B.J. Thomas The Complete Scepter Singles (2-CD Set) LP full liner notes Chicago-based Silas Short had a

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B.J. Thomas The Complete Scepter Singles (2-CD Set) LP full liner notes Chicago-based Silas Short had aFrom his 1966 recording of Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" through his 1972 double sided hit single "That's What Friends Are For" Happier Than the Morning Sun," B. J. Thomas enjoyed a string of hits rivaled by few artists of the era, and the fact that he did it for an independent label, Scepter, makes his achievement even more impressive. Various compilations of B. J.'s Scepter sides have come and gone, but never one quite like this: this