Sandy Gaye - "Watch The Dog That Bring The Bone" (2:16)
Betty Wright - "Mr Lucky" (2:42)
Marva Whitney - "Daddy Don't Know About Sugar Bear" (2:26)
The Trinikas - "Remember Me" (2:29)
Betty & Angel - "Honey Coated Loving" (3:15)
Arelean Brown - "I'm A Streaker Baby" (3:54)
The 20th Century - "Hot Pants" (part 1) (3:30)
Promise - "I'm Not Ready For Love" (2:45)
Pearl Dowdell - "Good Things" (2:37)
Fay Cooper - "Closer Together" (2:41)
Lolla Collins - "Save The Children (If There Is To Be A Tomorrow)" (2:55)
Soul Revival - "Do What You Gotta Do" (2:46)
Mae Young - "You Got Me Under Your Spell" (2:24)
The Ba-Roz - "Come Back Boy" (2:26)
Sonics Band - "Second Avenue" (3:52)
Review: 'Beehive Breaks' is a new curveball from the Numero label, pitting together 15 'feminine funk' fixtures for your listening pleasure. All sourced from the label's back catalogue, we're met with an impressive array of funky-drummed, double-X'ed ditties, from Sandy Gaye's Cruella-synched 'Watch The Dog That Brings The Bone' to James Brown's soul sister #1 Marva Whitney; from teenage girl gangs The Trinikas and Promise, to Miami's queen of soul, Betty Wright; and to top it all off, there's even a previously unissued belter from Chicago's Sonics Band on there.
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