• Arthur Ponder – Lonely Girl (feat. Side Show)
    • Arthur Ponder – Sexy Lady
    • Arthur Ponder – If You Want My Love
    • Arthur Ponder – My Love
    • Arthur Ponder – Let's Get Together for the Wrong We Have Done
    • Arthur Ponder – Whatcha Gonna Do About It
    • Arthur Ponder – You Are the One for Me (feat. Side Show)
    • Arthur Ponder – Oh Baby Why You Want to Make Me Cry
    • Arthur Ponder – You Talk Too Much
    • Arthur Ponder – It's You Girl
    • 1. Lonely Girl (feat. Side Show)
    • 2. Sexy Lady
    • 3. If You Want My Love
    • 4. My Love
    • 5. Let's Get Together for the Wrong We Have Done
    • 6. Whatcha Gonna Do About It
    • 7. You Are the One for Me (feat. Side Show)
    • 8. Oh Baby Why You Want to Make Me Cry
    • 9. You Talk Too Much
    • 10. It's You Girl

    Arthur Ponder, a life long Macon, Georgia resident, started his singing career in the 60s replacing Otis Redding in Johnny Jenkins & The Pinetoppersafter Otis went solo. Although he gigged extensively, he did not actually make it onto a record until around 1970. Presented here, we have mostly his 80s Modern Soul output Solo and with local group Side Show, some with was released on 45 others remain unreleased till now.

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