Sandra Rhodes—Al Green's backing vocalist—gets reissued on Omnivore
Twenty feet from stardom . . . SANDRA RHODES SANG BACKUP ON AL GREEN’S CLASSIC HITS; HER 1972 SOLO ALBUM, RECORDED AT SAM PHILLIPS’ STUDIO, REISSUED ON OMNIVORE RECORDINGS ON MARCH 18 On CD for the first time, Sandra Rhodes’ Where’s Your Love Been contains seven bonus tracks. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — While Sandra Rhodes made a name for herself singing behind Al Green on his classic Hi Records sides and writing songs including Conway Twitty’s #1 single “The Clown,” her best work missed the public eye. And ear. Where’s Your Love Been , Rhodes’s 1972 album for Fantasy Records, was recorded at the Sam Phillips Recording Studio in Memphis (founded in 1960 as a roomier successor to the legendary producer’s Sun Studio). Just as her backing vocals (usually performed with sister Donna and then husband Charlie Chalmers) appeared on recordings of every genre, the disc reflects the Memphis native’s extraordinary musical flexibility. Much of the se...