Jackie Ross – A new beginning (Golden Ear, 1980)

​Possessing a singing voice of incredible purity and sweetness, Jackie Ross was a vastly underrated singer who struggled to get heard after her initial fame with “Selfish one” on Chess records in the 1960s. This LP is from 1980, and on it she is backed by the mighty funk/soul collective called the South Side Movement, famous in their own right with some great funky records. “A new beginning” is simply awesome pure soul music, with the interplay between Ross and the South Side Movement is unbelievable, on tracks like “Betcha by golly wow”. Just heavenly stuff.