I'm very surprised there are no other Georgie Fame songs here.
Here's yet another British solo singer of the 1960's who never really made it in America...except, I think, with the song 'Bonnie & Clyde'.
By 1969 Georgie Fame's success as a hit-maker was starting to wind down, before, in the early '70's, he teamed up with Alan Price and had a hit with the forgettable 'Rosetta'.
I think this song has been forgotten, this version anyway, but it's far from forgettable.
A really terrific late '60's chart hit, that only made it to no.16 on the British charts, but should have done so much better.
A really upbeat, summer song.
It was covered by someone else sometime in the '70's, I think, but that version was far inferior to this.
Wondeful gentle arrangement...lots of mellow brass & Georgie's voice at its understated, confident best.
available on CD - yes (Raven)
07 Dec 05 ·konsu: This song was written by Kenny Rankin. A legend in his own right in the US. The Fame version is awesome indeed, i've heard a lot of takes on this one and his takes the prize. 23 Mar 06 ·audioadventures: I agree I re-discovered this song recently and it has been added to my best songs of all time.
Apart from these two songs I've never found anything worthwhile by Keith.
from 98.6
08 Dec 05 ·konsu: There are some really great cuts by that guy! If you like 98.6 he did a sort of reprise tune called "I Ain't Gonna Lie" that ends up on his first LP. Another song I just love from that record is "Sweet Dreams (do come true)" which I highly recommend. There is a great retrospective of his stuff on CD on the UK label RPM that has both his LP's plus extras... but it can be too much sugar to swallow at once I must say. 10 Dec 05 ·Swinging London: I always thought 'Aint Gonna Lie' was a real dud, personally. But I'm interested to hear about the compilation CD.
A rather beautiful, melancholic song. Very West Coast 1968 sound, at it's emotional, sensitive, melodic best.
This song and artist should be and should have been far more well known.
17 Apr 07 ·artlongjr: Dino Valente is one of those singers that people seem to either love or hate. I really like him overall and have his 1968 solo album on both LP and CD, and I also
like many of the Quicksilver tracks he sang lead on, especially "Goodbye My Lady Love". He came out of the Greenwich Village folk scene and performed onstage with another of my favorites, Fred Neil. I hear he was a real character, though!
