by Carl Davis with Eugene Record who also wrote some of their material. The albums are now regarded as high points of Chicago R&B recordings of the period and their tracks are highly regarded by fans of Northern soul. The group's last chart record was "Make My Life Over" in 1971, with Fred Pettis replacing Green on lead vocal. The group left Brunswick in 1973, and disbanded soon afterwards. The albums I'm Gonna Miss You and The Articulate Artistics were reissued on CD in 1998, and a compilation CD of their recordings was issued the following year. Smith briefly reformed the group in 1999, to undertake some recordings for Ian Levine's Motorcity Records. Larry Johnson (b. Lawrence Johnson, Chicago, Illinois) died in June 2015. Discography Chart singles Albums Get My Hands On Some Lovin' (OKeh, 1966) I'm Gonna Miss You (Brunswick, 1967) The Articulate Artistics (Brunswick, 1968) What Happened (Brunswick, 1969) I Want You To Make My Life Over (Brunswick, 1970) Look Out (Brunswick, 1973) I'm Gonna Miss You & The Articulate Artistics (Edsel CD, 1998) The Best of the Artistics'' (Brunswick, CD, 1999) References External links Discography American soul musical groups Northern soul musicians