Wednesday, November 29, 2017

BEFORE THE HIT VERSION. This post: CXXIX- MISS SUN. Continues: tomorrow.
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.
Miss Sun
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Boz Scaggs included a new track for his compilation album entitled 'Hits!' in 1980. The following year, the single peaked at #14 on the US chart. It was written by David Paich. 
The original version of "Miss Sun" was recorded as a demo. Drawing inspiration from an Al Green greatest hits album, Paich offered his new composition to the other members of the group Toto. Initially, it was slated for the band's debut album, but remained a demo. 
Scaggs' version features members of Toto and female guest vocalist Lisa Dalbello. The latter had previously performed a guest vocal on the Toto demo. "Miss Sun" finally appeared on one of the band's albums: 'Toto XX', in 1998.
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Each new song will be added to the spotify playlist named: ‘Before It Was A Hit Song’.  You can check out the previous earlier / original versions of the hit songs you know and love.
The playlist and other Caffe` Latte` selections can be found at:
spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte

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