{"id":3290,"date":"2012-10-25T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T17:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2012-11-18T15:37:35","modified_gmt":"2012-11-18T20:37:35","slug":"chris-farlowe-were-doing-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=3290","title":{"rendered":"Chris Farlowe – We’re Doing Fine"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Listen\/Download Chris Farlowe – We’re Doing Fine<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The end of another week has finally arrived, and I have some very groovy mod soul lined up for you today.<\/p>\n

But first, I simply must remind you all that the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> returns to the airwaves this Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio<\/strong><\/a>. As always, if you are unable to join us at the time of broadcast, you can pick up the shows by subscribing as a podcast in iTunes, or grab an MP3 download right here at the blog.<\/p>\n

The tune I bring you today is a very recent acquisition, that came as a very nice surprise.<\/p>\n

I have known (some of) the music of Chris Farlowe<\/strong> since back in the mod\/garage days of yore (three decades past).<\/p>\n

The biggie \u2013 the one that got this album released here in the States \u2013 was his 1966 cover of the Rolling Stones<\/strong> \u2018Out of Time\u2019. Farlowe\u2019s version was \u2013 at least in my opinion<\/em> \u2013 far superior to the original, and, thanks to the fact that a lot of folks in the UK agreed, it was a Number One hit in that country in June of 1966.<\/p>\n

Along with his band the Thunderbirds<\/strong> (which when he recorded \u2018Paint It Farlowe\u2019 included both Albert Lee<\/strong> and Carl Palmer<\/strong>) Farlowe started out recording blues, R&B and soul in the early 60s as part of the Mod scene.<\/p>\n

Farlowe would eventually be signed to the Immediate label, where he would record at least two albums and a grip of singles, a half dozen of which would hit the UK charts in 1966 and 1967.<\/p>\n

The \u2018Paint It Farlowe\u2019 LP \u2013 released in the UK, with additional tracks as \u2018The Art of Chris Farlowe\u2019 \u2013 was produced by no less a light than Mick Jagger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The album was packed with interesting material, including a number of covers of Rolling Stones, Small Faces<\/strong> and Twice as Much<\/strong> tunes, as well as some very cool soul material.<\/p>\n

Farlowe had an unusual voice, especially in the far reaches of his range, which was perfectly suited for rough edged R&B material.<\/p>\n

\u2018Paint It Farlowe\u2019 includes his versions of tunes by American artists like the Four Tops, Jimmy Ruffin, Garnet Mimms<\/strong> and with the tune I bring you today, Dee Dee Warwick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The younger sister of Dionne<\/strong>, Dee Dee had a respectable chart career between 1965 and 1971, for labels like Blue Rock, Mercury and Atco.<\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re Doing Fine\u2019, written and arranged by Horace Ott<\/strong>, was her first hit, making it into the R&B Top 30 (and the Pop Top 100) in August of 1965.<\/p>\n

Farlowe would record his version of the song a year later, and acquits himself quite nicely indeed.<\/p>\n

He takes a slightly more aggressive tack with the tune \u2013 almost to a Northern-style tempo \u2013 and the end result is up there with the finest covers of US soul material by white UK singers.<\/p>\n

Farlowe would go on to sing lead with both Colisseum<\/strong> and Atomic Rooster<\/strong> during the 70s, and is still in fine voice today.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig the tune, and I\u2019ll see you all on Monday.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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