Wednesday, 17 August 2022

Tony Etoria v Phil Fearon - I Can Prove It


Following on from the new version of Tony Etoria's "I Can Prove It" by Golden Bridge, I thought I'd dig out the original and an 80s  cover of the song.

One hit wonder Tony Etoria's first single"I Can Prove It" reached #21 on the UK pop chart in 1977. He released just one more single in 1980 "So Far So Good" on Cobra. Afterwards he joined a couple of Brit soul groups Decoupage and Osibisa.

Ex Hi-Tension group member Phil Fearon covered it in 1986 which became his third biggest hit reaching #8 (following "Dancing Tight" #4, "What Do I Do" #5.) and was his first US R&B hit. His second R&B hit was a horrendous 80s version of The Show Stoppers "Ain't Nothin' But A House Party" which was produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman who ought to be lynched by Northern Soul devotees for destroying a classic, and Pete Waterman ought to know better as he claims to have been a Northern Soul DJ in a previous life!

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