Another strange story behind a hit record. Barbara Acklin recorded “Am I The Same Girl” but for some reason her vocal was scrubbed and a piano melody substituted. The resulting instrumental was re-titled “Soulful Strut” and credited to Young-Holt Unlimited, but neither drummer Eldee Young or bassist Red Holt actually played on the record. Young and Holt were formerly 2/3 of the Ramsey Lewis Trio (“The ‘In’ Crowd”). Acklin’s original version only got to #79 a few weeks later. The song was remade in 1992 by Swing Out Sister and became a #1 adult contemporary hit.
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