The Originals © by Arnold Rypens

Artist: Dusty Springfield
Author: Donnie Fritts/Eddie Hinton
Label: Mercury
Year: 1969

On her Dusty In Memphis album. Donnie wrote it for her with a lyricline referring to her n°1 UK You Don't Have To Say You Love Me.

Covers:

1969:: Baby Washington [for Cotillion with coauthor Eddie Hinton on guitar]
1969:: Bernice Willis
1969:: Dana Valary
1970:: Sweet Things
1971:: Shirley Bassey
1971:: Byron Lee & The Dragonaires [oldest reggae version]
1972:: Lorna Bennett [reggae classic]
1972:: Scotty [as Skank In Bed; dub B-side of Bennett, later released separately]
1979:: Sheila Hylton
1988:: UB40 feat. Chrissie Hynde [top 10 UK]
1997:: Donnie Fritts [author with Lucinda Williams]
2000:: Anne Egge [on cd Forever Dusty]
2004:: Jules Shear
2004:: Nicole Scherzinger [in film 50 First Dates]
2007:: Joan Osborne [title track cd]
2008:: Shelby Lynne

BREAKFAST IN BED