Johnny Bristol: Still Hangin' In There
John Abbey, Blues & Soul, September 1978
'HANG ON In There Baby' remains to this day one of the best selling R&B based records of all time. It carried its creator, Johnny Bristol, from being 'merely' one of the top songwriters of his era to a debut Gold record at his first attempt as a solo artist.
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