Ann Mason – You Can’t Love Me (In The Midnight Hour) | Rare 1965

Ann Mason – You Can’t Love Me (In The Midnight Hour) | Rare 1965 Soul + Little Mac & The Boss Sounds

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1965                          45-2309

ATLANTIC RECORDS 1965           45-2309

notes:

If you’re into rare soul 45s and Northern Soul dancefloor classics, 

this track is a hidden gem worth redisiting.

“You Can’t Love Me (In The Midnight Hour)” by Ann Mason, 

backed by Little Mac & The Boss Sounds, is a powerful 1965 

release inspired by the era’s booming soul sound.

The backing band was led by Little Mac (Billy Mack / Billy McDougal), 

a blind organist from North Carolina who recorded multiple

 soul and R&B sides during the 1960s.

heir instrumental version of “In The Midnight Hour” 

also gained attention on the soul circuit.

Ann Mason is an obscure American soul vocalist best known for her 1965 single:

“You Can’t Love Me (In The Midnight Hour)” (with Little Mac & The Boss Sounds)

Billy “Little Mac” Mack / McDougal

Blind Hammond organ player

Based in North Carolina

Active in the 1960s soul and R&B circuit

credits:

Ann Mason → vocals

Little Mac → organ + bandleader

The Boss Sounds → backing band

Produced under Ranstaff for Atlantic (1965)

Written-By – Cropper, Pickett

tracklist:

A Ann Mason – You Can't Love Me (In The Midnight Hour)

Featuring – Little Mac & The Boss Sounds

2:32

B Little Mac & The Boss Sounds – In The Midnight Hour (Instrumental) 2:32

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