Don Bryant – Don't Give Up On Love (Purple Vinyl LP)

Don Bryant – Don't Give Up On Love is a soul album by Memphis singer and songwriter Don Bryant (1942–2025), released on May 12, 2017 by Fat Possum Records (cat. no. FP1607-1). At Hi Records Bryant wrote many songs, including the hit "I Can't Stand The Rain" (1973) with his future wife Ann Peebles. For this late album he recorded with the Bo-Keys in late 2016 at Scott Bomar's Electraphonic Recording Studios in Memphis, produced by Scott Bomar and Bruce Watson, with Hi veterans such as Howard Grimes and Charles Hodges. This copy is a 2017 US & Canada original pressing on purple vinyl with original inner sleeve (no download code).

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: Fat Possum Records FP1607-1
• Format: Vinyl LP, Album, purple vinyl
• Pressing: US & Canada original
• Country: USA & Canada
• Year of this pressing: 2017
• Genre: Soul & Funk, Jazz, Southern Soul
• Extras: Original inner sleeve; no download code

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Cover: VG+

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. A Nickel And A Nail (Vernon Morrison/Don Robey)
2. Something About You (Don Bryant/Scott Bomar)
3. It Was Jealousy (Don Bryant)
4. First You Cry (David Egan/Buddy Flett)
5. I Got To Know (Don Bryant)

Side B

1. Don't Give Up On Love (Don Bryant/Scott Bomar)
2. How Did I Get There
3. One Ain't Enough (Scott Bomar/John Paul Keith)
4. Can't Hide The Hurt
5. What Kind Of Love (Don Bryant/Scott Bomar)

Personnel

Don Bryant (vocals) with the Bo-Keys: Howard "Bulldog" Grimes (drums), Scott Bomar (bass), Charles Hodges and Archie "Hubbie" Turner (keyboards), Joe Restivo (guitar), John Paul Keith (guitar on one track); horns: Marc Franklin (trumpet, arrangements), Kirk Smothers and Art Edmaiston (saxophone). Backing vocals include Percy Wiggins and Susan Marshall, plus a string quartet.

Produced by Scott Bomar and Bruce Watson; recorded at Electraphonic Recording Studios, Memphis.

FAQ

Who is Don Bryant?
From the 1960s, Don Bryant was a singer and one of the key songwriters at Hi Records in Memphis. With Ann Peebles he wrote "I Can't Stand The Rain". With "Don't Give Up On Love" he returned as a singer in 2017.

Is this the original pressing?
Yes. It is the 2017 first edition on Fat Possum, cat. no. FP1607-1, here as the purple vinyl variant. No download code is included.

What does Media NM- / Cover VG+ mean?
NM- (Near Mint minus) for the record means close to new with at most minimal signs of use. VG+ (Very Good Plus) for the sleeve means light wear. All grades are explained on our Vinyl Grading page.

Do you have more records in this style?
Similar records are in our Soul & Funk collection.