The Chevelles – The Gallop
The Chevelles in their later incarnation as the Mighty Chevelles
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Greetings all
Welcome once again to the Funky16Corners hump day experience.
Back in nineteen and sixty eight, when a cat by the name of Cliff Nobles and his group laid down a little number called ‘The Horse’which was a HUGE (YOOOOOOOOOOGE) hit in the summer of that year.
‘The Horse’ wrecked the R&B and Pop charts, was by far the biggest hit that the storied Phil-LA of Soul label ever had and, as was often the case with successful dance craze records, spawned a veritable cottage industry of Horse-and horse-related rip-offs, tributes and homages.
If you get a sec, drop by the Funky16Corners mix archive to dig Funky16Corners Radio v.22 – Horse Power, which is a survey of the Horse explosion.
Included in that mix (back in 2007) was the track you see before you today, ‘The Gallop’ by the Chevelles.
Originally appearing on the flip side of Gloria Walker’s 1968 hit ‘Talking About My Baby’ (R&B Top 10, Pop Hot 100), ‘The Gallop’ is Horse-like in word and deed, emulating the vibe of the OG as well as attaching themselves by association with the title of the song.
The Chevelles – sometimes billed as the Mighty Chevelles – recorded a number of 45 for Eugene Davis’s Flaming Arrow imprint, as both headliners and backing singers like Walker and Angela Davis.
Based in Detroit, the Flaming Arrow label lasted for almost a decade, with the Mighty Chevelles eventually recording and releasing an LP on the label in 1977.
It is a funky, fast moving (it seems to pick up speed as it goes along) 45 and an excellent entry in the horse sweepstakes.
I hope you dig it, and I’ll see you all on Friday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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Just wanna mention that this is the backing track for “You Hit The Spot Baby” sped up.
Interesting, though it looks like ‘The Gallop’ came out/was used first :
https://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=1112