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Friday, 12 February 2021

Chris Farlowe [1967] - Looking For You [Columbia (FR) #ESRF 1875]


A great blue-eyed version of Garnet Mimms' Northern Soul classic 'Looking For You' by Chris Farlowe.  This is album only ('The Last Goodbye' on Immediate) except for a French 3 track EP released on Columbia in 1967. Either will probably set you back £100+ in decent condition.

Chris Farlowe was born John Henry Dighton in London in 1940 and was also known as Little Joe Cook to perpetuate the myth that he was a black singer. He rose to prominence in the UK with a #1 hit with a cover of The Rolling Stones' 'Out Of Time' in 1966. 

He had 3 other top 40 and 2 top 50 hits between 1966-67, the most well know, other than #1 hit, is probably 'Handbags & Gladrags', a cover of The Small Faces album track, later also covered by Rod Stewart in 1970, although it didn't chart for Stewart, he often sings it live.


Here's the best of the rest, mainly Northern Soul style and a few cover versions.

Don't Just Look At Me

I detect elements of Four Tops - 'Same Old Song' in this one


Cover Versions

Dee Dee Warwick cover

Darrell Banks cover

Wilson Picket cover

Otis Redding cover

Four Tops cover


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