I have sweet memories of "my Candy",sweetest thing that ever walked God's green earth! And I told him that too,and showed him the very best I knew! I know he was mine 'cause I kept him happy,know he was happy 'cause...........! God rest his mellow soul,haven't found anybody as wonderful as that man.Thank you for the song,Esther was and is one of my favorites.
little ester as a teenager with johnny otis band and on Savoy Records doing r&b to this beautiful women that knows how tell a story 1st time i saw her at sweets ballrom in Oakland Ca at a saturday nite dance when she blew us away and still does it for me now i miss seeing her in the clubs one more great one for me that checked out to early
THIS WAS MY MAMA'S SONG FOR MY STEPDAD....HE LOVED HER TO PLAY IT TOO.......IT WAS REAL ROMANCE...JUST THE LOOK IN THEIR EYES.....THE ONLY WORDS I CAN USE TO DESCRIBE IT WAS GROWN FOLKS LOVE....LOL
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
Well hello everyone. I am so proud to say now I know where my singing roots come from. I remember my grandmother mentioning her name, well my aunt recently revealed to me that Ms. Phillips and my grandmother are cousins. Thanks for the gift Ms Phillips.
i like this song i heard it on the cosby show once it beautiful i;ts a lovely song sit back relax and enjoy i also like big maybell;s version too very nice 'chetta '
i just fell in love when listening candy, lady esther was the best singer ever, unfortunately as it happens to all our best singers, she left us so early.
I've loved Esther Phillips for decades...she has been astonding since her early years with Johnny Otis...but I had never heard this before tonight. Sublime!!! And has anyone heard her do the old Blind Lemon Jefferson song "Graveyard Blues/See That My Grave is Kept Clean? Someone played it for me years ago but I've been unable to find it since...
I've waited years to find and hear my Esther sing Candy again. I owned this album when it came out and wore it out. I love love love me some Esther Phillips. Thanks for making my day, nite and week!
He's so sweet he'll make candy lay donw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOoowwwww!! that was and Of course the original version by Big Maybelle was back in the day wen callin a man "Sweet" wasn't offensive!! There's nothing like the love of a strong man...who is sweet on and to his lady!! ((I have an old soul yall...lol..cus I'm only in my early 30s))
wasn't until I watched the cosby show that I remembered this song. had to look it up once it went off. love this song and how it shows a woman unafraid of loving a man!
OMG I surely can relate...you see when a man is just soooooo sweet. Its scary and usually a bunch of bull...Oh but it feels soooo good almost worth the almost certain pain.
Esther still lives for those lucky ones who were around to see her live and hear her on the radio. Today, her influences resound in so many singers that followed her, such as Diane Schuur.
One of the greatest little-known singers...too bad her life ended in such hardship. She deserved the best. I believe when Aretha won one of her Grammys, she turned around and gave Esther hers, for "From a Whisper to a Scream," which Aretha felt should have won.
I adore her voice and it hits a nerve in my soul. She makes me melt into a puddle of butter on the floor. A friend of mine gave me an album of hers back in the 1970's, it was called "A Good Black is Hard to Crack" and I am unable to locate it anywhere. There were a couple of songs on there I recall: Pull Yourself Together, and Crazy, and I would give a kingdom to hear her sing them again. The memories that evokes from hearing her sweet voice again is most wonderful. Sweet Sweet Esther!!
@khataroo Great news...just finished a review on Amazon & listening to new 2-fer CD "Here's Esther, Are You Ready?" & "Good Black Is Hard To Crack" and this is what great music & singing from the soul is all about...enjoy!
@bradly2007 That is great news! Thank you for telling me. I bought the vinyl record "A Good Black is Hard to Crack" from Amazon and I even converted it so I could post them.
@khataroo Finally 70's-80's major releases from Esther are on CD and the other not to miss 2fer "You've Come A Long Way, Baby"/"All About Esther Phillips" is incredibly great and listening to it all day...nobody like Esther, enjoy!
A sweet gem from Esther's classic "Capricorn Princess" lp which is still not on CD...use to play this endlessly and great to experience again...awesome singer, gone too soon...Bravo Esther!
I love them both and they both deserved far more than they got. Another one of my Esther favorites in he version of "No Headstone On My Grave". It gives me chills every time I hear it. Little Esther is tops on my list! :O)
oh my God i first heard it on the Cosby show and i fell in love with the song....so i search it on youtube with little hope of finding it. thanks for posting this beautiful song.
Help, I love Esther Philipis and a friend of mine had a few of her CD's that were released internationaly and there was a song I loved but i cant find it anywhere. If anybody knows please send me a message. Here are some of the lyrics if i can remember correctly... Dont run to him anymore, he will only break your heart, he will decieve you, oh how many times did you say goodbye?? if this rings a bell please let me know
If Dinah Washington were alive in the seventies,she would sound just like this.Esther gave "Candy" (and old standard) such a different delivery and I loved that.
"Candy" by Esther from Capicorn Princess is a riveting killer track...nobody could come close to this greatness & amazing this masterpiece is still not on CD...come on Music Industry, get with it!
I still remember buying the Capricorn Princess album, rushing home, dimming the lights, lying on my bed, closing my eyes and listening to it. I loved it, but when "Candy" came on last it was goosebumps all over. Pure Esther. I will never stop loving her.
I have sweet memories of "my Candy",sweetest thing that ever walked God's green earth! And I told him that too,and showed him the very best I knew! I know he was mine 'cause I kept him happy,know he was happy 'cause...........! God rest his mellow soul,haven't found anybody as wonderful as that man.Thank you for the song,Esther was and is one of my favorites.
serpentinecreature 1 week ago
Wow! Esther Phillips one of my favorites growing up, but such a sad demise. This track is great.
ThreeHeadedThreep 1 month ago
WOW
ZoeskiiSC 2 months ago
@Uptowngirl27 you're looking for the original by Big Maybelle "Candy"
doeboyphilly 2 months ago
Cherry Candy - I love this broad
gatitame2azul 3 months ago
Is this the song I remember from the Cosby show? I have been trying to find it.
UptownGirl27 4 months ago
@UptownGirl27 Same artist, different arrangement. Try "Candy - Jazz Standard"
TheStmsgroup 3 months ago
Veramente eccezionale !!!!!!!!!
slkcrs 4 months ago
CHILLS ALL OVER FOR A SWEET MAN LIKE THIS!!!
brokerightfoot1 4 months ago
NICE - Love this woman
gatitame2azul 6 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Esther Phillips
little ester as a teenager with johnny otis band and on Savoy Records doing r&b to this beautiful women that knows how tell a story 1st time i saw her at sweets ballrom in Oakland Ca at a saturday nite dance when she blew us away and still does it for me now i miss seeing her in the clubs one more great one for me that checked out to early
francescodisanfranci 6 months ago 3
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Esther Jammed on this tune!
Thedanner1000 6 months ago
THIS WAS MY MAMA'S SONG FOR MY STEPDAD....HE LOVED HER TO PLAY IT TOO.......IT WAS REAL ROMANCE...JUST THE LOOK IN THEIR EYES.....THE ONLY WORDS I CAN USE TO DESCRIBE IT WAS GROWN FOLKS LOVE....LOL
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Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
robertoamor2011 7 months ago
Well hello everyone. I am so proud to say now I know where my singing roots come from. I remember my grandmother mentioning her name, well my aunt recently revealed to me that Ms. Phillips and my grandmother are cousins. Thanks for the gift Ms Phillips.
MsMareParker 7 months ago 2
i like this song i heard it on the cosby show once it beautiful i;ts a lovely song sit back relax and enjoy i also like big maybell;s version too very nice 'chetta '
klm123456789999 7 months ago 2
i love this song
nakkiyyah1 7 months ago
i just fell in love when listening candy, lady esther was the best singer ever, unfortunately as it happens to all our best singers, she left us so early.
MsComissario 8 months ago
I've loved Esther Phillips for decades...she has been astonding since her early years with Johnny Otis...but I had never heard this before tonight. Sublime!!! And has anyone heard her do the old Blind Lemon Jefferson song "Graveyard Blues/See That My Grave is Kept Clean? Someone played it for me years ago but I've been unable to find it since...
JazzyBluesWoman 8 months ago
She just made sweet love to my mind......
marlonl30308 8 months ago
She just made sweet love to my mind......
marlonl30308 8 months ago
when she started talking i thought it was macy gray for a second...
BadTouchBeats 10 months ago
esther; an original rapper! :D (see also "black eyed blues" or "georgia rose")
jona4x 1 year ago
I've waited years to find and hear my Esther sing Candy again. I owned this album when it came out and wore it out. I love love love me some Esther Phillips. Thanks for making my day, nite and week!
GMano07 1 year ago
Love her.
brucecahn 1 year ago
YOU BETTA BREAK IT DOWN, ESTHER!!!....SING YO' SONG, BITCH!!!!
MisterCrazyLegs 1 year ago
He's so sweet he'll make candy lay donw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OOoowwwww!! that was and Of course the original version by Big Maybelle was back in the day wen callin a man "Sweet" wasn't offensive!! There's nothing like the love of a strong man...who is sweet on and to his lady!! ((I have an old soul yall...lol..cus I'm only in my early 30s))
MzSCT 1 year ago
wasn't until I watched the cosby show that I remembered this song. had to look it up once it went off. love this song and how it shows a woman unafraid of loving a man!
exsomething7 1 year ago
OMG I surely can relate...you see when a man is just soooooo sweet. Its scary and usually a bunch of bull...Oh but it feels soooo good almost worth the almost certain pain.
lovetoo100 1 year ago
Esther still lives for those lucky ones who were around to see her live and hear her on the radio. Today, her influences resound in so many singers that followed her, such as Diane Schuur.
Enjoy her art and genius and please pass it on.
Flewti2 1 year ago
she's a female barry white
ruaxhatsafon 1 year ago
One of the greatest little-known singers...too bad her life ended in such hardship. She deserved the best. I believe when Aretha won one of her Grammys, she turned around and gave Esther hers, for "From a Whisper to a Scream," which Aretha felt should have won.
fingling8 1 year ago
did everyone listen to the big maybelle version of candy?
abpyahoo 1 year ago
I adore her voice and it hits a nerve in my soul. She makes me melt into a puddle of butter on the floor. A friend of mine gave me an album of hers back in the 1970's, it was called "A Good Black is Hard to Crack" and I am unable to locate it anywhere. There were a couple of songs on there I recall: Pull Yourself Together, and Crazy, and I would give a kingdom to hear her sing them again. The memories that evokes from hearing her sweet voice again is most wonderful. Sweet Sweet Esther!!
khataroo 1 year ago 4
@khataroo Great news...just finished a review on Amazon & listening to new 2-fer CD "Here's Esther, Are You Ready?" & "Good Black Is Hard To Crack" and this is what great music & singing from the soul is all about...enjoy!
bradly2007 10 months ago
@bradly2007 That is great news! Thank you for telling me. I bought the vinyl record "A Good Black is Hard to Crack" from Amazon and I even converted it so I could post them.
khataroo 10 months ago
@khataroo Finally 70's-80's major releases from Esther are on CD and the other not to miss 2fer "You've Come A Long Way, Baby"/"All About Esther Phillips" is incredibly great and listening to it all day...nobody like Esther, enjoy!
bradly2007 10 months ago
@bradly2007 Wow! How exciting! I will definitely check them out. Again, thank you so much for informing me.
khataroo 10 months ago
I wait for the day that a reincarnation of esther is born to witness the soulfulness of this lady again......
broccolihart1 1 year ago
all right now...sang that song now...
ivantwill 1 year ago
There is something about her voice that massages my heart.
cdjblue52 1 year ago 2
@cdjblue52 ... I truly agree with you.
AyoGrace 1 year ago
@cdjblue52
I love your description, "her voice massages my heart!"
lindamae2410 1 year ago
yeah, so much missed, princess
hfoubleu 1 year ago
beautiful baby - - - -best male version is by Solomon Burke from "Soul Of The Blues" cd
gnativerson 2 years ago
We know what you mean, Esther! Beautiful!
biachan4 2 years ago
I like both versions of the song. I really enjoyed Esther's version. I am still looking for the CD.
19171969 2 years ago
A sweet gem from Esther's classic "Capricorn Princess" lp which is still not on CD...use to play this endlessly and great to experience again...awesome singer, gone too soon...Bravo Esther!
bradly2007 2 years ago
@bradly2007 "Capricorn Princess" finally out on CD is a true classic from this legendary wonder...enjoy music lovers!
bradly2007 1 year ago
I love them both and they both deserved far more than they got. Another one of my Esther favorites in he version of "No Headstone On My Grave". It gives me chills every time I hear it. Little Esther is tops on my list! :O)
BigDawgBluesHound 2 years ago 2
Yeah right man - have a listen to Big Maybelle
vinegate 2 years ago
Big Maybelle is waaaay better.
GreenJelloSuxx420 2 years ago
oh my God i first heard it on the Cosby show and i fell in love with the song....so i search it on youtube with little hope of finding it. thanks for posting this beautiful song.
avyarima 2 years ago 2
OMG.....speachless....thank you for posting it!!!!
michasoul 2 years ago 2
great song, she was great
pjubagoni 2 years ago 3
The man maybe treating you right, but that don't mean he's gonna hang around.
The test really is time, and so you wait awhile before letting him know he's the One.
Goddam, I'm a man done started talking like a woman!
drwinkle101 2 years ago 2
Help, I love Esther Philipis and a friend of mine had a few of her CD's that were released internationaly and there was a song I loved but i cant find it anywhere. If anybody knows please send me a message. Here are some of the lyrics if i can remember correctly... Dont run to him anymore, he will only break your heart, he will decieve you, oh how many times did you say goodbye?? if this rings a bell please let me know
thanks
tangodiablo 2 years ago
i found this album in 1982 and still have it . i was in 7th grade . need it on CD
2hot711 2 years ago 2
i grew up lovin this woman ,im 42 our brithdays the same day , i could listen to her all day much love to the capricon queen
2hot711 2 years ago 14
THANK YOU for your love of ESTHER PHILLIPS! I could and have listened to her
all day and all night--especially when she
took me to her recording sessions!
I like you calling her the CAPRICORN QUEEN!
LOVE & BLESSINGS,
LINDA WARN
lindamae2410 2 years ago
@2hot711 You and me both. Esther was someone so very, very, special.
dggd 10 months ago
@2hot711 You and me both. Esther was someone so very, very, special.
dggd 10 months ago
Love you Esther Phillips and love this tune.
Rest in peace honey.
mofnn24 2 years ago 4
Esther Phillips left us 25 years ago today (8/7/84)
solesirching73 2 years ago 4
I want to thank you for posting this song. I have always loved her rendition.
19171969 2 years ago 3
If Dinah Washington were alive in the seventies,she would sound just like this.Esther gave "Candy" (and old standard) such a different delivery and I loved that.
renats29 2 years ago 2
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debbieomi 2 years ago 2
I used to work as a dj at a club in Nelson, BC, and would play this song so people could dance close..
sancca2001 2 years ago
"Candy" by Esther from Capicorn Princess is a riveting killer track...nobody could come close to this greatness & amazing this masterpiece is still not on CD...come on Music Industry, get with it!
bradly2007 2 years ago
Esther was one of my favs. I like her version and I also Love the original by Big Maybelle. They both did nice interpretations.
Mongo76 2 years ago
Big Maybelle was NO joke.
Their versions have different feelings.
I like them both.
alcoholharmony 2 years ago
yo can u add some more Esther Phillips from the 70's She is Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
damienjazz 2 years ago
This is great., I am more of a jazz person, but I like this.
jazztrmpr94 3 years ago
I still remember buying the Capricorn Princess album, rushing home, dimming the lights, lying on my bed, closing my eyes and listening to it. I loved it, but when "Candy" came on last it was goosebumps all over. Pure Esther. I will never stop loving her.
TheTescos 3 years ago
This takes me back to 1976 in NYC
at Lincoln Center with ESTHER PHILLIPS!
I always loved the CAPRCORN PRINCESS album and this is certainly
one of my favorite songs! I love the cover
also, because this is just the way she
looked!
I LOVE YOU
I MISS YOU, (HER WORDS/MY WORDS)
LINDA
lindamae2410 3 years ago
Tell it like it is sister.......yumyum
1SECRETBILLY 3 years ago 2
Moms used to rock this on Sundays with toast and hot coco!!! Ester Phillips is HIGHLY UNDERRATED!!! Shes like a ladt Lou Rawls....
zyruemusic 3 years ago 2