2020 reissue on clear green vinyl - Syl Johnson’s first LP hit stores in the summer of 1969. True to its era, it wasn’t so much an album as a collection of singles. The four non-single tracks (“Soul Drippin’,” “Fox Hunting On The Weekend,” “Same Kind Of Thing,” and “I’ve Got The Real Thing”—none of them a throwaway) were outtakes tacked on to capitalize on the expanding long-player market. Prolific designer and photographer Jerry Griffith shot the cover on a South Michigan Avenue building’s balcony. Despite blaring its title in Christmas-y, green-and-red cover lettering, Dresses Too Short never found its season creatively or commercially, selling just a few thousand copies before being discontinued in the mid ’70s.
| A1 | Dresses Too Short |
| A2 | I Can Take Care Of Business |
| A3 | Different Strokes |
| A4 | Soul Drippin' |
| A5 | Fox Hunting On The Weekend |
| A6 | Ode To Soul Man |
| B1 | Come On Sock It To Me |
| B2 | I'll Take Those Skinny Legs |
| B3 | Try Me #2 |
| B4 | Same Kind Of Thing |
| B5 | I've Got The Real Thing |
| B6 | Sorry 'Bout Dat! |
