From 1967, here are The Blossoms featuring Darlene Love, a few years gone from Phil Spector and in the hands of producer Lou Adler, and another b-side. This one is "Cry Like A Baby." The A-side "Wonderful" is a solid track that did not chart. I wonder if "Cry Like A Baby" had been the plug track, things would have been different. I think there's more to it. "Cry Like A Baby" doesn't have an immediate hook to hang on to or that easily identifiable girl group sound, but I think it's a fantastic arrangement. I really dig this record.
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The chord changes at the top are very '67, and hint at a hook. You're not wrong about the arrangement.
That's a wonderful song. Darlene Love is such a fantastic singer.
- Paul in DK
...and both the song of the day and today's cover are so funky! More of those, please!
- Paul in DK
Darlene can sing literally anything and I'm in
Not to be mistaken for the Box Tops' Cry like a baby (including Alex Chilton on lead vocals) which was a Penn-Oldham composition and a hit. Another branch of soul music compared to Ashford & Simpson. Looks like both songs were released at roughly the same time. Maybe one cancelled the other ?
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