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Artist: Four Preps
Author: John Hurley/Ronnie Wilkins
Label: Capitol
Year: 1966
Cut in November '66, released in January '67. Lead vocals: David Sommerville (successor of Ed Cobb), formerly with The Diamonds. Arranged and conducted by Leon Russell.
Covers:
Waylon Jennings [on lp Love Of The Common People and as B-side of The Chokin Kind]
Cats [not exactly singing the right lyrics]
Winstons [first version charting]
Nicky Thomas [reggae version; hit UK]
John Hurley [author with coauthor Ronnie Wilkins on keyboards]
Henk Spaan [as Stille Willem; second voice: Albert West; inspired by Dutch football player Wim Jansen]
Paul Young [n°1 B & NL, n°2 UK]
Bruce Springsteen [with his Seeger Sessions Band live]
All of Paul Young's hits were covers (see also Come Back And Stay). Written by John Hurley & Ronnie Wilkins, the same duo behind Son Of A Preacher Man and The Family (see there).
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)