Showing posts with label Aretha Franklin. Show all posts
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February 17, 2024
February 16, 2024
45 RPMs 77: Aretha Franklin ~ Spanish Harlem
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45 RPM
Credits:
On the 16th of February in 1971, Aretha Franklin recorded a cover of the beautiful song, Spanish Harlem and it was released on July 9th of that same year. It was written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The song was originally recorded by Ben E. King in 1960.
Where
King's version is languid and dreamy, Franklin's is faster, upbeat,
bouncy and happy. The piano, played by Franklin herself, is absolutely
beautiful, the reason I love her cover of the song. The backing vocals
by The Sweethearts of Soul and Carolyn Franklin are gorgeous. An occasional keyboard riff by Donny Hathaway is a nice touch. The production by Arif Mardin is faultless.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - Spanish Harlem, written by Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector - 3:30
Side 2:
B - Lean On Me, written by J. Cobb*, Van McCoy - 4:20
Companies, etc.
Side 1:
A - Spanish Harlem, written by Jerry Leiber, Phil Spector - 3:30
Side 2:
B - Lean On Me, written by J. Cobb*, Van McCoy - 4:20
Companies, etc.
Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Pressed By – Plastic Products
Published By – Progressive (3)
Published By – Trio (8)
Published By – Van McCoy
Recorded At – Criteria Recording Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Pressed By – Plastic Products
Published By – Progressive (3)
Published By – Trio (8)
Published By – Van McCoy
Credits:
Arranged By [Strings Arr. By] – Arif Mardin
Lacquer Cut By – DK*
Producer [Prod. By] – Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Lacquer Cut By – DK*
Producer [Prod. By] – Arif Mardin, Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd
Piano, Vocals: Aretha Franklin
Arranger, Producer: Arif Mardin
Drums: Bernard Purdie
Backing Vocals: Carolyn Franklin
Bass Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Electric Piano: Donny Hathaway
Backing Vocals: Erma Franklin
Producer: Jerry Wexler
Backing Vocals: The Sweethearts of Soul
Producer: Tom Dowd
Writer: Jerry Leiber
Writer: Phil Spector
Arranger, Producer: Arif Mardin
Drums: Bernard Purdie
Backing Vocals: Carolyn Franklin
Bass Guitar: Chuck Rainey
Guitar: Cornell Dupree
Electric Piano: Donny Hathaway
Backing Vocals: Erma Franklin
Producer: Jerry Wexler
Backing Vocals: The Sweethearts of Soul
Producer: Tom Dowd
Writer: Jerry Leiber
Writer: Phil Spector
Notes:
"PL" plant code printed in label matrices denotes Plastic Products pressing.
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Fla.
[A]: Pub., Progressive-Trio, BMI
[B]: Pub., Van McCoy, B M I
Mfg. By Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
Runouts are etched, "X" in runouts indicates a lacquer blank from Transco was used.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
"PL" plant code printed in label matrices denotes Plastic Products pressing.
Recorded at Atlantic South-Criteria Studios, Miami, Fla.
[A]: Pub., Progressive-Trio, BMI
[B]: Pub., Van McCoy, B M I
Mfg. By Atlantic Recording Corp., 1841 Broadway, New York, N.Y.
Runouts are etched, "X" in runouts indicates a lacquer blank from Transco was used.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society: BMI
Pressing Plant ID (On labels): PL
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): A-21311-PL
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): A-21423-PL
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1): A - 21311 - 9 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1): A - 21423 - 3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2): A - 21311 -10 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2): A - 21423 - 3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 3): A-21311-3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 3): A-21423-3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 4): A - 21311 - 10 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 4): A - 21423 - 3 AT/DK X
Pressing Plant ID (On labels): PL
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): A-21311-PL
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): A-21423-PL
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 1): A - 21311 - 9 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 1): A - 21423 - 3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 2): A - 21311 -10 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 2): A - 21423 - 3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 3): A-21311-3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 3): A-21423-3 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, variant 4): A - 21311 - 10 AT/DK X
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, variant 4): A - 21423 - 3 AT/DK X
Aretha Franklin – Spanish Harlem
Label: Atlantic – 45-2817
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, PL - Plastic Products Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Label: Atlantic – 45-2817
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, PL - Plastic Products Pressing
Country: US
Released: 1971
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Soul
Ben E. King ~ Spanish Harlem
Styrous® ~ Friday, February 16, 2024
September 7, 2023
45 RPMs 73: Sam Cooke ~ You Send Me
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Credits:
YouTube links:
On September 7, 1957, the 45 RPM single, You Send Me, by Sam Cooke was released on the newly formed Keen Records label. Cooke wrote the song in ; the 1957 version was produced by Bumps Blackwell and arranged and conducted by René Hall. The song, Cooke's debut single, was a massive commercial success, becoming a No. 1 hit on the Billboard, the Rhythm & Blues Records chart and the Billboard Hot 100.
It was named as one of the 500 most important rock and roll recordings by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In April 2010, the song ranked No. 115 on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list of the Rolling Stone magazine.
In addition to the original version by Sam Cooke, You Send Me has received numerous covers over the years, the most important being the versions of Teresa Brewer (1957), Aretha Franklin (1968), Ponderosa Twins Plus One (1971) and The Manhattans (1985).
45 RPM side 1
photo by Styrous®
The "B" side of the record, Summertime, written between 1933 and 1934 by George Gershwin and DuBose Heyward, was originally supposed to be the "A" side. Disc jockeys favored You Send Me, which broke nationally that October to reach No. 1 for a two-week stay in December 1957, with sales estimated at a 1.5 million units.
45 RPM side2
photo by Styrous®
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A - You Send Me, written by L.C. Cook - 2:41
Side 2:
B - Summertime, written by Heyward*, Gershwin* - 2:24
Companies, etc.
Side 1:
A - You Send Me, written by L.C. Cook - 2:41
Side 2:
B - Summertime, written by Heyward*, Gershwin* - 2:24
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Rex Productions, Inc.
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Published By – Higuera
Published By – Gershwin
Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood
Published By – Higuera
Published By – Gershwin
Credits:
Orchestra – Bumps Blackwell Orch.*
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Rights Society (Side A): BMI
Rights Society (Side B): ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): RK-6-57128
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): RK-6-57129
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped): RK-45-57-128 H
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped): RK-45-57-129 H
Pressing Plant ID (A & B-side runout, stamped): H
Rights Society (Side B): ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (A-side label): RK-6-57128
Matrix / Runout (B-side label): RK-6-57129
Matrix / Runout (A-side runout, stamped): RK-45-57-128 H
Matrix / Runout (B-side runout, stamped): RK-45-57-129 H
Pressing Plant ID (A & B-side runout, stamped): H
Sam Cooke – You Send Me / Summertime
Label: Keen (2) – 34013
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: Sep 7, 1957
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Vocal
Label: Keen (2) – 34013
Format: Vinyl, 7", Single, 45 RPM
Country: US
Released: Sep 7, 1957
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style: Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Vocal
Viewfinder links:
Daily Doo Wop ~ You Send Me
Urban Dictionary ~ You Send Me YouTube links:
Sam Cooke ~ You Send Me
Styrous® ~ Thursday, September 7, 2023
August 16, 2021
Classical Music or what?
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Since I have been posting articles on the Viewfinder I occasionally have
had a problem classifying some music. Does it belong in the category of
classical, jazz, musical, film soundtrack, etc.? I have tried to do the best I
can, not always with the greatest success.
Today I came across an article on the Boston Symphony Orchestra site and discovered Ricky O'Bannon addressed this problem in 2016 (link below).
It's
a brilliant article done with a dash of humor that posits interesting alternatives; the one I
like best is "Composed Music". I have used that term for the section, "Classical Music." Thanks, Ricky!
As I said, it's a great article, nicely written and well worth
reading even if you don't give a fig WHAT the hell it's called. As Aretha Franklin sang, A Rose Is Still a Rose.
June 21, 2021
March 1, 2021
Arif Mardin articles/mentions
mentions:
Aretha Franklin ~ Aretha's Greatest Hits
November 13, 2020
On TV 28: Whoopi Goldberg's birthday today on The View
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Whoopi Goldberg - November 13, 2020 
Whoopi Goldberg - November 13, 2020
Whoopi Goldberg
Styrous® ~ Friday, November 13, 2020
screen shot by Styrous®
This morning I was watching The View on TV and found out it is the birthday of an American actor, comedian, author, and television personality, Whoopi Goldberg.
When
Tom was working at the posh Slater Marinoff & Co furniture store
when it was still on College Ave. in Berkeley in the late 80's she came
into the store. Tom waited on her and they had a great time together.
She gave him her autograph.
She's a terrific actress and comedian; I've always loved her films! My favorites are Ghost in which she plays a psychic and Jumpin' Jack Flash which used two versions of the song Jumpin' Jack Flash, the original by the Rolling Stones, and a remake by Aretha Franklin (links below).
Whoopi Goldberg was born in 1955, in Manhattan. She has stated that her stage forename ("Whoopi") was taken from a whoopee cushion;
"When you're performing on stage, you never really have time to go into
the bathroom and close the door. So if you get a little gassy, you've
got to let it go. So people used to say to me, 'You're like a whoopee
cushion.' And that's where the name came from."
According to an anecdote told by Nichelle Nichols in Trekkies (1997), a young Goldberg was watching Star Trek, and upon seeing Nichols's character Uhura, exclaimed, "Momma! There's a black lady on television and she ain't no maid!" This spawned lifelong fandom of Star Trek for Goldberg, who would eventually ask for and receive a recurring guest-starring role on Star Trek: The Next Generation.
screen shot
Whoopi Goldberg has been on the daytime talk show, The View, since 2007, however she admitted it isn't her entire life (link below).
screen shot by Styrous®
Throughout its run, The View has had 22 permanent co-hosts of
varying characteristics and ideologies, with the number of contracted
permanent co-hosts ranging between four and eight women per season. The
original panel comprised Walters, broadcast journalist Meredith Vieira, lawyer Star Jones, television host Debbie Matenopoulos, and comedian Joy Behar, while the current lineup consists of Behar, entertainer Whoopi Goldberg, lawyer Sunny Hostin, television personality Meghan McCain, and television host Sara Haines. In addition, the show often makes use of male and female guest panelists, including television personality Ana Navarro, who came aboard as a weekly guest co-host in season 22.
The View has won 31 Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show, Outstanding Informative Talk Show, and Outstanding Talk Show Host. The show has received praise from the Associated Press, Entertainment Weekly, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, as well as The New York Times,
which deemed it "the most important political TV show in America".
Beginning in its tenth season, the series became subject to on-air
controversies and media criticism involving its panel of co-hosts. It
was transferred from the helm of ABC's entertainment division to that of
ABC News
in 2014 following a decline in ratings. Two years later, the series saw
viewership growth, averaging 2.5 million viewers by 2020.
Viewfinder links:
Whoopi Goldberg
Net links:
Cheat Sheet ~ How Did Whoopi Goldberg Become Moderator on ‘The View’?
Decider ~ ‘The View’ Cast Through the Years
Distractify ~ Whoopi Goldberg Hasn't Exactly Left 'The View'
ET Online ~ Whoopi Goldberg Talks About Her Future on 'The View' People ~ The View's Meghan McCain Says Working with 'Icon' Whoopi Goldberg Every Day Is Still 'Surreal'
YouTube link:
Aretha Franklin ~ Jumpin' Jack Flash
Rolling Stones ~ Jumpin' Jack Flash
October 27, 2020
45 RPMs 51: Ben E. King ~ Spanish Harlem
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45 RPM record in sleeve
photo by Styrous®
Sixty years ago today, on October 27, 1960, Spanish Harlem by American singer and pianist, Ben E. King was recorded at the Bell Sound Studios in New York City. The song was King's first hit away from The Drifters. It was originally released as the B-side to First Taste of Love.
I
remember hearing it for the first time. It is such a beautiful
little song with its slow and gentle, syncopated and sensual beat with the marimba accompaniment; how could you NOT remember hearing it? The arrangement is by Stan Applebaum; in addition to the marimba there was Spanish guitar, drum-beats, soprano saxophone,
strings, and a male chorus. It peaked at number 15 for rhythm and blues
and number 10 in pop music. It was ranked number 358 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. King's version was not a hit in the United Kingdom. The song was re-released in 1987, after Stand By Me made number one.
Spanish Harlem was written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
The song was covered by The Drifters and Aretha Franklin in 1971. The Drifter's version is a little faster while the Franklin version is way faster and a bit jazzier (links to all below).
Spanish Harlem lyrics
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one, it's never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
It is a special one, it's never seen the sun
It only comes out when the moon is on the run
And all the stars are gleaming
It's growing in the street right up through the concrete
But soft and sweet and dreaming
There is a rose in Spanish Harlem
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coal
Then look down in my soul
And starts a fire there
And then I lose control
I have to beg your pardon
A red rose up in Spanish Harlem
With eyes as black as coal
Then look down in my soul
And starts a fire there
And then I lose control
I have to beg your pardon
I'm going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows in my garden
And watch her as she grows in my garden
I'm going to pick that rose
And watch her as she grows in my garden
And watch her as she grows in my garden
La la la, la la la, la la la la
(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
La la la, la la la, la la la la
(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
La la la, la la la, la la la la
(There is a rose in Spanish Harlem)
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Jerry Leiber / Phil Spector
The "B" side on this record, Taste of Love, actually started out as the "A" side with Spanish Harlem on the "B" side. By the time this record was issued, the switch had been made.
First Taste of Love was written by Doc Pomus, who wrote songs for many blues and rock singers, and Phil Spector, record producer, musician, and songwriter who developed the Wall of Sound, a music production formula he described as a Wagnerian approach to rock and roll.
Tracklist:
Side 1:
A Ain't Got No Home, written by Clarence Henry*
Side 2:
B First Taste Of Love, written by Pomus*, Spector* - 2:17
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Argo Record Corp.
Published By – Arc Music (2)
Credits:
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] – Stan Applebaum
Engineer [Uncredited] – Phil Ramone
Producer – Leiber & Stoller
Side 1:
A Ain't Got No Home, written by Clarence Henry*
Side 2:
B First Taste Of Love, written by Pomus*, Spector* - 2:17
Companies, etc.
Record Company – Argo Record Corp.
Published By – Arc Music (2)
Credits:
Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor [Orchestra] – Stan Applebaum
Engineer [Uncredited] – Phil Ramone
Producer – Leiber & Stoller
Notes:
Both sides recorded at Bell Sound Studios, New York City on October 27, 1960
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (Side A): 60C5161
Matrix / Runout (Side B): 60C5162 II
Rights Society: BMI
Ben E. King – Spanish Harlem / First Taste Of Love
Label: ATCO Records – 45-6185
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Dec 1960
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
Label: ATCO Records – 45-6185
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: US
Released: Dec 1960
Genre: Pop
Style: Vocal
Viewfinder links:
50srockin ~ Bell Sound Studios N.Y.C
YouTube links:
The Drifters ~ Spanish Harlem
Aretha Franklin ~ Spanish Harlem
Ben E. King ~
Styrous® ~ Monday, September 7, 2020
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