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| (Agnes Jones/Freddy James) |
| (o): | Ray Charles (1961) | label: ABC Paramount |
| | N°1 R&B, top 10 US. |
| (c): | Richard Anthony (1962) [as Délivre-moi; hit Fr], Trini Lopez (1963) , Rivingtons (1963) , Nancy Wilson (1964) , Otis Williams (1964) [recorded in '60 for King], Roberto Carlos (1964) [as Desamane O Meu Coraçao], Undertakers (1966) , Herbie Mann (1968) , Joe Cocker (1987) , Paranoiacs (1988) , Shirley Johnson (1997) , Natacha Miller (2004) , John Scofield (2005) , |
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| Agnes Jones and Freddy James were an alias for Bobby Sharp and Teddy Powell. Teddy worked in the Brill Building and offered Bobby Sharp $50 for 50% of the writing credits. Bobby Sharp was the actual writer but so into drugs he agreed. In '63 he sold the other half for $1.000. In '87 he managed to re-establish his own copyright, just in time for the Joe Cocker cover. Agnes Jones was the name of his niece. Teddy Powell also holds rights on Bewildered (see there). |
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