• Willie Griffin – I Love You
    • Willie Griffin – Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
    • 1. I Love You
    • 2. Where There's Smoke, There's Fire

    'I Love You' is arguably one of the best obscure soul ballads out there. Reissued from the original master tape from 1984, in pristine condition, yielding the perfect reproduction via Athens of the North!

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