If I were DJing and playing a modern soul set, I’d bring down the house when I dropped Back To Ypsilanti (IF of course this set was actually IN Ypsilanti).  There couldn’t be a let down after this, or I’d clear the floor.  So what to play next?  What could possibly follow this song?:

I COULD turn it over and play the flip side, Tarnished Love Affair, if I wanted some slow dancing going on.  But I would probably close the set with that.  I would want to keep it high energy - but still somehow maintain the same vibe. 

So I think I know what I would play.  It’s a song that’s been a Cousins Vinyl favorite for some time now - discovered by Justin while digging through the backstock a few years ago.  A track by Richard “Dimples” Fields, off his LP “Mr. Look So Good”, called A Woman At Home And A Freak On The Side.  Recorded in 1982, it’s in the same genre as Tyrone Davis - some real feel-good dancin’ soul.  He tributes the album to Jackie Wilson, and also does a fantastic version of Sincerely.  But I think Freak on The Side is truly his own.

Ol’ Dimples tells us all about his situation, but he isn’t sweating it at all.  He’s got one girl at home to cook for him and wash his drawers, and another on the side to get his freak on with.  And the thing is, he wants to keep ‘em both!  He says you can do it if you know how.  Personally, I prefer just my one woman at home, but hey, if Mr. Look So Good wants to do it like that, I’m not judging him.  Go here to read about Dimples Fields. 

What do you think?  Could this follow Back To Ypsilanti?