1969

ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE * JERRY BUTLER * MERCURY 2898 * USA

Jerry Butler with a strong positive message of encouragement and support, on this late Soul cut still in the sixties idiom. It was about this time that the main stream of Soul music became more open to progressive Pop musical influences and was to go into directions like Funk and Disco, and while the sixties sound of Soul continued to flourish records like this were heard less and less in the club's and bars where music was played. 

See also:

A Lonely Soldier Isle Of Sirens You Can Run
Giving Up On Love Find Another Girl Aware Of Love

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