Great piece, man. Probably my all-time favorite Chi-Lites jam, and that's saying something. It amazes me that the song actually got AM pop radio airplay with that title; even by early 70s standards (and its love song realities notwithstanding), it's pretty provocative. It also amuses me greatly that Weller thought the rhythm section was the big problem with The Jam's version, given how uptight and stiff he sounds while singing it.
I apologize for dragging this off-topic, but I can’t hear or read Chi-Lites without being haunted by a question I’ve not been able to get satisfactorily answered in 20 years: how in the world did Fuzz-Tone end up prominently featured in “Have You Seen Her?” when it was mostly used in country in the early 70s?
Again, sorry. I enjoyed the piece, as always. Some itches just can’t be scratched.
Wow, I’d actually been to Brunswick at 1449 S. Michigan Ave. (previously the home of Vee-Jay), and had met Carl Davis and his promotion fleet (I was a teenager, but that didn’t stop me), and thought I knew the Chi-Lites as well as a white teenager from Wilmette possibly could. But I was not aware of this particular Chi-Lites record. I love your detailed appreciation of the record!
Great piece, man. Probably my all-time favorite Chi-Lites jam, and that's saying something. It amazes me that the song actually got AM pop radio airplay with that title; even by early 70s standards (and its love song realities notwithstanding), it's pretty provocative. It also amuses me greatly that Weller thought the rhythm section was the big problem with The Jam's version, given how uptight and stiff he sounds while singing it.
I apologize for dragging this off-topic, but I can’t hear or read Chi-Lites without being haunted by a question I’ve not been able to get satisfactorily answered in 20 years: how in the world did Fuzz-Tone end up prominently featured in “Have You Seen Her?” when it was mostly used in country in the early 70s?
Again, sorry. I enjoyed the piece, as always. Some itches just can’t be scratched.
Wow, I’d actually been to Brunswick at 1449 S. Michigan Ave. (previously the home of Vee-Jay), and had met Carl Davis and his promotion fleet (I was a teenager, but that didn’t stop me), and thought I knew the Chi-Lites as well as a white teenager from Wilmette possibly could. But I was not aware of this particular Chi-Lites record. I love your detailed appreciation of the record!