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It Ain't No Use In Jivin'; Some Souls Need Revivin'...

It Ain't No Use In Jivin'; Some Souls Need Revivin'... "A Song For You" --- Merry Clayton (LimeLinx) "A Song For You" --- Merry Clayton (YSI) ~Appears on the Merry Clayton LP (Ode 1971) Although "A Song For You" was written and originally recorded by singer/songwriter/musician Leon Russell , most soul fans tend to enthusiastically agree that the definitive version was rendered by none other than the late, great Donny Hathaway . While the lyrics themselves are undoubtedly imbued with a degree of poignancy, it was Hathaway 's deeply affecting take on the song that arguably blessed [...]