Artist: Bill Brandon
Author: Dan Penn/Donnie Fritts
Label: Tower
Year: 1968
Reissued on Quinvy comp Rainbow Road. Dan Penn's '64 demo featuring a chain gang arrangement was released on his Fame Recordings cd (ACE - '12).
Covers:
Arthur Alexander [version on Peter Guralnick's cd with his book Sweet Soul Music]
Kris Kristofferson [Live at the Philharmonic, NY]
Dan Penn & Spooner Oldham [coauthor version; only live]
Written for Arthur Alexander but inspired by Willie John's whereabouts in jail. Cut at Quin Ivy's place, where Percy Sledge nailed When A Man Loves A Woman. That became a world hit while this one slipped into semi obscurity.
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)