{"product_id":"various-artists-whatever-you-want-bob-crewes-60s-soul-sounds-cd","title":"VARIOUS ARTISTS - WHATEVER YOU WANT ~ BOB CREWE'S 60s SOUL SOUNDS [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: CD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCatalogue No.: CDKEND508\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarcode: 029667105125\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRelease Date: 24 Jun 2022\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGenre: Pop\/Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Most soul fans know Bob Crewe through his 60s pop-soul\u003cbr\u003esongs and recordings with Frankie Valli \u0026amp; the 4 Seasons, Mitch\u003cbr\u003eRyder \u0026amp; the Detroit Wheels and his New Voice and Dynovoice\u003cbr\u003elabels that teem with hidden gems. Less known are his early\u003cbr\u003esongs and productions by such heavyweights of the black\u003cbr\u003emusic world as Ben E King, Chuck Jackson, Jerry Butler and\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Lewis. That follows from his first big success in\u003cbr\u003emusic, which was with black Brooklyn doo wop combo Hal\u003cbr\u003eMiller \u0026amp; the Rays, whom he managed, wrote and produced for.\u003cbr\u003e‘Silhouettes’ by them was a big hit on both the pop and R\u0026amp;B\u003cbr\u003echarts in 1957. Crewe clearly loved the R\u0026amp;B sound and penned\u003cbr\u003efor Faye Adams, Charlie \u0026amp; Ray, the Bey Sisters and Billy \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003eLillie in the 50s. He took Hal \u0026amp; the Rays through to the early\u003cbr\u003e60s, when he also wrote and produced soul singers Lenny\u003cbr\u003eO’Henry and the High Keys.\u003cbr\u003e• Crewe was adept at composing soulful ballads for Hal Miller,\u003cbr\u003eChuck Jackson, Jerry Butler and the like but could also hit a\u003cbr\u003edance groove, as shown by Dee Dee Sharp’s swinging 60s 45\u003cbr\u003e‘Deep Dark Secret’ \/ ‘Good’ and the High Keys’ R\u0026amp;B gem\u003cbr\u003e‘Pistol Packin’ Mama’. He wrote groovy numbers for Tracy Dey\u003cbr\u003eand Shirley Matthews and an inspired and sublime ‘Pushin’ A\u003cbr\u003eGood Thing Too Far’ for Barbara Lewis.\u003cbr\u003e• Frankie Valli \u0026amp; the 4 Seasons started out as a street corner\u003cbr\u003evocal group and were steeped in the black music tradition, so\u003cbr\u003ethey were happy to go along with Bob Crewe for the ride when\u003cbr\u003eMotown’s success inspired him to write in that vein. ‘I’m\u003cbr\u003eGonna Change’ was an obscure LP track that got picked up by\u003cbr\u003eNorthern Soul DJs in the 70s and went massive – in the\u003cbr\u003eterminology of the day. Frankie Valli had belatedly charted with\u003cbr\u003ehis solo billing ‘You’re Ready Now’ in the UK, due to the rare\u003cbr\u003esoul scene spins, though his ‘(You’re Gonna) Hurt Yourself’ is\u003cbr\u003earguably the more soulful of the tracks from that mid-60s\u003cbr\u003eperiod. Mitch Ryder fronted a white Detroit rock band whose\u003cbr\u003emusic was its own genre of tough soul – ‘You Get Your Kicks’\u003cbr\u003ebeing a high point in teenage angst with an adrenalin-fuelled\u003cbr\u003edance beat. By the mid-60s, Crewe’s labels had moved with the\u003cbr\u003etimes and the slick, rhythmic pop soul sounds of Lainie Hill’s\u003cbr\u003eTime Marches On’ and Kenny Wells’ ‘Isn’t It Just A Shame’\u003cbr\u003ereflect that. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e• Crewe was working for many other labels, producing gems\u003cbr\u003esuch as Lynn Randell’s ‘Stranger In My Arms’ for Columbia\u003cbr\u003eand writing ‘Everything Under The Sun’ for revered soul man\u003cbr\u003eWalter Jackson at Okeh. In the UK there were excellent covers\u003cbr\u003eof his songs by Kenny Lynch and Kiki Dee, while UK band the\u003cbr\u003eSoul Mates covered Dey \u0026amp; Knight’s groovy ‘Sayin’ Something’\u003cbr\u003e– we went with the original in this case.\u003cbr\u003etrack listing\u003cbr\u003e1. AN ANGEL CRIED - Hal Miller \u0026amp; The Rays\u003cbr\u003e2. WHATEVER YOU WANT - Jerry Butler\u003cbr\u003e3. THE BEGINNING OF TIME - Ben E King\u003cbr\u003e4. ANOTHER DAY - Chuck Jackson\u003cbr\u003e5. PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA - The High Keys\u003cbr\u003e6. LONG TIME, NO SEE - Tracey Dey\u003cbr\u003e7. (YOU CAN) COUNT ON THAT –\u003cbr\u003e Shirley Matthews \u0026amp; The Big Town Girls\u003cbr\u003e8. DEEP DARK SECRET - Dee Dee Sharp\u003cbr\u003e9. MY OWN TWO FEET - Kenny Lynch\u003cbr\u003e10. PUSHIN’ A GOOD THING TOO FAR - Barbara Lewis\u003cbr\u003e11. A BLESSING IN DISGUISE - Hal Miller\u003cbr\u003e12. DOWN BY THE OCEAN - George ‘N Sonny Sands\u003cbr\u003e13. ISN’T IT JUST A SHAME - Kenny Wells\u003cbr\u003e14. (YOU’RE GONNA) HURT YOURSELF - Frankie Valli\u003cbr\u003e15. YOU GET YOUR KICKS - Mitch Ryder \u0026amp; The Detroit Wheels\u003cbr\u003e16. TIME MARCHES ON - Lainie Hill\u003cbr\u003e17. SAYIN’ SOMETHING - Dey \u0026amp; Knight\u003cbr\u003e18. I’M GONNA CHANGE - Frankie Valli \u0026amp; The 4 Seasons\u003cbr\u003e19. STRANGER IN MY ARMS - Lynne Randell\u003cbr\u003e20. EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN - Walter Jackson\u003cbr\u003e21. SOCK IT TO ME BABY - James Carr\u003cbr\u003e22. I’M GOING OUT (THE SAME WAY I CAME IN) - Kiki Dee\u003cbr\u003e23. YOU NEED ME TO LOVE YOU - Billie Dearborn\u003cbr\u003e24. 3 MINUTES HEAVY - The Time Keepers \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KENT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41690274955420,"sku":"CDKEND508","price":14.58,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_8853d316-a994-47d1-a7e8-3158194f3249.webp?v=1654848260","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/various-artists-whatever-you-want-bob-crewes-60s-soul-sounds-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}