Howard Tate - I’m Your Servant
Howard Tate - I’m Your Servant
I’m Your Servant is from Howard Tate’s 1968 single release (Verve VK 10625) which has Sweet Love Child on the flip. I’ve been on a bit of a soul tip while the snow’s been coming down and had to post this up because Howard Tate’s voice on this track is just incredible. If you like the cut of Mr Tate’s jib, I heartily recommend you get hold of the limited edition CD issue of Get It While You Can, Tate’s seminal 1967 album re-issued on Universal Music’s imprint, Hip-o Select. When it was first released the album was coveted by the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Ry Cooder, Janis Joplin, BB King - who all covered tracks from it. An original vinyl copy of the album is a must for any serious soul collector but for everyone else, the Hip-o Select reissue is a fine substitue: It’s got all the album tracks plus the two bonus tracks AND the eight Verve singles (this one included) in chronological order in glorious, original mono.
You can read more and buy the 29 track CD here.