O/T: 70s & 80s covers of ’60s hits

Not sure if this is what you mean, but check out Roberta
Flack's 1978 "Come Share My Love" (the original barely
charted for Julie Monday in 1966 as "Come Share The Good
Times With Me"). Stiffed by Roberta, and for that
matter anyone else who recorded it but a favorite of
mine.

Hykker, I didn't know of that version of "Come Share My Love" but that's exactly what I'm talking about. I only knew of the Debby Boone version since buying her 1978 LP back in the day. I probably only discovered the Roberta Flack version of the song 10-15 years ago. I believe its release was also 1978 (?). But if I recall, Debby's version came out after Roberta's. I didn't realize its writer Joe Brooks was having cuts back as far as 1966, but I'll check out this Julie Monday version.

Richie, I discovered the Boys Town Gang cover when buying a whole slew of UK 5-CD boxed sets of 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s & themed comps that this one label put out. So many good '70s and '80s finds on those. Also some good ones from their '90s and '00s boxed set, but for me, not as many.

Speaking of Debby Boone's "Come Share My Love", it was written by Joe Brooks who wrote "You Light Up My Life". If any of you don't know the story about the latter part of Joe Brooks' life, google it. It's quite wicked. And not something I'd expect from the writer of "You Light Up My Life"!

Edited by EdisonLite

According to this Youtube video of the song (which has virtually the same lyric/melody as Debby Boone & Roberta Flack):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CLJn5LAN6s

It says produced by Joey Brooks. But like you said, it says "written by G. Kennington" - which is odd because the 1978 recordings say written by Joe Brooks.

I wonder if Joe Brooks bought out the song from G. Kennington and claimed credit for writing it, though he actually didn't. Or if this is a typo on the 45 label.

Though since the B-side says written by Joe Brooks, and he clearly produced the A-side, it seems more likely that Joe bought out the song (or just outright took credit for it). It seems less likely that G. Kennington's name got stuck on it, out of nowhere. But we'll never know.

EdisonLite wrote: It says produced by Joey Brooks. But like you said, it says "written by G. Kennington" - which is odd because the 1978 recordings say written by Joe Brooks. I wonder if Joe Brooks bought out the song from G. Kennington and claimed credit for writing it, though he actually didn't. Or if this is a typo on the 45 label.

From Wikipedia: Brooks wrote a number of songs for
the film: he also revived for the soundtrack the 1966
Julie Monday regional hit "Come Share the Good Times
With Me" with the title adjusted to "Come Share My
Love" (Brooks had produced the Julie Monday recording
but its songwriting credit had been to Gilbert
Kennington a pseudonym for Brooks' brother Gilbert
Kaplan: however authorship of "Come Share My Love" was
credited to Brooks himself).

EdisonLite wrote: Hykker, since you know of the original, do you know if this Julie Monday version came out on CD anywhere? I just checked ebay and they don't seem to be selling one at the moment.

Not much seems to be known about Ms. Monday...she
recorded a couple of tunes then seems to have
vanished. I don't think there ever was an album, and
know of no CDs that have it.
Quite a few copies of the 45 for sale on Discogs.

One of my all-time favorite songs.

I have one that didn't chart high but I heard it a few
times back in '82,
Nicolette Larson's cover of "I Only Want To Be With You"

MM


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