The Girl Don't Care (1967)

About this title: One of Chandler's best, chock full of midtempo grooves, succulent ballads and jump tunes like "Good Times." Curtis Mayfield's "Nothing Can Stop Me" is spiced with punchy horns and choral backing vocals for Gene to play his cool, swaggering tenor against. The pain in his voice is undeniable on "Here Come the Tears," where he literally cries the agonizing lyrics. He gets philosophical on "The Girl Don't Care," an intense ballad that always seems too short. This could almost pass for a greatest-hits LP, since at least six of the selections were released as A-sides. "Fool for You," as well as the ... read more

Tracks:

1. Nothing Can Stop Me [Mayfield]
2. You Can't Hurt Me No More [Mayfield]
3. (I'm Just A) Fool for You [Sims/Davis]
4. Here Comes the Tears [Sims/Smith]
5. (Gonna Be) Good Times [Mayfield]
6. The Girl Don't Care [Dixon/Lewis]
7. To Choose [Butler/Leavill]
8. Bet You Never Thought [Miller]
9. Baby That's Love [Dixon/Johnson]
10. Buddy Ain't It a Shame [Strong/Sanders]
11. No One Else Can Love You (Like I Do) [Strong]
12. My Love [Davis/Leavill]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.