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.
Midnight Train To Georgia
Gladys Knight & The Pips turned Jim Weatherly's composition "Midnight Train To Georgia" into a soul staple. The songwriter recorded the original version and the train's destination was initially Houston.
When Cissy Houston was set to record a remake, it was thought a change was needed. This was to avoid Houston singing about a train headed for a city with the same name as her. Whitney Houston's mother issued her interpretation in 1973.
That same year, Gladys Knight & The Pips (who had previously recorded other songs penned by Weatherly) covered the song and it finally attracted a large audience. The vocal group scored its first and only US #1 with the song that remains one of the most cherished R&B classics. It also earned them a Grammy Award.
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
The playlist and other Caffe` Latte`
selections can be found at:
spotify:user:alanrosscaffelatte
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