Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson and Ross (1978 album)

Contents 1 The murder 2 Execution and abolition of death penalty in Massachusetts 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

The murder

Bellino and Gertson were two gangsters convicted of murdering nineteen-year-old Robert "Tex" Williams, a former U.S. Marine. On August 3, 1945, Williams led Bellino, Gertson and Charles Mantia to a New Hampshire summer camp. He had learned there would be an illegal dice game taking place in the camp. The four men would rob the players at gunpoint. Williams had lured his accomplices with a promise of easily stealing up to $10,000. Instead they escaped with "a few hundred dollars".

The trio was enraged at Williams. They also feared the younger man could squeal on them to the police. On August 7, 1945, the four of them shared a taxi ride in the vicinity of Boston. The taxi stopped at an isolated location, not far from the shore. Williams, Bellino and Gertson stepped out for a walk. Mantia waited in the taxi with the cab driver. Bellino and Gertson returned without Williams, claiming the young man would spend his night with a girlfriend.

Williams' corpse was soon after discovered. He had been shot at the back of the head. Mantia was the one to lead the police to Bellino and Gertson. James Salah, the cab driver, also became a witness for the prosecution. On June 18, 1946, the duo were found guilty of first-degree murder in a trial by jury. There were originally 14 jurors. Two of them had been dismissed prior to the final verdict. A legal argument that this violated the rights of the defendants was eventually rejected by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. A "mercy bill" discussed at the time in the Massachusetts General Court could have proven beneficial to the duo, but was vetoed by Robert F. Bradford, Governor of Massachusetts. Execution and abolition of death penalty in Massachusetts

Both Bellino and Gertson were executed in the electric chair at the Massachusetts State Prison shortly after midnight on the night of May 8–9, 1947.

On April 3, 1951, Massachusetts enacted a "mercy bill" which removed the mandatory death sentence for murder in all cases except for murder committed in the course of rape or attempted rape. No further executions were carried out and in 1982 the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled that capital punishment violated the state constitution. See also Capital punishment in Massachusetts List of most recent executions by jurisdiction Notes ^ a b c Alan Rogers, "Success—At Long Last: The Abolition of the Death Penalty in Massachusetts, 1928–1984"

Ross (1978 album) and Philip Bellino and Edward Gertson

Several outtakes from the 1978 Ross sessions produced by Hal Davis, Greg Wright and Michael Masser have subsequently been issued on various other albums with Ross. Titles among these include "You Build Me Up to Tear Me Down", "Sweet Summertime Livin'", "Share Some Love", "We're Always Saying Goodbye", "Fire Don't Burn" and "We Can Never Light That Old Flame Again".

Although only enjoying moderate chart success on its original release in 1978, in 2009 "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" was one of thirteen tracks featured on Almighty Records' tribute/remix album We Love Diana Ross - The Remix Collection.

While alternate versions of most of the recordings contained on the Ross album have re-surfaced on a number of Motown/Universal Music compilations over the years, the original album in its original form is as yet only available on vinyl - making it the only one of Ross's studio albums for the Motown label not to have been re-released to compact disc, although the album will be released on SHM CD in Japan on November 28, 2012.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Detailed info on track "Lovin', Livin' and Givin" 3 Detailed track info, album Ross 4 Personnel and production 5 Charts 5.1 Album 6 Sources and external links 7 References

Track listing Side A "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" (Kenny Stover, Pam Davis) (Extended Remix) – 5:11 Recorded 1978. Produced by Hal Davis. Arranged by Art Wright. Edited version originally issued on first pressings of soundtrack album Thank God It's Friday (Casablanca), May 1978. Overdubbed remix issued on subsequent pressings. Re-remixed for album Ross, scheduled as US Motown single October 1978 (cancelled). Released as A-side single in the UK, Continental Europe and Scandinavia b/w "You Got It" (UK), "After You" (Germany and Scandinavia) and "Top of the World" (France and Italy). "What You Gave Me" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 4:57 Recorded 1978. Produced by Hal Davis. Arranged by Art Wright. Edited version (3:39) released as 7" single b/w "Together" (1978 Remix). Also released as Motown US promo 12" single 12 TMG 1135, including extended remix (6:06) b/w "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" (Album version), commercially released as Motown blue vinyl 12" single 1C 052-62 325 YZ b/w "Lovin' Livin' and Givin'" in Germany. "Never Say I Don't Love You" (Greg Wright, Karin Patterson) – 3:50 Recorded 1978. Produced by Greg Wright. Arranged by Greg Wright, John Barnes. "You Were the One" (Greg Wright, Karin Patterson) – 4:01 Recorded 1978. Produced by Greg Wright. Arranged by Greg Wright, Jimmie Haskell, John Barnes. Side B "Reach Out I'll Be There" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland Jr.) (1978 Extended Remix) – 5:30 Recorded 1971. Produced by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson. Arranged by Paul Riser. Edited version (3:59) originally released as Motown single, April 1971 b/w "They Long to Be Close to You" and original full-length version (4:50) on album Surrender, June 1971. "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" (1978 Remix) (Michael Masser) – 3:28 Recorded 1974. Produced by Michael Masser. Arranged by Lee Holdridge, Michael Masser. Originally released as Motown US & UK single, February 1975, b/w "Together". "Where Did We Go Wrong" (1978 Remix) (Ron Miller, Tom Baird) – 4:24 Recorded 1973. Produced by Michael Masser. Arranged by Ken Hirsch. Outtake from 1973 album Last Time I Saw Him. "To Love Again" (1978 Remix) (Gerry Goffin, Michael Masser) – 4:04 Recorded 1975. Produced by Michael Masser. Arranged by Lee Holdridge, Michael Masser. Outtake from Mahogany OST sessions, 1975. "Together" (1978 Remix) (Michael Masser and Pam Sawyer) – 3:31 Recorded 1975. Produced by Michael Masser. Arranged by Gene Page. Originally released as B-side of Motown US & UK single "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right", February 1975. Detailed info on track "Lovin', Livin' and Givin"

The version of "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" in the movie Thank God It's Friday is almost an instrumental used as a background for dialogue.

The different versions of the song are as following: On the LP Ross (1978) and later as a B-side on the 12" "The Boss" – 5:10 (with its own disco break). On the MCA re-issue I'm Coming Out and on the CD Anthology from 1986 (the 5:10 version edited to 3:30 with a progressive synthesizer intro but without the disco break). On the European 7" and the US movie soundtrack (4:40 with a 50-second disco break different from the album version break). This version is the one available on the CD Thank God It's Friday (on both the single CD edition and the 2-CD set). On the 1983 double LP Anthology (4:00, same as #3 without the progressive synth intro). On the original Thank God it's Friday European LP (3:15, with a different arrangement, less synth). On the CD The Motown Anthology (same as #5 but longer, 4:40). This one is usually referred to as the film mix, which it isn't. The mostly instrumental version heard in the film would in fact be #7. Detailed track info, album Ross "Lovin', Livin' and Givin'" Ross LP version on expanded CD re-issue of album diana (2003 Deluxe Edition) 7" version on album Anthology European 7" version on Thank God It's Friday soundtrack reissue Thank God It's Friday full-length European LP mix on The Motown Anthology. "What You Gave Me" Ross album mix unavailable on U.S. CD, but available on the European 1985 compilation CD "Dance Songs" (K-Tel). 12" Version on expanded CD re-issue of album diana (2003 Deluxe Edition) 7" version on album Anthology. "Never Say I Don't Love You" On CD re-issue of album To Love Again (2003 Expanded Edition) "You Were the One" On expanded CD re-issue of album diana (2003 Deluxe Edition) On the BBC Airplay Promo CD The Delectable Miss D from 1984 "Reach Out I'll Be There" Ross album mix unavailable on CD Original version on album Surrender (different mix) Mix #2 on Anthology (1986) and The Motown Anthology Mix #3 on Forever Diana "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" Ross album mix unavailable on CD Original 7" mix on The Motown Anthology and Diana Ross (2012 Expanded Edition) Ross mix but without harmonica on Anthology Covered by Gladys Knight and the Pips on their 1978 album The One and Only "Where Did We Go Wrong" Ross album mix unavailable on CD First take on CD re-issue of album Last Time I Saw Him (2007 Expanded Edition) "To Love Again" On CD re-issue of album To Love Again (2003 Expanded Edition) "Together" Ross album mix unavailable on CD Original single 1975 mix on CD re-issue of album To Love Again (2003 Expanded Edition) and Diana Ross (2012 Expanded Edition) Personnel and production Berry Gordy – executive producer Suzee Wendy Ikeda – producer assistant Russ Terrana – mix Jack Andrews – mastering Mixed and mastered at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California Rickey Ricardo Gaskins – artwork (illustration) Brenda Boyce – art direction Tony Jones – art direction Charts Album Sources and external links Discogs.com entry, 1978 album Ross rateyourmusic.com entry 1978 album Ross Discogs.com entry single "Reach Out I'll Be There" rateyourmusic.com entry "Reach Out I'll Be There". Discogs.com entry single "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right" rateyourmusic.com entry "Sorry Doesn't Always Make It Right". Discogs.com entry single "Lovin' Livin' and Givin'" rateyourmusic.com entry "Lovin' Livin' and Givin'". Discogs.com entry single "What You Gave Me" rateyourmusic.com entry "What You Gave Me"
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