Chicago blues and soul man Lou Pride recorded this Northern Soul favourite after moving down south to El Paso in 1972.

Here’s a Northern Soul floor filler to warm the cockles on a chilly day like today with that stomping beat, the exuberant blast of that trumpet and the joyful sound of Lou Pride’s voice.

A big favourite at Wigan Casino and other nightspots, regulars used to change the words to fit their elevated state, singing along with “I’m coming down in the morning.”

Blurring the lines between blues and soul, Chicago-born Pride had gospel roots in his local Baptist Church – the pastor was Nat King Cole’s father – but became a blues man after his mother took him to see BB King.

He recorded this tune in 1972 after marrying and moving to the Texas border town of El Paso, before relocating to New Mexico where he cut many more obscure singles.

Best known for his electrifying live performances, he made his name on the Chitlin Circuit of blues clubs and festivals, playing alongside names like Clarence Carter, Betty Wright, Koko Taylor, Kool & the Gang and BB King himself.

Returning to Chicago, he was introduced to Curtis Mayfield, resulting in the 1990 album Gone Bad Again, and blew audiences away with a voice ranging from a whisper to a full-blooded roar.

He’s best remembered for his songs Long Arm Of The Blues and Love From A Stone, though Northern Soul aficionados may well cite this one from 1972 – originally released as I’m Com’un Home In The Morn’un – and its follow-up, Your Love Is Fading.

Although he remains obscure to all but devoted fans, his early 1970s recordings were collected on an excellent compilation album, The Memphis/El Paso Sessions 1970–1973, in 2003, described by Allmusic as “a treasure trove of previously obscure soul music that spotlights one of the many great singers almost lost to history.”