This is brilliant. I love it 'cos its soulful & all over the place!

Most people will remember the George Harrison version, but this just has to be the orig!

Don't think its that well known, so anybody care to guess the artist?

Col.

Dan/Mike....appreciate it is in the wrong section, but every time I tried to upload the file it tried to add it to the Freda Payne thread that I started earlier. Even tried quitting Safari.

aint got a clue, but want it :angry:

And i thought the George Harrison version was bad...

Written by Rudy Clark and recorded by James Ray in 1962.

Is that banjos i hear?

M.

Edited December 26, 200519 yr by Matt Male

Sounds like Nina Simone,

Sounds like Nina Simone,

What you on about?

Nice vocal - shit banjo. Bit thin on the ground for production values back then. Thought there was a sniff of calypso or sommat during that crossingover-ness ...

6/10 try again with horns.

And i thought the George Harrison version was bad...

Written by Rudy Clark and recorded by James Ray in 1962.

Is that banjos i hear?

M.

Did you guess the artist? Or was it too obvious?

[quote name='Simsy' date='Dec 27 2005, 01:38 AM' post='223008'

6/10 try again with horns.

Did you guess the artist? Or was it too obvious?

I wouldn't say obvious. But yes that sure is James Ray's great version on the Dynamic Sound label. Actually a 45 that doesn't crop up very often for sale (but when it does it's usually $10...). I love it! That backing chorus makes it sound pretty ancient though... I've heard that there's supposed to exist a recording of this by the song writer Rudy Clark, does anyone have this? Was it issued as a 45? I'd really like to hear it.

And i thought the George Harrison version was bad...

Written by Rudy Clark and recorded by James Ray in 1962.

Is that banjos i hear?

M.

Correct it is James Ray, I have this single use to play it out when I did pop disco's (Weddings etc) just to see the reaction on peoples faces after they had made for the dance floor.

I used to play it at the 100 Club blues and jazz nights a few years ago (though it's neither). I wouldn't be surprised if Rudy Clark's version was the demo George Harrison (a big early soul fan who rated Dave Godin's work) heard.

This is brilliant. I love it 'cos its soulful & all over the place!

Col.

brilliant.....soulful personally don't think it's either. If this is soul I'm on the wrong scene

brilliant.....soulful personally don't think it's either. If this is soul I'm on the wrong scene

Hey we must be Chalk & Cheese then.

Hey we must be Chalk & Cheesey then.

I wouldn't be surprised if Rudy Clark's version was the demo George Harrison (a big early soul fan who rated Dave Godin's work) heard.

Apparently George Harrison bought James Ray's album in the 1963 while visiting his sister in the US, and years later recorded 'I got my mind set on you'.