Emandolynn Music presents Rare Soul Volume 2, featuring unreleased, and rare soul music from the catalog of Philadelphia based songwriter/producer Manny Campbell and his production company Emandolynn Music. Volume Two features rare/unreleased music from , Nadine Brown, Tearra/Teeah-Louise, and more.


Tearra’s (Teeah-Louise) “Just Loving You” through the importation of copies into the UK became popular with the exponents of the modern soul genre eventually crossing over to find favour with the members of the Northern Soul scene. Now regarded as one of the corner stone anthem’s of the modern soul genre this 45 is still a highly sought after item. Tearra had been born Teah Louise in Mobile Alabama. During the early to mid 1970’s Manny Campbell began spending more of his time in Atlanta GA. Finally making it his permanent home during 1979, the same year that he set up his Emandolynn Music studios, with Teah joining him very soon after. During 1980, Manny offered Teah the chance to record a prospective new album entitled ‘Great Love’ and subsequently released two lead 45 singles from the project on her. Firstly under her real name of Teeah-Louise the disco influenced “You Happened To Me/Got To Keep You Mine’ (Coastal-1002) followed by the second 45 “Ooh Let This Feeling (Last A Long, Long Time) backed with the desirable “Just Loving You” (Midtown 1001) with Midtown, by then being Coastal’s main record distributor. This second release appeared under the artist name of Tearra, due to Teeah Louise by now not wishing to use her real name. Both the Coastal and Midtown releases were only ever pressed in 500 promotional copies runs with the anticipated ‘Great Love’ album project unfortunately never being completed. A later 12” Coastal Records single issued on the group ‘Tomorrows Wish’ features the song “My Love For You” which too shares the same backing track as Tearra’s “Just Loving You”. Incidentally the co-writer with Manny Campbell on Tearra’s “Ooh Let This Feeling (Last A Long, Long Time)” song happens to be cousin and former Delights member Keith “Toppie” Hill.

Nadine Brown was a Jacksonville, Florida born soul singer, whose professional recording career started in 1977 with single 'Leave Me Alone' produced by Frederick Forsh ( a cousin of his next door neighbor in Canton, Ga) on Perfection Sound Studios label. She went to record two other singles 'Gypsy Man' b/w 'Let Me Take Back The Things I Said' for Awesome Records & Tapes (Miami, Florida).In 1982 Nadine was introduced to Manny Campbell (producer/writer) of Emandolynn Music via her record store dealer who knew her at the time, when Nadine lived in Smyrna Georgia (she owned a beauty salon at the time). They recorded only two songs, 'Sho Ain't Nothing With Love' b/w 'Your Love' under the Atlanta, Georgia based Coastal Records label (Manny Campbell's indie imprint) banner in 1983.Nadine Brown was often described as a soulful cross between Millie Jackson and Mavis Staples. No other professional recordings are known after, and tragically her life was cut short in 1988. Nadine Brown left us with momento's of her dynamic and impressive vocal talent that will live on forever.

'Breakaway' was a demo from a group of background singers (The Girls) written/produced and recorded by Manny Campbell in his Atlanta Studio's in 1986. Group included the Tyler Perry actress/star Crystal Fox who went on the pursue acting full time and starred in Heat Of The Night shortly after.

Communication single 'Sweet Matilda' was a single from a album that never released. Communication was a working band at the time, and the members eventually split up.


Vari was an Atlanta based 3 member male group who released their debut self titled album in the 80's with assistance from Manny Campbell's 'Coastal Records' imprint. All members are living and working all over Europe as corporate singers.