Driving home on Saturday night after a reasonably late night out, I stumbled across Esther Phillips' Our Day Will Come nestled at the end of the latest Good Times Australia compilation, compiled and mixed by Norman Jay MBE. Suffice to say, I had it on repeat all the way home. Our Day Will Come is a cracker of a disco track and was released as a promo only 12" in 1979. Apparently it sunk without a trace as Esther Phillips' voice was considered 'too jazz'. Well I think that's rubbish because her voice suits this song right down a tee. 21 years on Our Day Will Come still sounds fresh and it rocks because it's uptempo yet jazzy, with soaring strings and uplifting horns. And that bassline is deadly.
Esther Phillips - Our Day Will Come
