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Artist: Crystals
Author: Barry Mann/Cynthia Weil
Label: Philles
Year: 1962
On their LP The Crystals Twist Uptown, focusing on uptown/downtown contrasts. To brighten up the lights of Broadway in a musical context, Phil Spector created his soon-to-be trademark cocktail of pizzicato strings, mandolines and castagnettes. His "wall of sound" was inspired and reflects the neon lights of Broadway. It might not even exist without On Broadway.
Covers:
Drifters [arranged by Leiber & Stoller; top 10 US]
Frank Alamo [as A Broadway]
Sergio [as Non Parlo]
Shain's [as En Lima]
Barry Mann [author]
George Benson [in film All That Jazz; top 10 US]
Neil Young [depri version without the slightest lyric change]
Genesis [in medley with The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway live]
Written originally for The Cookies (who also cut Mann/Weil's Chains).
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)