With a career in music now spanning sixty years, it should come as no surprise that the talented Bobby Patterson has worked a wide variety of roles within the industry. Hailing from Dallas, Texas, this multi-instrumentalist has served as bandleader, singer, songwriter and producer. Patterson has worked in A&R and promotions, as well as owning and operating his own label. In later years he became popular radio personality by way of Dallas-based radio station, KKDA 730 AM. Patterson signed with Abnak Records in the mid 60s where he recorded quite prolifically with his band, The Mustangs, through the remainder of the decade. The lion's share of his material was self-penned / produced with 45s issued exclusively on subsidiary label, Jetstar Records which sadly folded along with parent label, Abnak Records, in 1970. It was just prior to this that Patterson had met Jerry Strickland (who is co-credited here quite a bit), a Louisiana-based songwriter who at the time was running Jewel subsidiary, Soul Power Records. These two chaps paired better than chitlins and collard greens, churning out a swath of southern soul compositions, primarily for a host of Jewel Records artists on the Ronn, Paula and Soul Power imprints during the early 70s. Patterson helmed production on many of these projects including full-length albums by Little Johnny Taylor and Tommie Young, as well as his own debut album, It's Just A Matter Of Time, released on Paula Records in 1972. Sadly the partnership fizzled out fairly quickly and by the mid 70s Strickland was operating Alarm Records while Patterson was launching his own label, Proud Records in 1976. The following year he released a 45 by way of Sylvia Robinson's All Platinum Records and wouldn't return until 1982 when he released The Storyteller album, as by Bobby Story. After a fourteen year recording hiatus Patterson's resurgence came with appropriately titled album, Second Coming, released on his own Proud Records in 1996. This was followed by festivals, a tour of Northern England (where he is treated like Royalty), the annual vintage R&B/Rock showcase at Ponderosa Stomp and another album, I'd Rather Eat Soup, released on Big Bidness Records in 1998. The albums Live At The Longhorn Ballroom (2003) and Back Out Here Again (2012) were issued on Proud while the critically acclaimed I Got More Soul! (2014), was released by Los Angeles-based Omnivore Recordings. Since then Patterson has entertained a many of live audiences across the US and internationally, performing just earlier this month at the Longhorn R & B Revue in Dallas, Texas. Most of the recordings included in this collection come from the peak of Patterson's career in the early 70s and are produced by the man himself. Enjoy.
VA - Make Up For Lost Time (Selections From The Songbook Of Bobby Patterson)
01 - Roscoe Robinson - 1972 - We Got A Good Thing Going (Paula 378)
02 - Ted Taylor - 1973 - Break Of Day (Ronn 74)
03 - Fontella Bass - 1973 - Home Wrecker (Paula 389) [mono]
04 - Shay Holiday - 1972 - It's Not How Long You Make It (Soul Power 107) [mono]
05 - Bobby Patterson - 19?? - If I Didn't Know Better (Unissued Jetstar) [mono]
06 - Margie Joseph - 1973 - How Do You Spell Love? (Atlantic LP SD-7248)
07 - Ray Crumley - 1976 - I Want To Be A Part Of You (Alarm 113)
08 - W.J. Moore & The Dynamic Upsetters - 1985 - Everything Good To You (Gutter 85-001-002)
09 - Chuck Jackson - 1977 - I Fell Asleep (All Platinum 2373)
10 - Bobby Patterson - 1977 - Right Place, Wrong Time (All Platinum 2371)
11 - Z.Z. Hill - 1982 - Open House At My House (Malaco LP MAL-7411)
12 - Little Johnny Taylor - 1974 - I'll Make It Worth Your While (Ronn LPS-7532)
13 - Tommie Young - 1973 - You Can Only Do Wrong So Long (Soul Power LPS-3316)
14 - Bobby Shannon - 1973 - I Get My Groove From You (To-Mar 0011)
15 - The Genies - 1971 - No News Is Bad News (Ronn 56) [mono]
16 - Bobby Patterson - 1970 - If A Man Ever Loved A Woman (Baby I Love You) (Jetstar 119) [mono]
17 - George Perkins - 1972 - Baby You Saved Me (Soul Power 113) [meefs]
18 - Ted Taylor - 1972 - I Want To Be A Part Of You Girl (Ronn 65)
19 - Sarah Simpson - 1971 - I Kicked The Habit (Of Loving You) (Soul-Po-Tion 105)
20 - Bobby Patterson - 1973 - If Love Can't Do It (It Can't Be Done) (Paula 388) [mono]
21 - Little Johnny Taylor - 1974 - You're Not The Only One (Ronn LPS-7532)
22 - Tommie Young - 1973 - You Brought It All On Yourself (Soul Power LPS-3316)
23 - Eddie Giles - 1973 - Married Lady (Alarm 106)
24 - The Montclairs - 1973 - Make Up For Lost Time (Paula 389)
25 - Bobby Patterson - 1972 - One Ounce Of Prevention (Paula LPS 2215)
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