Wednesday, November 15, 2017

BEFORE THE HIT VERSION. This post: CXXIII- BARBARA ANN. 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.
Barbara Ann
Beach Boys - Barbara Ann.jpg
The most famous version of "Babara Ann" was recorded by The Beach Boys. Their single spent 2 weeks peaking in the runner-up position on the US chart in 1966. Dean Torrence (from the duo Jan & Dean) sings lead vocals on the recording.
The original version of "Barbara Ann" was issued by Italian- American doo wop outfit The Regents. In 1961, the vocal group scored a chart debut with its take. The disc reached #13 in the U.S.A. The Regents placed "Runaround" in the Top 40 later that year, before fading into obscurity.
Image result for barbara ann regents
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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