Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas
Rufus & Friend
Prince Conley
Canes
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Eddie Kirk
Rufus Thomas
Booker T. & The MG’s
Floyd Newman
Rufus Thomas
Bobby Marchan
The Cobras
Barbara & The Browns
Dorothy Williams
Baracudas
Barbara & The Browns
Gorgeous George
The Astors
Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas
Rufus Thomas
Ruby Johnson
Rufus Thomas
Mable John
Sam & Dave
Mable John
Shirley Walton
Delaney & Bonnie
Linda Lyndell
Judy Clay & William Bell
Judy Clay
The Staple Singers
Rufus Thomas
Jeanne & The Darlings
Booker T. & The MG’s
Mable John
Judy Clay & William Bell
Jimmy Hughes
Art Jerry Miller
Eddie Floyd
Booker T. & The MG’s
Jeanne & The Darlings
The Bar-Kays
The Soul Children
Ollie & The Nightingales
William Bell
Booker T. & The MG’s
Carla Thomas
Shack
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Ilana (Stax)
The Soul Children
Hot Sauce (Stax)
Lee Sain
Hot Sauce (Stax)
The Mad Lads
Isaac Hayes & David Porter
Jean Knight
Johnnie Taylor
Isaac Hayes
John Gary Williams
Major Lance
Hot Sauce (Stax)
The Soul Children
Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas
The Staple Singers
Shirley Brown
Hot Sauce (Stax)
Frederick Knight
The Green Brothers
John Gary Williams
Billy Eckstine
Chuck Boris
Barbara Lewis
O.B. McClinton
Billy Eckstine
Ben Atkins
O.B. McClinton
Big Ben (Stax)
Don Nix
Don Nix
Chico Hamilton
Cliff Cochran
Connie Eaton
Karan Casey
The Goodees
Bobby Whitlock
The Goodees
Billy Lee Riley
This Generation
Billy Lee Riley
The Village Squad & The Regular Crew
The Goodees
Paris Pilot
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Big Star
The Hot Dogs (USA)
Big Star
The Hot Dogs (USA)
Big Star
The Dixie Nightingales
The Dixie Nightingales
The Dixie Nightingales
The Dixie Nightingales
Rev. Maceo Woods And The Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church Choir
Pops Staples
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The Rance Allen Group
Louise McCord
Charles May & Annette May Thomas
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The People’s Choir Of Operation Push
The Rance Allen Group
Louise McCord
The Rance Allen Group
[Verse 1]
A morning that bear no sunrise
(A morning that bears no sunrise)
A fire that bears no flame
(A fire that bears no flame)
[Refrain]
What's even more strange, honey, than these things
Yes, it is, baby
Is a love affair that bears no pain
Oh, no
[Verse 2]
A rose could bear no thorns
(A rose that bears no thorns)
An April shower that bears no rain
(An April shower that bears no rain)
[Refrain]
What's even more strange, baby, than these things
Oh, no
Is a love affair that bears no pain
Oh, no
[Bridge]
But every smile is pain for our tears
Heartaches, heartaches and happiness
That's the way to love you, yes
Tell me where can you, where can you find a love
That won't make you cry sometimes
[Verse 3]
Oh, a love affair that bears no pain never was
(A love affair that bears no pain never was)
And to those who don't know it, never loved
(And to those who don't know it, never loved)
[Refrain]
So, let me tell those, those who search in vain
There's no love affair that bears no pain
Oh, no, no
[Outro]
Just no love affair, oh, no
Don't bear the pain sometimes
Oh, no
Oh, baby, baby
I wouldn't have a love affair, oh, baby
That wouldn't bring about a little pain, oh, no
Heartaches and happiness, oh, yeah
Is only found in a true love, oh, yeah
True love is so hard to find, baby
A love affair always bring about trials and tribulations, oh, yeah
Oh, baby
A Love Affair That Bears No Pain was written by Raymond Jackson & Homer Banks.