Raindrops- "Kind Of Boy You Can’t Forget"

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   Having bought this 45 when it was new in 1963, there's a one-second section of "The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget" that has been bugging me ever since I purchased the mono Virgo reissue 45 in the mid-'70s.  It revolves around this line on the bridge following the first verse:

I-I-I could be so happy

knowing he was mine

yeah, yeah, yeah

all the time...

From the :57 to :58 mark on the original Jubilee 5455 single, the "yeah, yeah, yeah"s are multi-tracked by Ellie Greenwich in unison, with each "voice" singing the same notes as the other "voices."

On the Virgo 6008 reissue 45, those same "yeah, yeah, yeah"s are multi-tracked in multi-part harmony.  This is also how this section appears on the stereo track on Rhino's Best Of The Girl Groups Volume 2 CD.  (I suspect that the Virgo reissue 45 is simply a fold-down of the stereo track.)

I don't have the original Jubilee LP JGS-5023 The Raindrops to compare the track to the 45.  Does anyone have it?  Is this a 45 vs. LP version distinction?  Or a mono vs. stereo difference, perhaps?

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Oh, are we still on the air?  Okay, there is one other thing about this record that bugs me: the grammar!  Fortunately, Jeff and Ellie's songwriting talents took a turn for the better.  But to come up with a line like "and 'though he kissed me 'bout a week ago, I ain't got over it yet" just to make it rhyme with the title is a real stretch.  At least I can forgive them a bit for "I would treat him good, yes I would..." since I don't think that 1963 top 40 radio was ready yet for "I would treat him well, what the hell." :)

That's a very, very minor quibble, though.  This is one of my fave girl-groupers of all time.  And that drum break *is* to die for.

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Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Raindrops- "Kind Of Boy You Can’t Forget" Posted: 02 October 2009 at 8:43pm
	Having bought this 45 when it was new in 1963, there's a one-second section of "The Kind Of Boy You Can't Forget" that has been bugging me ever since I purchased the mono Virgo reissue 45 in the mid-'70s. It revolves around this line on the bridge following the first verse: I-I-I could be so happy knowing he was mine yeah, yeah, yeah all the time... From the :57 to :58 mark on the original Jubilee 5455 single, the "yeah, yeah, yeah"s are multi-tracked by Ellie Greenwich in unison, with each "voice" singing the same notes as the other "voices." On the Virgo 6008 reissue 45, those same "yeah, yeah, yeah"s are multi-tracked in multi-part harmony. This is also how this section appears on the stereo track on Rhino's Best Of The Girl Groups Volume 2 CD. (I suspect that the Virgo reissue 45 is simply a fold-down of the stereo track.) I don't have the original Jubilee LP JGS-5023 The Raindrops to compare the track to the 45. Does anyone have it? Is this a 45 vs. LP version distinction? Or a mono vs. stereo difference, perhaps? ---- ---- Oh, are we still on the air? Okay, there is one other thing about this record that bugs me: the grammar! Fortunately, Jeff and Ellie's songwriting talents took a turn for the better. But to come up with a line like "and 'though he kissed me 'bout a week ago, I ain't got over it yet" just to make it rhyme with the title is a real stretch. At least I can forgive them a bit for "I would treat him good, yes I would..." since I don't think that 1963 top 40 radio was ready yet for "I would treat him well, what the hell." :) That's a very, very minor quibble, though. This is one of my fave girl-groupers of all time. And that drum break is to die for.

Hykker Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 30 October 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hykker Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 October 2009 at 3:56pm
	Gotta agree, one of my favorite "girl group" tunes too (even though they're actually a male-female duet). On to the original question. I compared my promo 45 to the (mono) Raindrops album, and both sound like the same version, identical to what your 45 sounds like. I compared it to the stereo version on a K-Tel/Era CD "The Brill Building Sound" and this has the multi-part harmony. Sounds like a mono-stereo difference to me (maybe a different vocal take?). Interesting to note on the stereo version, it's pretty much 2-track stereo with vocals on the right, backing track on the left. There's a very obvious cough during the bridge. Edited by Hykker

Yah Shure Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Music Fan Joined: 11 December 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Yah Shure Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 October 2009 at 8:23pm
	Steve, thanks for your "lab report." I don't think the vocal take is different, except for that tiny part. Ellie's lead vocals are centered; it's the backing vocals by Ellie and Jeff that are hard right, and the section in question is also placed hard right. I'm inclined to agree with you that this is a stereo vs. mono difference, at least until anyone can provide info about the stereo LP. In the meantime, can anyone who has the mono track on Time Life's Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1963 Still Rockin' CD check to see which way the "yeah, yeah, yeah" line from :57 to :58 is sung?