Nathaniel Mayer : "Village of Love" Fortune Records , 1962

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NATHANIEL MAYER!
"Village of Love"
Detroit CLASSIC!
From the Fortune Records 45rpm:
"Village Of Love"/"I Want A Woman" (1962) Fortune 545; United Artists 449
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[michaeltlynn]

Nate OUT DOES _ James Brown on THIS TUNE ! I know Nathanial is playin around Detroit - does he sell his shit online ?? Highland Park Mikey ..

[BobSeger1981]

@michaeltlynn

Nathaniel passed away a little over a year ago.

Amazon should have a great collection called

"I Want Love and Affection ... Not the House of Correction"

[ptownfreddy]

This had to be the last gasp of Doo-wop, hitting in 1962. Supposedly Berry Gordy bought out the Fortune label to pawn competition after Nathaniel's top-20 pop hit. Would love confirmation or denial.

[BobSeger1981]

@ptownfreddy

No, that's not true. Fortune was never bought out - it fizzled-out after the owners got older, and less interested due to certain issues.

They made a short comeback in the 80s even, thanks to the Brown's daughter Janice, but she died shortly after from cancer, at a fairly young age.

I don't think Berry Gordy was worried about Fortune, he wasn't thinking of beating Detroit - he wanted to beat the world! and he did. But I love the Fortune sound.

[diddlybopper]

Did Nathaniel ever appear on PBS Doo Wop specials??

[BobSeger1981]

Not that I ever heard of.

Back when this song came out, he played Dick Clark's American Bandstand, but that footage is not released (thanks DICK!)

[beatlejim64]

He was 18 when he recorded this...made the top 40 in 1962...

[beatlejim64]

This is GREAT stuff...

[Nickie0016]

Great!!!!

[floydwork]

That's is good as it get's !!!!

[rocketjeff]

@diddlybopper He sure did, but I think you have to donate money to get the DVD. He performs Village of Love in amazing fashion.

[fntime]

@411Soulman1 Only 11 yrs old and driving a Lincoln. Please tell me

your girlfriend was sitting next to you, sharing a cigarette.

Did you have a six pack under the seat?

[charleyit]

This was one of the first 45's I brought growing up in Detroit. I believe the song was credited to Nathaniel Meyer and the Midnighters or starlighters or something like that. I remember the Fortune label. As for it being Do Wops last gasp. hardly, there were some hits scattered, most memorably the Madlads "I Found a Love". Also there was one called "I do" that started out with "do do, do do , do do," So Do wop held on - maybe not as a major force but a force none the less - as late as 65, 66.

[figgster48]

Real Soul! Thanks Nate for all of the great music!

Figgster

[alphagate]

I was in the 8th grade in 1962 when this song was a hit. Still sounds good. Sorry to here that Nathanial past away in 2008. Nice to discover that the fabulous twilights were the back up group. Bad boys!

[tigerssixty]

One of the 1st records I bought. Drew me in. Still has me. Might be on the Fortune label as I don't recall having it on UA. Thanks for the post.