-->
email Facebook Instagram Instagram Spotify Mixcloud eBay Instagram Linktree

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Georgie Fame [1979] - Sitting In The Park [Pye #N 119]


Continuing the Billy Stewart theme, I received an email from our good friend Bill Buckley of SoulAndJazzAndFunk in response to the Remembering Billy Stewart post yesterday.

He attached this version of "Sitting In The Park" by Georgie Fame, which I'd seen listed but, incorrectly, assumed it was simply a rerun of his 1966 cover. However, it is a later re-recording from his 1979 album "That's What Friends Are For" which is a completely different arrangement of the song and is a very nice version and thought it was well worth sharing. So you have Bill to thank if you were not previously aware of this version. It still sounds very fresh to these ears, proving that good quality music never goes out of fashion.

In contrast, also posted below, is his faithful original cover version from 1966.

Details
Rating: 8.8
Explicit: N
Genre/Style: Blue-Eyed Soul
Format: Album Track
Media: Vinyl
Label: Pye
Cat No: N 119
Date: 1979
Key/BPM: 9B/77
Price: £1
Copyright © 2009-2023 SoulStrutter All Rights Reserved


1 comment:

USMAN47 said...

Brilliant interpretations of this sublime title. I've always liked Georgie.

Yves