Chicago's female recording artists never got the same attention as their male counterparts; the scenario usually consisted of one or two hits, then a slide into obscurity.
Barbara Acklin and
Jackie Ross each scored a few R&B hits, a crossover success, and then disappeared. Acklin sounds strong on "Fool, Fool Look in the Mirror," "Love, You Are Mine Today," and the scorching "Love Makes a Woman." Ross' Chess Records hits aren't featured, but her Brunswick offering "Love Is Easy to Lose" isn't bad. Highlights include sassy Sugar Pie De Santo's "The One Who Really Loves You,"
Della Reese's "Nothing But a True Love," and Lynn Roman's "I Don't Need No Sympathy."
Linda Hopkins,
Erma Franklin, La Vern Baker, and others also contribute. The only clunker is the Promises' "Living in the Footsteps of Another Girl."