Gene Chandler achieved a million in sales with Mel & Tim ("Backfield In Motion") on his Bamboo label and some minor R&B hits with Simtec & Wylie on his Mr. Chand setup.
Both acts were unknown until Chandler's discovery, yet they made the charts.
What would two-name artists do? That prospect energized this project, which at first glance appeared to be an LP of Simtec & Wylie and Mel & Tim leftovers. ("Mail Call Time" and "I Found That I Was Wrong" appeared on Mel & Tim's Good Guys Only Win in the Movies album.)
But actually, they all pooled their talent to come up with material and production ideas to make Gene & Jerry: One and One a success.
However, other than "Ten and Two (Take This Woman off the Corner)," a minor R&B hit about prostitution and johns, nothing else scored; its subject matter was out of character for Butler anyway.
Another single, "You Just Can't Win (By Making the Same Mistakes)," didn't bust a grape.
Ironically, both Simtec & Wylie and Mel & Tim had bigger hits on smaller labels -- go figure. Despite its dismal sales, this is a good album of uptown male duets by two of soul's greatest.
A1. You Just Can’t Win (By Making The Same Mistake) - 2:37
A2. The World Keeps Changing - 2:35
A3. Give Up A Taste - 2:31
A4. I Found That I Was Wrong - 2:42
A5. Sho’ Is Groovin’ - 2:46
B1. One Hand Washes The Other - 2:55
B2. Mail Call Time - 2:50
B3. Be Yourself - 2:30
B4. Everybody Is Waiting - 2:40
B5. Ten And Two (Take This Woman Off The Corner) - 3:02
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