The only worthwhile reason to cover someone else’s record is A: If you have a completely different take on it, or B: If you can smash the original version to pieces. Now not many people would be willing to take on the Godfather of Soul “James Brown” at this task, but not only does Gene Chandler do this but he knocks it out the fucking park. This IS the version of “There Was a Time”. Barnstorming pounding northern soul of the highest calibre, Nobody is messing with Chandler's confidence and he takes control of the heavy orchestration and rises effortlessly above it , his precise vocal timing and dominance that commands the dancefloor to lose control with a different dance on each breakdown. I have yet to be shown how to dance the “Gene Chander” but I can assure you every time i hear this record I have tried my best!