Although New York based artist Yvonne Daniels only seems to have had a small handful of releases they do include one real killer track. Spread The Word may not be a ballad but it has the vocal fire and intensity that all the very best deep tracks have – in fact it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Yvonne sounds almost possessed the way she howls and screams her way through the uplifting lyric. Lovely gritty tone too. The chugging drummer and tasty pianist do their best to keep up, assisted by horns and background sisters. The occasional fluffed note only adds to the frenzy.

The flip pounds away too but isn’t in the same class, and neither sadly is her Red Lite release, although I Got To Get Close To You is a pleasant enough mid paced number. Yvonne’s rare (and very expensive) Sterling 45 I Don’t Wanna Get Away From Your Love has had some Northern soul exposure but really it’s a pretty limited number musically and she doesn’t exert herself vocally.

Note ~ I’m pretty sure that the famous Chicago radio personality Yvonne Daniels is a different woman altogether.