamagan1
If you listen carefully, you'll hear that she sings both the lead and background vocals. A short life and great talent gone too soon. From one Jersey girl to another, Much love. ( RIP)
@cruzinpc absoulutly right its all her and her soulful voice, she's from my home town newark new jersey she was good friends wth my mom and dad who also passed. They would sit in the living room getting high and she would start singing
and there i was standing in the door way at 7yrs old just shaking my head to her beautiful voice, and stil has the same feeling today at 49yrs old.
@gamagan1 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE IS THE FIRST SONG I BELIEVER I HEARD THAT SHE SANG........I LOVE THIS ONE....AT 7 YRS OLD....THAT WAS A LOT FOR A CHILD TO SEE, I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE ROOM WAS PROBABLY FILLED WITH SMOKE AND ONE OR TWO DRINKS HERE OR THERE AND THE GROWN UPS JUST CHILLIN HARD, AND SOMETHING PROBABLY HIT HER, SHE WAS PROBABLY A LIL LIT,, AND SHE JUST STARTED SINGING AND CAPTURED THE ROOM, THEN THERE YOU WAS IN THE DOOR TAKIN IT ALL IN. I HAVE BEEN THERE, I CAN RELATE.
This video tear me apart, it take me down through there. It is super, superb, fabulous, I can go on, on. I have a Sister Name Gail Ware that sounds almost like her. Noone can sound exactly like her She is truly a Queen. I wil alway love her. Wish she were here. Her songs were always extremely sad. Was she singing her life story? Paulette102451
This is REALLLLLLLLLLL! music. so smooth, sassy, heartfelt! i love u baby, i love u baby! i need u to keep this cold heart warm, i love u darling!!! sing Ms, Jones!
Lawd baby i'm so weak.Thank You for postin this. Maybe the youngsters will know what real soul/rb music is. I can't believe I was blessed enough to see her perform. I will always love her music and forever cherish her voice. Nobody can touch Ms. Jones' ability to make you feel what she's singing. Teena Marie has admitted that she was influenced by the one and only Linda Jones.Another angel plucked from us too soon. Thank God for recorded music. Linda Jones forever. RIP
Thank you turquoiz for posting these songs. I was at the Apollo with my family on the weekend she performed, by Monday we heard she had passed away, I was so shocked ; she sang her heart out that night, and she looked so beautiful. I'm from Newark NJ and I grew up hearing and knowing about Linda Jones she was a household name. My family and I attended her wake it was very sad.
im from newark new jersey also and remembers the late ms jones she lived on chadwick ave she use to come and play card and drink with my mom and dad and be in the frontroom lighting that shit up singing. my mom always was either playing her music or singing rip linda. you cant lay her music just 1 time i need to hear 4 or 5 times. for your precious love rip linda
im from newark too. chadwick ave and linda lived a few blocks down this was in the late 60s her and my mom was very close. i loved standing in the livingroom door way listening to her sing for my mom dad and thier friends.
When I hear Linda Jones, I hear Tina Marie. I wonder if Tina will say her style was influenced by Linda Jones.
That being said - I've always loved Linda Jones. I was a teenager when she was out. I had no idea she'd died, early, until a few months ago. Back then, artists appeared and disappeared so abruptly. From the comments on YouTube, I'm realizing many died, early.
Linda Jones is truly a legend. I love her wide vocal range on this song as well as her other songs. No one could ever imitate nor duplicate this song the way SHE sings it. She really put her hear & soul into this song. RIP Linda.
It appears these songs are about the personal problems in their lives. It is just amazing how heartfelt the songs can be. I love to hear artist like Linda Jones, giving her songs such a powerful, soulful and emotional deliverance. If you are not touched by her vocals, then you do not know the feeling of good singing.
i totally agree, she definitly sang with deliverance, and for me if ppl dont feel her music, they just cant be human. a soulful,timeless,classic piece, rip linda
Wow, i was telling someone else this same thing about Teena Marie and Linda Jones...It's cool to know that I am not the only one who believes that Teena may have been inspired by Linda Jones. I'm sure she would not mind it being said.
This is such a beautiful song; one of the greatest modestly known songs of all time. When I first heard this song I coupled instantly. I searched for years in vain trying to find out who the artist (title) was. Now thanks to technology I can hear it like 100 times in a row with no distractions...Thanks for placing this wonderful piece of art on YouTube.
There are absolutely no singers today that can make u feel like your being sung to by an artist. Everytime i hear this song, i feel like Linda is talking directly to me. LOL. Im alomost tempted to scream back, "If u felt like this way, why didnt u say so"? Rest In Peace my sister.
thefrontline23 The Moments originally recorded this song. Sylvia Robinson was writer or co-writer. It was recorded on the Stang/Platinum label owned by Robinson and her husband. She also owned Sugarhill records that produced Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper;s Delight".
There are absolutely no singers today that can make u feel like your being sung to by an artist. Everytime i hear this song, i feel like Linda is talking directly to me. LOL. Im alomost tempted to scream back, "If u felt like this way, why didnt u say so"? Rest In Peace my sister.
The Moments R the Moments & Linda Jones is Linda Jones this is a version that will always B remember.New Jersy very own Ladies & Gentlemen know forther introduction the 1 and only Linda Jones
She scats and runs like a preacher. Linda Jones is the Pioneer of Verbrato. Cop that Greatest hit of Linda Jones, its a must have. Also, Allynson Williams do a mean remake also.
Another song from this period that falls under the "belting begging diva" category is Laura Lee's version of "Since I Fell For You." Talk about obscure, it is as obscure as this one. I dont see it posted anywhere but it should be. Love this era... vocals all the way, no fancy technology, just a sister, her voice and her emotion. You go girl!
I'm offended that you would place Laura Lee in the same category as the Legendary Miss Linda Jones. Laura's a FOOL!, Linda would chew her ass up!, Ms.Leila James, Alyson Williams,
Phil Perry, KEM, Jeffery Osbourne, Stephaine Mills, even Amy Winehouse(on a good day) could outsing poor ass Laura. We talking about Verbrato, scat, Dips, and Thunder in their voices., Ms. Laura sounds like she got throat cancer.
JUST RAW A.........TALENT....... NEVER FORGET YOU MY DEAR.....EVAH, EVAH, EVAH, EVAH!!!!! OH YES, IT WORKS, VERY UNIQUE, NOBODAYYYYYY LIKE HERRRRR!!!! like to know who she was singing to, had to be some bum!!!
djbamile 4 days ago
Wow, this is just plain raw, gut wrenching, soul. Usually I don't like singers who do too many runs and curly cues in their singing but it works for her.
All you can do is wave your hand and testify when you hear this!!. Now I know why there was always something abt Teena Marie's voice that was familiar. I was a little kid when this song was popular but the older kids/teenagers used to play this alllllllll the time.
marieOH5 1 week ago
i think aretha is overrated linda jones and gladys knight are the true queens of soul for me ,its like james brown he should be the godfather of funk (not Soul) probably it should have been jackie wilson
largerthanlyfe1959 1 week ago
@newt513
@READY4REV
@DaOrigTruthSeeker
I just want to start by saying that I am a HUGE Linda Jones fan. The passion she transfers to your heart is Almost unmatched. That being said, I do feel that she sometimes Over riffs or Over sings (ie: see Johnny Gill live, just saying...) when at times less is simply more. She is still however, one of my favorites...
PlatinumTunedEars 2 weeks ago
Linda's voice is undisputed!
newt513 1 month ago
Aretha can NOT TOUCH LINDA!!!
newt513 1 month ago
@READY4REV: People do go just too far. Linda is good but she don't have nothing on Aretha. Aretha is the undisputed QUEEN OF SOUL....now let's get back to reality.
DaOrigTruthSeeker 1 month ago
Linda Jones had a voice of her own....
cyndin44 1 month ago
dang all this time im thinkin teena marie was so unique but its clear as a bell who she emulated but still tina was bad
kannon29 3 months ago
Not taking anything away from Aretha! BUT YES MS. JONES WAS BADDDDDDDDDDDDD!
brownbomber323 3 months ago 3
This girl was BADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!
brownbomber323 4 months ago 2
@SHERIONTIM: Now that's going a little too far. She is good but she ain't got no work for Aretha Franklin. Maybe you shouldn't drink when you are taking your medication cause they don't mix. In this song she sounds like she has the hickups....too chopy for my taste. ARETHA is the undisputed QUEEN OF SOUL.
READY4REVELATION 4 months ago
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The best female artist that heard thats from Jersey.
ghost11400 4 months ago
The best female artist that heard that from Jersey.
ghost11400 4 months ago
I like this version better then the moments, very soulful just give me chills listening this song.
brownhot1 4 months ago
In my opinion, LINDA JONES is THE BEST SINGER to ever come out of NEWARK, N.J.
Newark has had some great ones, SARAH VAUGHN, WHITNEY HOUSTON, GLORIA GAYNOR to name a few. However, Linda's voice is extremely unique, soulful, and simply beautiful.
MsLeo31 5 months ago 2
My favorite female singer.
KevFromHouston 5 months ago
Damn, this is music at its purest. We ain't kicking no bitches and killing no cops or selling no drugs. This is pure unadulterated music from the soul and for the soul.
rattlesnakegene 6 months ago
Go Linda, u can sing to me anytime... so many memories...
malik19551 6 months ago
Go Linda, U can sing to me anytime.....
malik19551 6 months ago
man everytime i hear this song i think back to cruising around san jo in my boys 39 bomb
67SOLDADO 7 months ago
Can't stop crying for you Linda, as I cried when you left us almost 30 years ago. Bless you forever
tefnutbellsouthnet 7 months ago 6
DAMN!! she put her soul into this one.EXELLENT,BRAVO!!
Alphaomega150 8 months ago
damn shame she died too soon she can sang! sang
kannon29 8 months ago
ONE OF MY FAVES. BAD ASS OLDIES, POR VIDA! I FEEL THIS SHIT FROM THE TIP OF MY FUKIN TOES BELIEVE THAT
TheMZLYNN14 9 months ago
Price less
sukisuki59 10 months ago
Its like your ears hear the words she is talking but your soul only hears what she is singing (riffs). I cant understand too much of what she is saying but my heart hears every word she is saying.
Jawillie 10 months ago 2
This is for real! You can feel the pain and longing in her voice! A real DIVA!
skhadijah99 10 months ago
HER VOICE AND HOW SHE PUTS THIS SHIT TOGETHER IS JUST CLASSIC. CLASSIC. CLASSIC.. NO CHIC CAN COM CLOSE
sheraz757 11 months ago
HER VOIICE AND HOW SHE PUTS THIS SHIT TOGETHER IS JUST CLASSIC. CLASSIC. CLASSIC.. NO CHIC CAN COM CLOSE
sheraz757 11 months ago 2
THE RIFFS ARE JUST AS DYNAMIC AS THE VOCALS. GOT DAMN THIS WAS ONE BAD ASS LADY. ALL US OLD SCHOOLERS WERE BLESSED TO HAVE HAD HERE AROUND. I WAS REAL YOUNG AT THE TIME, BUT I REMEMBER MY MOM AND POPS PLAYING THESE SONGS. ESPECIALLY MY DAD WHEN HE HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH MY MOM ! BLACK LOVE, IT SURE WAS CRAZY BACK THEN !
newoil 11 months ago
HMMMM...LINDA JONES WOW SO TALENTED. LINDA B. JAX FL
Tiffanysmith21 1 year ago
lord have mercy, she blew newark nj up. WHAT!
knowledge8275 1 year ago
LINDA JONES WAS THE BEST, IN HER TIME WHAT A VOICE YOU WILL BE MISS.MAY YOU RIP IN PEACE.
fattcatlove 1 year ago
linda jones is the BOMB! so real no phony stuff she means it love it
chunto231 1 year ago
I can so relate to this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the moments version too. but she is feeling this song.
pinky8465 1 year ago
Still get chills listening to this song..Heck all of her songs..This is a tear jerker
pinky8465 1 year ago
From now on it's me and mrs. Jones.
chopinsky1810 1 year ago
This is my all time favorite singer!!! A beautiful voice and person good way before her time.
deoncabailey 1 year ago
she got me bck drinking DAMN..
thapOmO 1 year ago
@thapOmO omfg i hear u, i actually got chills i love linda she's from chadwick ave in newark where i live and lived at the time of her career, close friend with my mom and dad a actually watched her sing in my living room i was 6 at the time and stood in the door way smh. a voice that touches a six yr old incredible and that an understatment wooooooo shit. of course im 50 now and still effects me the same rip lina
gamagan1 1 year ago
@gamagan1 - you are so lucky!
turquoiz 11 months ago
@turquoiz thanks i think we are all lucky, those who got to listen and know who she was
gamagan1 11 months ago
@gamagan1 - you are so lucky!
turquoiz 11 months ago
Thank u ombudlady and rdenisedb for recognizing a great voice. I used to think I alone was in love with Linda Jones. Now i KNOW I am not.
MrCoco158 1 year ago
IF U LISTEN CLOSELY...U CAN PICTURE TEENA MARIE..RIP..LISTNING TO THIS..WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG...I READ SOMEWHERE ..WHERE LADY T. WAS INSPIRED FROM THIS FINE LADY..LINDA JONES.....R I P BOTH LINDA AND TEENA MARIE
XXXXLOWRIDERXXXX 1 year ago 2
Now I see who Teena Marie got her voice from!!
Kimmyisblessed1 1 year ago 3
@Kimmyisblessed1 - Yep! What a resemblance.....Good Observation! LOL!
mssquirrely 1 year ago
@mssquirrely LOL...I happened to listen to both of them the same night, and I noticed...I love them both!!!
Kimmyisblessed1 1 year ago
@Kimmyisblessed1 - I SECOND THAT EMOTION! :)
mssquirrely 1 year ago 2
@Kimmyisblessed1 ....RIP I been tryin to tell folks.....smh!....same style for real.............Teena perfected it to the max................2 legendary singers who's jobs were well done
rdenisedb 1 year ago
@rdenisedb I'm so shocked!! I been listening to Teena Marie's song..."Out on a limb" alot these past few weeks and now, she has passed away, It makes me wonder why I been so interested in her music lately...WOW!!! R.I.P Teena Marie!!
Kimmyisblessed1 1 year ago
@Kimmyisblessed1 , not her voice but her style.
ombudlady 1 year ago
@ombudlady NO..her voice!!
Kimmyisblessed1 1 year ago
@ombudlady I think both, voice and style!
Kimmyisblessed1 1 year ago
linda jones was one of the best vocalist that ever lived thank you so much for posting this. this is how an artist lives forever. and this also how they are rediscovered if this generation only knew
ddgrn1 1 year ago
A voice among voices. Don't forget the great artist of our past.
zaid47 1 year ago
got on mp3,all i listen. bad lady. see if lady b. can sing this.
oldschoolsister55 1 year ago
Wow, I never knew she recorded this. Awesome!!!
JazmindaX 1 year ago
there has not been a female singer in my lifetime who could come close to linda jones.... i dont care who she is linda was super bad.
Platynumlove 1 year ago
this is hands down t6he most talanted blk women singer i have ever heard. i dont care who u compair linda jones to she was one singing sister.
Platynumlove 1 year ago
Great Post,turquoiz ! BellaƸ̵̡Ӝ̵Ʒ
4BellaHeike 1 year ago
the most soulful i have ever heard ....RIP angel :)) ktf
TooDarnSoulful 1 year ago
@TooDarnSoulful
A wonderful singer and voice...gone much too soon !Thx Rich!BellaƸ̵̡Ӝ̵Ʒ
4BellaHeike 1 year ago
soul music at its finest! /Linda's voice is more beautiful and precious then any diamond/. and thats fosho/ not on the outside inside strong touches the depths of my soul/
kupushko 1 year ago
Beautiful!! She was taken from us way to soon. miss her/ miss her voice.
sbradshaw60 1 year ago
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anndandridge 1 year ago
The tears are flowing. Her voice is so powerful. I she left us too soon.
svhecjb 1 year ago
I'm getting chills from listening to this brilliant woman
LordRockman82 1 year ago 2
I was so surprise to see this posted on here, and to know that her life ended so tragically at such a young age!
chimoo09 1 year ago
If this woman dont get into your soul you dont have one...I am a woman and her singing gives me chills...BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
pinky8465 1 year ago 2
This gives me chills! Such a Voice!!
souldisciple 1 year ago
This woman makes me cry every time I hear her sing. POWERFUL
seperki56 1 year ago
if this does not give you the chills - then maybe you not listening lol ...always loved her since hearing her brilliant "just can't live my life" a soul voice of the highest order :)) ktf
TooDarnSoulful 1 year ago
Her voice was so powerful that it capture my attention and my heart. I would come home from High School and turn the radio on and when she came it brought tears to my eyes. I never heard any one come close to her voice. I never heard any one come close to David Ruffin either. My to favorite singers of all time.
SHERIONTIM 1 year ago 2
@SHERIONTIM
You listed two of the greatest singers and voices of all time.
When David Ruffin quit the Temptations I cried.
I was ten years old at the time and a die-hard Temptation devotee.
Luther Van Dross was the only other singer with a baritone/2nd tenor that even came close to Ruffin.
XSGAME4U 1 year ago
THE REAL QUEEN OF SOUL!!!!
SHERIONTIM 1 year ago 4
@SHERIONTIM yep
boomcc1
boomcc1 1 year ago
turquoiz i cant get to my playlist what is up with this new utube layout it sucks
i need my play list plz help!
gamagan1
boomcc1 1 year ago
when ur near me there is no reaction, you're wrong , dam words dont get no stronger amazing voice with so much soul rip linda luv u . signing off from newark new jersey, gamagan1
gamagan1 1 year ago
she still the shit!!!!
cocoa1127 1 year ago
I'm so used to hearing the Moments sing this song I had no idea she originally sang it. A timeless classic from a voice full of soul and passion!!!!!
Centaursdream 1 year ago
If you listen carefully, you'll hear that she sings both the lead and background vocals. A short life and great talent gone too soon. From one Jersey girl to another, Much love. ( RIP)
cruzinpc 1 year ago 2
@cruzinpc absoulutly right its all her and her soulful voice, she's from my home town newark new jersey she was good friends wth my mom and dad who also passed. They would sit in the living room getting high and she would start singing
and there i was standing in the door way at 7yrs old just shaking my head to her beautiful voice, and stil has the same feeling today at 49yrs old.
gamagan1 signing off fron newark
gamagan1 1 year ago
@gamagan1 FOR YOU PRECIOUS LOVE IS THE FIRST SONG I EVER HEARD OF FROM HER. SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL SONG....
smoton2 1 year ago
@gamagan1 FOR YOUR PRECIOUS LOVE IS THE FIRST SONG I BELIEVER I HEARD THAT SHE SANG........I LOVE THIS ONE....AT 7 YRS OLD....THAT WAS A LOT FOR A CHILD TO SEE, I CAN JUST IMAGINE THE ROOM WAS PROBABLY FILLED WITH SMOKE AND ONE OR TWO DRINKS HERE OR THERE AND THE GROWN UPS JUST CHILLIN HARD, AND SOMETHING PROBABLY HIT HER, SHE WAS PROBABLY A LIL LIT,, AND SHE JUST STARTED SINGING AND CAPTURED THE ROOM, THEN THERE YOU WAS IN THE DOOR TAKIN IT ALL IN. I HAVE BEEN THERE, I CAN RELATE.
smoton2 1 year ago
this is a bleeding classic!! 'nuff said.
ratscisum 2 years ago
Feelin' her pain. Linda's was the deepest of deep soul.
sfratpack 2 years ago
The first time I heard this song, man oh man, iI got chills,,she had a very amazing voice,,,,
stacherry 2 years ago
YES!!!!!
dimeclipent 2 years ago
BEAUTIFL
DAMONEWRIGHT 2 years ago 4
I love this song! Forever
TioNinni 2 years ago 2
Damn this lady can sing.....WOW.....AWESOME! BEAUTIFUL!
zettebda 2 years ago 13
This video tear me apart, it take me down through there. It is super, superb, fabulous, I can go on, on. I have a Sister Name Gail Ware that sounds almost like her. Noone can sound exactly like her She is truly a Queen. I wil alway love her. Wish she were here. Her songs were always extremely sad. Was she singing her life story? Paulette102451
paulette102451 2 years ago
This is REALLLLLLLLLLL! music. so smooth, sassy, heartfelt! i love u baby, i love u baby! i need u to keep this cold heart warm, i love u darling!!! sing Ms, Jones!
ladyceetee 2 years ago
Lawd baby i'm so weak.Thank You for postin this. Maybe the youngsters will know what real soul/rb music is. I can't believe I was blessed enough to see her perform. I will always love her music and forever cherish her voice. Nobody can touch Ms. Jones' ability to make you feel what she's singing. Teena Marie has admitted that she was influenced by the one and only Linda Jones.Another angel plucked from us too soon. Thank God for recorded music. Linda Jones forever. RIP
54cookie1 2 years ago 3
The great Linda Jones!!!!! R.I.P Amazing!!
That voice....
Barbara9490 2 years ago 4
Ms. jones was the greatest songstressI heard going up as child and has been a great influence in my singing
5210able 2 years ago
Thank you turquoiz for posting these songs. I was at the Apollo with my family on the weekend she performed, by Monday we heard she had passed away, I was so shocked ; she sang her heart out that night, and she looked so beautiful. I'm from Newark NJ and I grew up hearing and knowing about Linda Jones she was a household name. My family and I attended her wake it was very sad.
vipnorvop 2 years ago
im from newark new jersey also and remembers the late ms jones she lived on chadwick ave she use to come and play card and drink with my mom and dad and be in the frontroom lighting that shit up singing. my mom always was either playing her music or singing rip linda. you cant lay her music just 1 time i need to hear 4 or 5 times. for your precious love rip linda
gamagan1
gamagan1 2 years ago
word!!!!!
lecoy44 2 years ago
my folks were there too!
lecoy44 2 years ago
fabulous lecoy44 a timeless piece to remember. take care.
gamagan1
gamagan1 2 years ago
im from newark too. chadwick ave and linda lived a few blocks down this was in the late 60s her and my mom was very close. i loved standing in the livingroom door way listening to her sing for my mom dad and thier friends.
gamagan1
gamagan1 2 years ago
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vipnorvop 2 years ago
When I hear Linda Jones, I hear Tina Marie. I wonder if Tina will say her style was influenced by Linda Jones.
That being said - I've always loved Linda Jones. I was a teenager when she was out. I had no idea she'd died, early, until a few months ago. Back then, artists appeared and disappeared so abruptly. From the comments on YouTube, I'm realizing many died, early.
CheckMate657879 2 years ago 3
i was a young boy when i first heard her she kissed me. i loved her then, I'm 50 now and I still love her
shagorocka87 2 years ago
shagorocka87 were on the same page im 49. this women was in a class by her self. a timeless classic to remember.
rip ms jones.
gamagan1
gamagan1 2 years ago 3
Linda Jones is truly a legend. I love her wide vocal range on this song as well as her other songs. No one could ever imitate nor duplicate this song the way SHE sings it. She really put her hear & soul into this song. RIP Linda.
Dred1locks 2 years ago
Linda Jones was one my favorite singers. She raised the bar for Soul (emotional body) Singing.
hunibakatun 2 years ago
It appears these songs are about the personal problems in their lives. It is just amazing how heartfelt the songs can be. I love to hear artist like Linda Jones, giving her songs such a powerful, soulful and emotional deliverance. If you are not touched by her vocals, then you do not know the feeling of good singing.
mycalling52 2 years ago 2
i totally agree, she definitly sang with deliverance, and for me if ppl dont feel her music, they just cant be human. a soulful,timeless,classic piece, rip linda
gamagan1
gamagan1 2 years ago 3
mindblowing gut wrenching deep soul
largerthanlyfe 2 years ago
The original is by the Moments.
simpleestrapd 2 years ago
She died in 1972 after collapsing backstage at the Apollo Theater. Diabetes complications caused her death, she was 28 years old.
KhemuLuxons 2 years ago
she did NOT collapse backstage she went home bet shows and died there per her own daughter
hepette 2 years ago
Thank you for clearing that up. I dont know where people get this backstage at the Apollo Theater mess!!!
KevFromHouston 2 years ago
I always knew that Tina Marie reminded me of someone - couldn't nail it down--and here it is--- Linda Jones - All these rifts - I can hear Tina...
CheckMate657879 2 years ago 4
Wow, i was telling someone else this same thing about Teena Marie and Linda Jones...It's cool to know that I am not the only one who believes that Teena may have been inspired by Linda Jones. I'm sure she would not mind it being said.
tjnyc 2 years ago 2
This is such a beautiful song; one of the greatest modestly known songs of all time. When I first heard this song I coupled instantly. I searched for years in vain trying to find out who the artist (title) was. Now thanks to technology I can hear it like 100 times in a row with no distractions...Thanks for placing this wonderful piece of art on YouTube.
boaz12d8 2 years ago 3
There are absolutely no singers today that can make u feel like your being sung to by an artist. Everytime i hear this song, i feel like Linda is talking directly to me. LOL. Im alomost tempted to scream back, "If u felt like this way, why didnt u say so"? Rest In Peace my sister.
jsk2131 2 years ago 4
OMG. This sister can sing. WOW, what a song. Gone to soon
enorytl 2 years ago
anybody no the original of this i think it was sylvia
thefrontline23 2 years ago
thefrontline23 The Moments originally recorded this song. Sylvia Robinson was writer or co-writer. It was recorded on the Stang/Platinum label owned by Robinson and her husband. She also owned Sugarhill records that produced Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper;s Delight".
KhemuLuxons 2 years ago
She was the REAL queen of soul,
Taken too soon to claim her throne.
Try if you dare, though none will compare,
To the lady that was Ms. Jones.
yellaboy2617 2 years ago
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!
oregra95 2 years ago 2
There are absolutely no singers today that can make u feel like your being sung to by an artist. Everytime i hear this song, i feel like Linda is talking directly to me. LOL. Im alomost tempted to scream back, "If u felt like this way, why didnt u say so"? Rest In Peace my sister.
dariouslovehaul 2 years ago 2
very good version of this song
ssbbw00 2 years ago 2
The Moments R the Moments & Linda Jones is Linda Jones this is a version that will always B remember.New Jersy very own Ladies & Gentlemen know forther introduction the 1 and only Linda Jones
tkeitt43 2 years ago 3
this woman is all of that,damm listen to that voice.
vic7777777777 3 years ago 13
excuse me, do you have a download link for linda jones' greatest hits?
dats1238 3 years ago
She scats and runs like a preacher. Linda Jones is the Pioneer of Verbrato. Cop that Greatest hit of Linda Jones, its a must have. Also, Allynson Williams do a mean remake also.
synaker 3 years ago 2
Thats the truth...Doing them runs like she was cousin to the Clark sisters or Kim Burrell
love83forever 2 years ago
Linda Jones was one of the great old school R & B singers. She sung from her soul 4real.
Urbantrendsetters 3 years ago 3
Another song from this period that falls under the "belting begging diva" category is Laura Lee's version of "Since I Fell For You." Talk about obscure, it is as obscure as this one. I dont see it posted anywhere but it should be. Love this era... vocals all the way, no fancy technology, just a sister, her voice and her emotion. You go girl!
bwoman01 3 years ago
I'm offended that you would place Laura Lee in the same category as the Legendary Miss Linda Jones. Laura's a FOOL!, Linda would chew her ass up!, Ms.Leila James, Alyson Williams,
Phil Perry, KEM, Jeffery Osbourne, Stephaine Mills, even Amy Winehouse(on a good day) could outsing poor ass Laura. We talking about Verbrato, scat, Dips, and Thunder in their voices., Ms. Laura sounds like she got throat cancer.
synaker 2 years ago 2
great music
calicocat10 3 years ago 2
man she is begging!!!
jayluvin76 3 years ago 2
Oh, they got all of her joints! way-ta go!!!!
stroker53 3 years ago 2
People just do know about good music you know this was done by the blue notes.
68philewest 3 years ago