SIDE A
1. See Saw
2. The Boomerang
3. Everything Gonna Be Everything
4. Fat Man
5. Precious You
6. Iron Out The Rough Spots
SIDE B
1. Please Do Something
2. I Never Get Enough Of Your Love
3. The Usual Place
4. A Woman’s Love
5. Sookie Sookie
6. Mercy Mercy
Soul singer Don Covay’s career traversed nearly the entire spectrum of Rhythm & Blues music, from Doo-Wop to Funk. On 1966’s See Saw, featuring its famous title track, Don Covay rides his most creative crest as a solo artist with a hearty collection of songs.
Its rawness is what makes these recordings compelling. A guitarist as well as a singer, Covay’s pickings aren’t buried in the mix, and you don’t need a Geiger counter to detect the grooves.
Most impressive are “See Saw,” “Mercy Mercy,” “Sookie, Sookie,” and “Boomerang,” a call to dance with the feeling of Major Lance singing a Curtis Mayfield song. On “Fat Man”, you wonder if he’s singing about his old Washington, D.C., buddy Billy Stewart. The two began their careers with The Rainbows.
180 gram audiophile vinyl