Any info on this pair who did the 2 sided classic...?

It has been suggested that Carol is 'Carole Bayer Sager' who was married to Burt Bacharach.

So who's Gerri? Anybody know? Gerri Diamond perhaps?

Edited April 20, 20187 yr by Soul-Slider

Check this out ... an Amazon digital track .....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords= +How+Can+I+Find+a+Way+The+Fifth+Estate

There was a thread on SS a few years back (2015) - basically the backing band was identified as the D-Men who later became

the Fifth Estate. Carol and Gerri were remembered as "a couple of girls from the neighborhood". 

 

Here you go. On the Ding dong the witch is back cd, check out track 17 here.   You can play it here.  https://www.allmusic.com/album/ding-dong!-the-witch-is-back!-the-fifth-estate-1964-1969-mw0000622958

 

Edited April 20, 20187 yr by HARRY CROSBY

Alt. version ?

 

4 minutes ago, the yank said:

Alt. version ?

 

I don`t think, and i may be wrong, (so apologies if i am) that it was released as a single by Fifth Estate. 

This is the unreleased version of "How Can I Ever Find A Way" from the Fifth Estate CD. Someone just made it look like it was a Red Bird promo.

It is slightly different from the released version- definitely not the same from 0:09- 0:15 when you compare the 2 versions side by side. 

Edited April 21, 20187 yr by the yank

To the best of my knowledge and reading as much as possible about this record........no one knows who they are....one of my favourite double sided tunes....fantastic,, and I doubt anyone can say for definite who these ladies are....kind regards and have a great weekend......Rob

Edited April 21, 20187 yr by Lionelonthevinyl

I spent a few hours one day trying to find some info, not a sniff.

Carole Bayer Sager can be contacted easy enough via her website and Gerri sounds nothing like Gerri Diamond to these ears, she can also be contacted easy enough too.

There is a recording by Carol & Sherry on MGM (K13308).  Carole Bayer Sager & Sherry N. Harway.

I've messaged Carole, see if she replies.

 

Edited April 21, 20187 yr by chalky

11 hours ago, the yank said:

This is the unreleased version of "How Can I Ever Find A Way" from the Fifth Estate CD. Someone just made it look like it was a Red Bird promo.

It is a  slightly different from the released version- definitely not the same from 0:09- 0:15 when you compare the 2 versions side by side. 

There's far more instrumentation on the MGM version too - I think the Fifth Estate was a work in progress, more of a basic recording, albeit 99% finished.

I always felt the inclusion of the track on the CD was just a mistake, as Fifth estate were an all male group. Maybe the tape was found along with the other Wadlams / Askew compositions / recordings and it was just presumed to be them. Just my impression. and I may be wrong.

Cheers
Mick

Edited April 21, 20187 yr by Mick Holdsworth

Bit of info here suggesting that Carol is Bayer Sager and the 'D-Men / Fifth Estate' connection...

https://www.45cat.com/record/k13568

Edited April 21, 20187 yr by Soul-Slider

Did she reply Chalky?

1 hour ago, BrianB said:

Did she reply Chalky?

No mate, I will try again. 

Fascinating thread, love this record, would love to know more!

On 08/05/2018 at 23:22, Chalky said:

No mate, I will try again. 

Yep - Five years old - but did she respond?
Thank you

1 hour ago, Zanetti said:

Yep - Five years old - but did she respond?
Thank you

No will try another route