Billy Vera & Judy Clay were less notable for their music than for their historical importance: certainly the first interracial recording duo in soul music, this late-'60s team may have been the first interracial recording duo of any sort. Vera was a New York songwriter with some minor successes (Ricky Nelson's "Mean Old World," Barbara Lewis' "Make Me Belong to You") when he brought his composition "Storybook Children" to Atlantic executive Jerry Wexler. Vera initially tried to record it withNona Hendryx (then with Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles), but when that idea didn't pan out, he teamed up with Clay. Born Judy Lee, Clay had joined the gospel group the Drinkard Singers (who also featured Cissy Houston) in the late '50s, and had recorded soul singles throughout the '60s without notable success.
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Tracklist
| 1 | Family Jewels by Ben E King |
| 2 | Me And You Against The World by Jerry Butler |
| 3 | Happy Endings by Betty Everett |
| 4 | Loving You by Ben E King |
| 5 | Maybe by Betty Everett |
| 6 | Take The Time To Tell Her by Jerry Butler |
| 7 | Oh me oh my(I'm a fool for you baby) by Aretha Franklin |
| 8 | Do Right Woman, Do Right Man by Billy Vera and Judy Clay |
| 9 | I'm Afraid Of Losing You by Betty Everett |
| 10 | Here I am Take Me by Irma Thomas |
| 11 | I Don't Want To Lose My Real Good Thing by Billy Vera and Judy Clay |
| 12 | Go Away, Find Yourself by Jerry Butler |
| 13 | I’ve Fallen In Love With You by Carla Thomas |
| 14 | Storybook Children by Billy Vera and Judy Clay |
| 15 | Loving You by Mavis Staple |
| 16 | My Love Is Reserved by Darrell Banks |
| 17 | And I Love Her by Bobby Womack |
| 18 | I’ll Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know by Donny Hathaway |
| 19 | A Change Is Gonna Come by Aretha Franklin |
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