Bloodstone, We Go A Long Way Back | Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶

In the 45^th edition of Throwback Vibez (2023), we recollect and reflect on “We Go A Long Way Back” by R&B/soul collective, Bloodstone. 

The vibes, the vibes, those Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶! Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 is a column that celebrates awesome songs from the past.  The records that grace this column are older, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re ancient – no fossils 🦴! All genres of music are welcome. In the 45^th edition of Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 (2023), we recollect and reflect on 🎵 “We Go A Long Way Back”, performed by 🎙 Bloodstone. 

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“You and me, girl / Go a long way back / And I’m so proud, I’m so proud.” Oh, the love! Oh, the soulful vibes! Oh, 🎙 Bloodstone, such a gifted R&B/soul collective! Bloodstone is best known for their 1972, pop breakthrough hit, 🎵 “Natural High”. Yes, that’s their ‘ace in the hole,’ but the group also has other bops in its arsenal, including the 1982 hit, 🎵 “We Go A Long Way Back”. Fittingly, their album was also titled, 💿 We Go A Long Way Back. Sadly, the record didn’t earn the pop accolades that “Natural High” did but honestly, a lack of crossover appeal doesn’t take away from its excellence.  It’s safe to say that songwriter and vocalist 🎙 Charles Love knocks this romantic gem right out of the park!

In the first verse, Love recalls how tough the relationship was early on: “I remember when loving you wasn’t easy /… Sugar, we made it through it all.” In the second verse, he flips the script, taking responsibility for his own contributions to love difficulty.  Ultimately, Love asserts, “But you stuck on in there with me and you see? Huh, we made it.” Essentially, through thick and thin, Charles Love and his lady, they have history, and they want to continue to make even more.  Beyond the sentimental, thoughtful lyrics, the sound, production, and overall aesthetic is awesome.  The bass line is robust, just like we desire in an R&B classic, the groove is electric for a slow jam, and the vocals – both Love’s and the backing vocals from Bloodstone – are marvelous.  Looking back on 🎵 “We Go A Long Way Back”, it is so hard to fathom that this single did not perform well on the pop charts.  Come on Billboard Hot 100!

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• Bloodstone, “Natural High”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 41 (2023)

🎙 Bloodstone • 💿 We Go A Long Way Back • 🏷 Columbia • 🗓 1982

Bloodstone, “We Go A Long Way Back”: Throwback Vibez 🕶️🎶 No. 45 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Columbia; John Alan Sperry, PIRO via  Pixabay]