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From '' George Duffy / Sons Of Jet – Funny How Love Can Be / Sloopy Hang On ''
Label: Lincoln Recording Studio – none
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Tracklist
A George Duffy - Funny How Love Can Be
B George Duffy & Sons of Jet - Sloopy Hang On
Guitar, Vocals, Arranged By, Artwork – George Duffy
Drums, Vocals – Richard 'Starr' Laws
Bass, Vocals – Paul James
Photography – M. Curtis
Recorded At – Paradise Studio
Engineer – P. Devlin, S. Walker
Notes
Sleeve and centre labels appear DIY - rear sleeve is pasted on and wonky text on centre labels probably created using letraset
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns.
Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964.
Atlantic Records released it as a single, which reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
According to Rick Derringer, the original version of Sloopy was written by a "high school kid in St. Louis" and sold to Bert Russell, also known as Bert Berns.
The inspiration for the song is said to be Dorothy Sloop, a jazz singer from Steubenville, Ohio, and a student at Ohio University.
McCoys version
In early 1965, the Strangeloves, a New York City rock band, wanted to make the song the follow-up to their hit single "I Want Candy" and began performing it in concert.
However, the Dave Clark Five, with whom they were touring, told the Strangeloves that they were going to record their own version when they returned to England, copying the Strangeloves' arrangement.
The Strangeloves realized that the Dave Clark Five's cut would likely be a hit, but they were not yet ready to release a new single because they were still enjoying the success of "I Want Candy" from a few months earlier.
The answer presented itself when a young rock group named Rick and the Raiders opened (and provided backing) for the Strangeloves in July in Dayton, Ohio.
The Strangeloves, three writer-producers from Brooklyn, New York City, recruited Rick and the Raiders to record the song under their name.
Their 16-year-old leader, Rick Zehringer, was flown to New York to record his lead vocal over the Strangeloves' already-recorded backing tracks.
It was decided to change the name of Rick's group to the McCoys to avoid confusion with another popular band at the time, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and Rick began using the stage name Rick Derringer.
The single was issued on Bang Records and entered the chart on August 14, 1965, effectively beating the Dave Clark Five to the charts. It reached the top position on October 2.
Originally written and recorded with three verses, the retitled "Hang On Sloopy" was edited down to two verses for the single and for the Hang On Sloopy album.
The unedited three-verse version, at 3 minutes, 50 seconds, first appeared on Bang's 1970 various artists compilation, Bang & Shout Super Hits (BLPS-220).
Other charting versions
Little Caesar and the Consuls released a version of the song in 1965 that reached No. 50 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 3 in Canada.
The Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded the song for their 1965 live album Hang On Ramsey!; it reached No. 6 on the US R&B chart, No. 11 on the US pop chart, No. 18 on the US adult contemporary chart, and No. 37 in Canada.
"Es Lupe", a Spanish-language cover version by Los Johnny Jets, was released in 1965.
It topped the Mexican charts for 13 weeks.
Leno e Lílian released a cover version in Portuguese (“Pobre Menina”) in January 1966 that topped the Brazilian charts.
The Lettermen released a version of the song in 1970 that reached No. 18 on the US adult contemporary chart and No. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rick Derringer released a version of the song in 1975 that reached No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 81 in Canada.
The Sandpipers released a version of the song in 1976 that reached No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart.
Other versions
1964
Dino, Desi & Billy
1965
Someones
Johnny Cole Unlimited
Les Surfs (Reviens Sloupy)
The Rainbows
Peter Welch
The Debs
The Gloomy Moon Singers
The Gentrys
1966
The Supremes
Dora Hall
Arsenio Rodriguez
Marquee All Stars
Erkut Taçkın & Durul Gence 5
The Blue Cats
Los Jovenes (Vuelve Sloopy)
Los 5 Del Este (Sloopy)
Jan & Dean
1967
Count Basie And Orchestra
1968
The X-Citers Unlimited
Henry Stephen
1971
David Porter
Sakkarin
The Brooks Arthur Ensemble
1973
Johnny Rivers
Ramble Tamble
1974
Foster Sylvers Featuring Patricia Sylvers & Angie Sylvers
1976
The Twinkle Stars
1979
J.J. Mack
1981
The Domino Theory
1982
Sherry Jones
1983
The Mighty Guys
Barcode
1986
Late Final
1988
Trouble Boys & The Sireens
2021
The Georgetown Orbits
Unknown release date
Ohio State University Marching Band
Byron Lee And The Deagonaires
Junior Brammer
Trez Trezo
The Roamers
Owen Gray
Julian Ber't (Hey Lupe)
Javan Wells Combo
Barry McGuire
Tymepiece
From '' George Duffy / Sons Of Jet – Funny How Love Can Be / Sloopy Hang On ''
Label: Lincoln Recording Studio – none
Format: Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single
Country: UK
Released: 1988
Tracklist
A George Duffy - Funny How Love Can Be
B George Duffy & Sons of Jet - Sloopy Hang On
Guitar, Vocals, Arranged By, Artwork – George Duffy
Drums, Vocals – Richard 'Starr' Laws
Bass, Vocals – Paul James
Photography – M. Curtis
Recorded At – Paradise Studio
Engineer – P. Devlin, S. Walker
Notes
Sleeve and centre labels appear DIY - rear sleeve is pasted on and wonky text on centre labels probably created using letraset
🎵 [SONG INFO]
"Hang On Sloopy" (originally "My Girl Sloopy") is a 1964 song written by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns.
Rhythm and blues vocal group the Vibrations were the first to record the tune in 1964.
Atlantic Records released it as a single, which reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
According to Rick Derringer, the original version of Sloopy was written by a "high school kid in St. Louis" and sold to Bert Russell, also known as Bert Berns.
The inspiration for the song is said to be Dorothy Sloop, a jazz singer from Steubenville, Ohio, and a student at Ohio University.
McCoys version
In early 1965, the Strangeloves, a New York City rock band, wanted to make the song the follow-up to their hit single "I Want Candy" and began performing it in concert.
However, the Dave Clark Five, with whom they were touring, told the Strangeloves that they were going to record their own version when they returned to England, copying the Strangeloves' arrangement.
The Strangeloves realized that the Dave Clark Five's cut would likely be a hit, but they were not yet ready to release a new single because they were still enjoying the success of "I Want Candy" from a few months earlier.
The answer presented itself when a young rock group named Rick and the Raiders opened (and provided backing) for the Strangeloves in July in Dayton, Ohio.
The Strangeloves, three writer-producers from Brooklyn, New York City, recruited Rick and the Raiders to record the song under their name.
Their 16-year-old leader, Rick Zehringer, was flown to New York to record his lead vocal over the Strangeloves' already-recorded backing tracks.
It was decided to change the name of Rick's group to the McCoys to avoid confusion with another popular band at the time, Paul Revere & the Raiders, and Rick began using the stage name Rick Derringer.
The single was issued on Bang Records and entered the chart on August 14, 1965, effectively beating the Dave Clark Five to the charts. It reached the top position on October 2.
Originally written and recorded with three verses, the retitled "Hang On Sloopy" was edited down to two verses for the single and for the Hang On Sloopy album.
The unedited three-verse version, at 3 minutes, 50 seconds, first appeared on Bang's 1970 various artists compilation, Bang & Shout Super Hits (BLPS-220).
Other charting versions
Little Caesar and the Consuls released a version of the song in 1965 that reached No. 50 on the Billboard pop chart and No. 3 in Canada.
The Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded the song for their 1965 live album Hang On Ramsey!; it reached No. 6 on the US R&B chart, No. 11 on the US pop chart, No. 18 on the US adult contemporary chart, and No. 37 in Canada.
"Es Lupe", a Spanish-language cover version by Los Johnny Jets, was released in 1965.
It topped the Mexican charts for 13 weeks.
Leno e Lílian released a cover version in Portuguese (“Pobre Menina”) in January 1966 that topped the Brazilian charts.
The Lettermen released a version of the song in 1970 that reached No. 18 on the US adult contemporary chart and No. 93 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rick Derringer released a version of the song in 1975 that reached No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 81 in Canada.
The Sandpipers released a version of the song in 1976 that reached No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart.
Other versions
1964
Dino, Desi & Billy
1965
Someones
Johnny Cole Unlimited
Les Surfs (Reviens Sloupy)
The Rainbows
Peter Welch
The Debs
The Gloomy Moon Singers
The Gentrys
1966
The Supremes
Dora Hall
Arsenio Rodriguez
Marquee All Stars
Erkut Taçkın & Durul Gence 5
The Blue Cats
Los Jovenes (Vuelve Sloopy)
Los 5 Del Este (Sloopy)
Jan & Dean
1967
Count Basie And Orchestra
1968
The X-Citers Unlimited
Henry Stephen
1971
David Porter
Sakkarin
The Brooks Arthur Ensemble
1973
Johnny Rivers
Ramble Tamble
1974
Foster Sylvers Featuring Patricia Sylvers & Angie Sylvers
1976
The Twinkle Stars
1979
J.J. Mack
1981
The Domino Theory
1982
Sherry Jones
1983
The Mighty Guys
Barcode
1986
Late Final
1988
Trouble Boys & The Sireens
2021
The Georgetown Orbits
Unknown release date
Ohio State University Marching Band
Byron Lee And The Deagonaires
Junior Brammer
Trez Trezo
The Roamers
Owen Gray
Julian Ber't (Hey Lupe)
Javan Wells Combo
Barry McGuire
Tymepiece
