Kim Tolliver is an obscure name on the rosters of soul greats, but she shouldn't be. Tolliver, who only issued two albums, recorded a generous numbers of singles, some of which became regional hits. She passed away in 2007. In addition to her absolutely riveting voice, she was a fine songwriter in her own right. Tolliver, who eventually married fellow soul singer and writer Fred Briggs, experienced her greatest success as a songwriter (especially when in association with Briggs), placing a number of songs with Margie Joseph on a pair of Stax/Volt LPs. Come and Get Me, I'm Ready on Chess is the only album Tolliver cut that appeared under her own name, and it's her only set to appear on a major. Her first album, Passing Clouds, was released by Fantasy under her married name. This album is one of those truly weird sets that combines many sounds to reach something so cohesive, visionary, and true that it's a bit of a shock to grasp that it went nowhere upon release. Tolliver and Briggs were based in both Cleveland and Memphis. They cut part of the album in each place, with the biggest bit in Miami, and the horns were cut at the label studio in Chicago. Produced by Briggs, who also served as co-arranger with John A. Brinson, this is a stellar collection of deep soul tracks with a bent toward midtempo searing ballads.

1		The Other Side Of Town
2		She Don't Know You (Like I Do)
3		Come And Get Me I'm Ready
4		The Way He Used To
5		I Need You (Come As You Are) / Drop Whatever You're Doing
6		Takin' A Woman's Stand
7		I'm Losing The Feeling
8		Learn To Get Along Without You