Edwin Starr - I Have Faith In You

Ahhhhh - the late great Mister Charles Hatcher, more commonly known as Edwin Starr. While we were doing Motorcity, I wrote over a hundred songs with him, and I find it so hard to accept that he's no longer with us, that sometimes I almost want to pick up the phone to him, and have to stop myself. Someone like Edwin was so full of life and vigour and vitality, that it's easy to think he'll always be around, and that much harder to accept that he truly is gone. But never, NEVER, forgotten. We released six singles of Edwin's on the Motorcity label, and recorded about fifty songs in the end, and it's one hundred percent true to say that he really cared very deeply about what we were trying to do with Motorcity, and indeed, was our greatest ambassador for it, ceaselessly championing it everywhere he went. A true gentleman and a true friend. This song, "I Have Faith In You", was one of his earliest releases originally, back in 1965 on the legendary Ric-Tic label, from out of Detroit, which got absorbed by Motown, and this became a record that over the decades, people cared about very passionately. It seemed to be THE song that Northern Soul fans played at their weddings. When we wanted to film one of Edwin's classics for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul" DVD, it simply became no contest - this HAD to be the one. A timeless gem that makes his loss all the more painful every time I hear it.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Northern-Soul
• Motorcity
• Motown
• Detroit
• Sixties-Soul
• Classic
• Male-Vocal
• Ric-Tic

[johneddins]

Well Ian....Now you've got me going. Edwin Starr and I were dear friends. I am godfather to his son. I was engineer on most of his Ric Tic records during my stay at Golden World. I love what you're doing - keeping the sound alive. I like the re-cut of "I Have Faith In You" but I miss Johnny Griffith's piano in the beginning. Cheers....John Rhys

[zarastaffy]

My all time favorite, absolute classic.

Thanks for sharing this.

[Usurped]

This is fantastic! quality!!!

[mrbillhicks]

Worked with Edwin and his brother a few years back... Real nice guys. Sat with Edwin while he chatted about his boat.

[tubby61]

wish i still had the cheque i sent to edwin to put him on at a scooter rally in the uk love this tune

[scootafran]

Nice to see Mr Starr again Ian,loving your work as always.....

[famousfather]

His voice got better and better year after year.

Too bad he's no longer with us.

RIP

[loukerry]

WHAT A MAN..ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT

[motekhall]

Stands up well to the original and great Vid an all time classic THANX

[JurassicJok]

This aint Motown praises go out to Golden World and the Ric Tic label for this one Anoraks respect Thankyou. Jok

[JurassicJok]

Top Notch awesome sound powerful remix video to match and Edwin just makes it goosebumps or is it shivers up my spine . It hits it works " One record thats sat in my play box longer than me" Ps brought a tear to my eye to watch this. Jok Evans