NEVER SAY by KEVIN MCCORD

1985’s ‘Never Say’, a local Detroit favourite on the likes of Mix 92.3 found strong appeal amongst soul and funk fans in the UK. Its line-up features McCord on rhythm section, Leroy Hyter on piano and sax, Randy Jacobs on guitar and the Ridgeway Sisters on backing vocals. “You just need four instruments to have a jam” explains Kevin. “I love the forty-five version and the way it starts with the guitar and groove. I’ll always love the twelve-inch but that flip we did for the forty-five...? I always liked that, I was really into this version, it gets straight to it.”

Engineered by Detroit studio veteran Greg Reilly and taken from the original master tapes for Backatcha, ‘Never Say’ is backed by the 1991 recorded ballad ‘When The Night Comes’ featuring singer Vicki Harvey. Loyal soul fans will be familiar with this stand-out duet as the title-song from McCord’s sought-after album released the same year, now on 7” for the first time.