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Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First

Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First

UPC: 029667074421

Format: CD

Release Date: Nov 06, 2015

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Liner Note Author: Tony Rounce.
English soul journeyman Georgie Fame never favored jazz over R&B. He loved them both equally, splicing them together in a snappy mod style that turned him into a beloved British institution. Ace's 2015 compilation Georgie Fame Heard Them Here First digs into his influences, finding much beyond the familiar Mose Allison and Ray Charles, the two musicians at the core of his swing. His big hit "Yeh-Yeh!," first essayed by the hep Lambert, Hendricks & Bavan, is naturally here, but so are cuts by jazzbos, New Orleans pianists, soul groups, jump blues acts, pop stars, and Motown artists and, when they're all taken together, these songs -- which are sometimes quite familiar, as in the case of Major Lance's "The Monkey Time" or the Miracles' "Shop Around" -- wind up creating a portrait of Fame himself. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Tracks:

1 - Sweet Thing
2 - Work Song
3 - Monkey Time
4 - Dog (Do the Dog)
5 - Yeh-Yeh!
6 - Get on the Right Track Baby
7 - Pink Champagne
8 - Close the Door
9 - I Love the Life I Live
10 - Eso Beso (That Kiss)
11 - One Whole Year Baby
12 - Sitting in the Park
13 - Pride and Joy
14 - Sick and Tired
15 - Monkeying Around
16 - Dr Kitch
17 - Bend a Little
18 - Soul Stomp
19 - Do-Re-Mi
20 - Gimme That Wine
21 - Shop Around
22 - Moody's Mood for Love
23 - It's Got the Whole World Shakin'
24 - Funny How Time Slips Away
25 - All About My Girl