You Don't Want Me (1964)

Written by Roosevelt Jamison        (Morning Music Ltd)

Produced by Quinton Claunch and Rudolph Russell

Recorded at Fame Studios in Florence, Alabama

Trivia

• This was Carr's first recording for the Goldwax Records company

Reviews

• Perhaps the closest James Carr ever got to making a pure R&B record (and it should be remembered too that at this period, Bobby Bland wasn't "doin' too bad at all" with this type of number), 'You Don't Want Me' roams and rambles in the best tradition of the style with mean guitar phrases, and lyrics in which men berate, bemoan and regret the sorry women they've taken up    (from the Complete Goldwax liner notes by Dave Godin)

Singles

• Goldwax 112 b/w I Can't Make It

Albums

• The Complete Goldwax Records Singles
• Essential James Carr
• You Got My Mind Messed Up (CD only and the 2nd version)
• Soul of Sue: The UK Sue label Story, Vol. 3 (compilation)

Lyrics

The word is out the word is out all over town
you don't want me
you've been playing me for a clown
O that's allright
I found out that you don't want me
Another thing I'd like to say right here
I know you don't love me
I know you love someone else
o but I just love you darling
I love you and I can't help myself
O that's allright
I found out found out that you don't want me

When I met you, you were so banged up
... they had all kinds of run ins
but you were willing and I thought I was able
so we got together and tried
I made you everything I thought a lady should be
but now you got to me
trying to make a fool of me
honey you had me
I know you deserted me
you don't want me
I found out, I found out a long time ago
that you don't want me
all of my friends told me about you a long time ago