BEFORE IT WAS A HIT SONG…
These songs are well known
but you may not know about the earlier attempts to score a hit record with
prior versions of the same song.
Don't Leave Me This Way
Thelma Houston scored a major global hit with her disco remake of "Don't Leave Me This Way". The single topped the US Pop, R&B and Disco charts in 1976-7. Just 1 year earlier, the original version, by soul group Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, was issued. That disc reached #3 on the Disco Chart in 1975. Re-released 2 years later, the single made the UK Top 5.
Houston's cover eclipsed the original and was followed by another remake in 1986 by British duo The Communards. This version reached #1 in Britain and went Top 10 in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Each new song will be added to the
spotify playlist named: ‘Before It Was A Hit Song’. You can check out the earlier / original
versions of the hit songs you know and love.
Red Red Wine
Tainted Love
Killing Me Softly
The Best
Wind Beneath My Wings
Hanging on the Telephone
I Love Rock ‘n Roll
Mickey
Got My Mind Set On You
Rivers of Babylon
It’s All Coming Back To Me Now
China Girl
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Last Thing On My Mind
Blame It On The Boogie
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
The playlist and other Caffe` Latte`
selections can be found at:
spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte
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