Blue-eyed soul

[Rick330man]

This started with Dusty Springfield. Along the way someone mentioned Annie Lennox. Put it together and here you have Annie Lennox fronting the Tourists singing the Dusty Springfield classic.

The Tourists (I Only want to be with You) TOTP 1979 - YouTube

Personally, I love both versions of the song.

 

[1guy]

Oh brother, please.



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Never realized what a great singer he was, til I heard an interview with him and he mentioned his mom was a vocals coach. Then I paid attention.

Dude's voice is awesome!

The ultimate. Surprised it hasn’t been posted.

Only reason I knew he was a white guy was cuz my buddy had the album, when it first came out...seen him at least twice.

LOVE this cat and Roxy!!

One of the smoothest to ever do it.

This is A GREAT thread! It exposed me to alotta tunes and artists I've never heard of.

I'ma keep it 100...we (blacks) have lovingly drafted or traded for several of these artists and view them as ours.

Don't fret... We're willing to trade Kanye West and a Happy Meal.

Oh, and we want Sir Elton, too. His performance on Soul Train was groundbreaking.

 

[smoothrecluse]

 

[1guy]

If you're not from Chicago, you have NO IDEA how big this tune from Loggins and Messina is.

It's not typical blue eyed soul. It starts slow, but when the beat kicks in it's soo damn fonky. It's a Steppin Classic, to this day...Steppin is a type of dance popular in Chicago.

I guarantee that alotta DJs who played this song have never played any other track on the album.

 

[charlie chitlin]

I like James Hunter’s guitar playing. I’ve met him a few times, cool dude.

My drummer loved to sing this one.
Great tune.
Hunter is a badass.

 

[Alex W]

 

[knopflerfan]

Mick Hucknell! Yes, I'd completely forgotten about the impact that Simply Red had when they first appeared. On the Whistle Test in '85:

Great song - one of my all-time favorites!

 

[Stringbanger]

Joan Osborne,

This Joan Osborne cover gives me chills every time I hear/watch it. She nails it!!

 

[Stringbanger]

Does this one count?

 

[drlucky]

This song is fun to play along with:

My all-time favorite H&O song...and virtually no one remembers it.

 

[drlucky]

 

[drlucky]

 

[Rick330man]

The first time I ever heard the term "blue-eyed soul" it was being used to describe these guys:

Righteous Brothers - Soul & Inspiration - YouTube

 

[Willie Johnson]

Never realized what a great singer he was, til I heard an interview with him and he mentioned his mom was a vocals coach. Then I paid attention.

Dude's voice is awesome!



Only reason I knew he was a white guy was cuz my buddy had the album, when it first came out...seen him at least twice.



LOVE this cat and Roxy!!

One of the smoothest to ever do it.

This is A GREAT thread! It exposed me to alotta tunes and artists I've never heard of.

I'ma keep it 100...we (blacks) have lovingly drafted or traded for several of these artists and view them as ours.

Don't fret... We're willing to trade Kanye West and a Happy Meal.

Oh, and we want Sir Elton, too. His performance on Soul Train was groundbreaking.

Would you take Michael Bolton for, like, a fifth round draft pick and option to be exercised later?

There's a guy on sports radio here, Laurence Holmes, who talked about black moms in the 80's being super into Steve Winwood's output around that time; I thought that was an interesting cultural insight.

 

[tanplastic]

My all-time favorite H&O song...and virtually no one remembers it.

Have you seen this version with Tommy Shaw?
It's worth a watch of the whole video, or cut to 3:35 for the take.

 

[1guy]

Would you take Michael Bolton for, like, a fifth round draft pick and option to be exercised later?

There's a guy on sports radio here, Laurence Holmes, who talked about black moms in the 80's being super into Steve Winwood's output around that time; I thought that was an interesting cultural insight.

Bolton? Mehhh

But Winwood? Oh he's a first rounder.

 

[IMMusicRulz]

Blood Sweat and Tears first album had a very blue eyed soul/blues rock influence to it.

You've Made Me So Very Happy

 

[kLyon]

Jack can flat-out sing)

 

[Chester P Squier]

Blood Sweat and Tears first album had a very blue eyed soul/blues rock influence to it.

You've Made Me So Very Happy

That song was actually from their second album. Their first with David Clayton-Thomas. Their first album was the Al Kooper album.

 

[pbenn]

Percy Sledge had a hit with this Eddie Hinton song.



The best...

"Hard Luck Guy" sounds kinda Willie Mitchell in the horns, doesn't it? Was it cut at Muscle Shoals?