Ann Peebles

I Cant' Stand The Rain - 1973
WALK AWAY (1969 USA)
Give Me Some Credit

I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down
PART TIME LOVE - Hi Records, USA - (Little Johnny Taylor Orig.)

Ann Peebles is a superb soul artist and followed Walk Away with a few others notably BREAKING UP  SOMEBODY'S HOME (1972) and I CAN'T STAND THE RAIN (in 1974). She started out singing in her father's church choir at an early age as well as The Peeble Choir which was started by her grandfather.

Ann Peebles was the major female star at Willie Mitchell's Memphis-based Hi Records during the '70s. Al Green was the label's major male star. Listen to the backing on I Can't Stand the Rain and then listen to Al Green's How Can You Mend A Broken Heart and the Willie Mitchell influence becomes obvious.

 It is a little known fact that John Lennon liked lots of soul artists - his favourite male singer was Chuck Jackson and he was quoted as stating his favourite female soul singers as Ann Peebles singing I Can't Stand The Rain (covered by Tina Turner).

Many artists have done covers of Ann Peebles' tracks:-

Robert Palmer did I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down, and Bette Midler Breakin' Up Somebody's Home. Connie Lush (UK new wave Blues does a complete and great repertoire of Ann Peebles numbers and in a very similar style).
Ann Peebles wrote in partnership with husband Don Bryant.
 
Ann Peebles CD Full Time Love in 1992 for Bullseye/Rounder.
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HI Records (produced by Willie Mitchell)