Name: I Am Controlled By Your Love
Brand: Helene Smith

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

NUM604LP-C2

Colour

Silver

Colour details

Metallic Silver

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-02

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

825764160438

Total Cap

Silver LP

Artist

Helene Smith

Genre GB

Funk / Soul

Label GB

Numero

Miami’s First Lady of Soul, Helene Smith, made her mark on the music industry with her soulful sound. She released 45s on various labels including Blue Star, Lloyd, Deep City, Phil L.A. Of Soul, Dash, and Dade. As the first artist to record for Clarke-Pearsall Productions, Miami’s pioneering independent black production company, she paved the way for others in the industry.

Helene Smith's musical journey was intertwined with her personal life. She married Johnny Pearsall at a young age and continued to live in Miami where they had a daughter together. Johnny owned a record store and both he and Helene were passionate about music until his unfortunate passing. Despite this loss, Helene carried on their mission by working with children and becoming a teacher in the Miami school district.

Not only did Helene Smith break barriers as an artist but she also left a lasting impact on Miami's Deep City label. She became the only artist on that label to record a full-length LP. Her talent and dedication continue to inspire aspiring musicians today.

The Numero Group is a Chicago-based record label, dedicated to the preservation and celebration of lesser-known artists. Their exploration spans the globe and reaches deep into the recesses of music history to&nbsp;create compilations of previously released music, reissues of original albums, and creation of album reconstructions from a variety of musical genres.

The label's focus since its 2003 founding has been to research and preserve obscure recorded material and ephemera by artists and entrepreneurs who found little commercial success upon their material's initial release.

Teenage melancholy from the original Miami Sound Machine. Backed by the infamous FAMU Marching 100 Band and Frank Williams’ crack shot players The Rocketeers, I Am Controlled By Your Love compiles sides from Helene Smith’s ’60s tenure with the Deep City, Lloyd, Reid, and Blue Star labels. A sweltering album of 12 deeply soulful, alternate universe hits from the First Lady of Miami Soul!

I Am Controlled By Your Love

Music GB