WALK AWAY RENEE

Created on 03/05/2006
Latest update on 02/04/2016

Artist: Left Banke
Author: Michael Brown/Bob Calilli/Tony Sansone
Label: Smash
Year: 1966

Young New York band (age average: 18) with Michael Lookofski (alias: Michael Brown), representing the American answer on the softer side of Beatles & Stones; the cello & harpsichord-side, more Michelle and Lady Jane than Helter Skelter and Sympathy For The Devil.

Covers:

1966:

Sylvie Vartan [as Quand un amour renait]

1967:

Truth [first cover in English]

1967:

Four Tops [n°3 UK, top 20 US]

1967:

Willie Bobo

1970:

Steve Colt

1974:

Arrows [released in '06]

1978:

Terry Reid

1978:

Björgvin Halldórsson [hit in Iceland as Pó Lidi Ar Og Öld]

1983:

Rickie Lee Jones

1986:

Billy Bragg [with Johnny Marr on guitar; in fact it's he who follows the melody; (spoken) lyrics are Billy's own]

1986:

Southside Johnny & The Jukes

1992:

Jimmy LaFave

1998:

Eric Carmen

1998:

Vonda Shepard

2006:

Linda Ronstadt & Ann Savoy

About Renée Fladen-Kamm, Left Banke bassist Tom Finn's girlfriend at the time, also adored by keyboard player and coauthor Michael Brown. The real Renée attended the original recording session.

Contact


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)

info@originals.be

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