* Aretha Franklin . Dusty Springfield . the Hollies . Walter Jackson .Evie Sands . Peggy Lee . These are just some of the great artists included on "Wild Thing: The Songs Of Chip Taylor", the latest addition to our prestigious songwriter series. When performers of that calibre record your compositions, it's a sign you're doing something right.

* A frequent visitor to the UK, these days Chip belongs to the alt-country genre. Those who have heard the "King Rock'n'Roll" CD (CDCHD 975) will know that he began his career in the late 1950s as teenage rocker Wes Voight, his real name. But in the 1960s, in addition to a low profile recording career of his own, he very much specialised in writing songs for others.

* As with Ace's other writer-based collections, in addition to well-known songs ('I Can't Let Go', 'Angel Of The Morning', 'Picture Me Gone', etc) they have included some equally good but less famous numbers.