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'And I Love Her'- Any covers by A&M artists?

Discussion in 'A Small Circle of Friends: The Music Forum' started by SteveGB, Oct 16, 2011.

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  1. SteveGB New Member

    Hi from England! This is my first post so I hope it's in the right place and that one of you A&M experts can help me solve a musical quest.... I've been going through some old open reel tapes recorded from BBC radio by my dad in the late 60s and have stumbled across a wonderful version of the Beatles' 'And I Love Her'. The DJ links have been cut and despite much searching I just can't pin down who the artist responsible could be. I have listened to it over and over and to me the closest artist I think it could be is the Baja Marimba band... mainly down to the rhythm section and the wordless male vocal which is a bit reminiscent of their 'Flying High', but then there's the whistled melody so maybe I'm totally wrong. To me it just has a definite A&M vibe to it!

    I've uploaded an MP3 version here: http://minus.com/mAcPlJRRs which will hopefully work. I can't tell you guys how much I would love to identify this, so it's over to you.

    Thanks very much
    Steve
    SteveGB, Oct 16, 2011
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  2. Captaindave Active Member

    Herb Alpert recorded it on the album "Lost Treasures". It is part of the Herb Alpert Signature Series released as part of the reissue project by Shout! Factory.
    Captaindave, Oct 16, 2011
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  3. Harry Administrator

    Well, for sure that's not Herb Alpert's version. And I don't think the Baja Marimba Band covered it. It's not The Sandpipers version of it.

    You're right about it having an A&M-type vibe to it, but it's not ringing any bells with me.

    Harry
    Harry, Oct 16, 2011
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  4. Mike Blakesley Administrator

    Sounds a little like a Pisano and Ruff outtake! But definitely not P&R voices there.
    Mike Blakesley, Oct 16, 2011
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  5. A&Mguyfromwayback Member

    There's over a hundred versions on iTunes alone, a bunch by people I never heard of.....could be one of them....
    A&Mguyfromwayback, Oct 16, 2011
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  6. Harry Administrator

    I checked the likely places in my collection - looked at that Pisano & Ruff disc, too, as well as Nick de Caro, Roger Kellaway, Alan Copeland - none of them have that song at all. I wouldn't discount that there might have been a non-album single or b-side that I'm not familiar with, though.

    Harry
    Harry, Oct 17, 2011
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  7. Dave Active Member

    I've really not heard of a "definitive" version of it on A&M, other than it being done as an instrumental by Herb Alpert and by The Sandpipers, only sung in Spanish...

    My favorite version of it (besides The Beatles--one of the few songs by them I think they did best as a group) is by Grady Tate (Jazz drummer, sometimes vocalist) from his 1968 LP The Windmills Of Your Mind on Skye...

    Female artists have also covered this song titling it as "And I Love HIM", of which Friends Of Distinction (an "alternative 5th Dimension", consisting of FOUR; one lady member takes the lead), is who I thought "Nailed It!"...

    And the number of such has also brought it into such high figures (Hmmmmm...but why no version by Claudine Longet?!)...!

    -- Dave
    Dave, Oct 17, 2011
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  8. SteveGB New Member

    Thanks fo the replies and suggestions, and to those who have been kind enough to have a check through their own albums. When a song like this has been covered by half the universe, it makes identifying a version like mine pretty difficult, as I am discovering! The BMB was the nearest I could get (in my head) as a match to the sound and it really is not far from their material. I pretty sure it's not any jazz artist as such; it's more generic 'middle-of-the-road' than that. It's also most likely to be an album track as the BBC often dipped in to contemporary LPs for their play list at the time. So close... yet so far.

    Steve
    SteveGB, Oct 17, 2011
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  9. A&Mguyfromwayback Member

    If you have an iPhone, you could try identifying it with Shazam or another such 'music recognition' app. It's helped me identify some pretty obscure 60's stuff (although it's not foolproof - I once tried to use Shazam to get the title of an Al Green song playing in the background and it told me it was Al Jarreau. Which is just bizarre. Am I supposed to feel better cause it got the first name right?)....:sigh:
    A&Mguyfromwayback, Oct 17, 2011
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  10. Rudy Spinning The Wheels Of Steel

    Was it one of Al Green's songs that Jarreau covered? :D Although it is kind of funny, since Jarreau sings in a slightly lower register than Green has (tenor vs. lower alto for Green...and Green used more falsetto).

    There was a music recognition service online several years ago, and I think what you could do is point it to a radio stream to identify a song. They created it, IIRC, to help listeners identify songs when the stations would not back-announce.
    Rudy, Oct 17, 2011
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  11. Harry Administrator

    Great idea! I just used my Android's song identification feature, and it identified it as "And I Love Her" by Gary McFarland on the SOFT SAMBA album.

    Harry
    Harry, Oct 17, 2011
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  12. Harry Administrator

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    Harry
    Harry, Oct 17, 2011
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  13. Mike Blakesley Administrator

    I was hoping to help with this thread....went to our music website and entered the song title, thinking I might be able to narrow it down by looking for bossa nova or Latin-hinting album titles. I did spot this Gary McFarland disk among the hundreds of listings, but it was one of the few that did NOT have song samples on the site. So, good find!

    A&M Corner....ask for info, and you shall receive!
    Mike Blakesley, Oct 17, 2011
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  14. Dave Active Member

    Now THERE'S an "And I Love Her" that I think is the BEST!

    And GARY McFARLAND???? Who Jazzed The Beatles The Most and Who Jazzed The Beatles The Best???? (A good thread idea for the Jazz Forum, by the way!) "A Hard Day's Night", "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", "She Loves You (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)", "And I Love Her"--All Excellently Done!!!!

    Another album of Gary's, Today has an awesome version of "Get Back" that you gotta hear to believe!!!!

    -- Dave
    Dave, Oct 17, 2011
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  15. Captain Bacardi Administrator

    Gary McFarland also did an album called Tijuana Jazz that featured Clark Terry on trumpet.
    Captain Bacardi, Oct 17, 2011
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  16. Harry Administrator

    From one online account I read, "Yeah, yeah, yeah!" on "She Loves You" are apparently the only actual words on an album that has vocals on every track. Gary's scat ("bye-ya bye-ya b-bye-ya") stylings carry the whole rest of the album.

    Harry
    Harry, Oct 18, 2011
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  17. Rudy Spinning The Wheels Of Steel

    The liner notes, for completeness' sake--a bit larger copy I found which may be easier to read.

    It seems to be an interesting and pleasant album, quite a nice listen actually (goes down smooth :D ) but certainly nothing all that noteworthy. Typical bossa nova cash-in album of the era. At least this one has Jobim on a couple of tracks, apparently.

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    Rudy, Oct 18, 2011
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  18. SteveGB New Member

    One word: WOW! I'm grinning from ear to ear!! Thanks SO much Harry and all of you who have helped with this. I can't believe that a piece of software can do that, especially from a fairly poor original recording. Absolutely amazing! That track has been with me now since I was about 11 (which maybe started a subconscious love of latin music). I'm now 42 so you can imagine how happy I am tonight!!

    Steve :)
    SteveGB, Oct 18, 2011
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  19. Harry Administrator

    You're welcome Steve. These "name that song" threads are always a fun challenge. I only wish I could have done it without going for the 'droid.

    As it turns out, our Dave should have recognized it. If you do a forum search on "Gary McFarland" you'll find post after post attributed to Dave that mention McFarland's works. Too bad we didn't give him a chance to shine through.

    Steve, the CD is still available through the usual online sources, assuming that's what you're looking for. HMV Japan has the newer SHM-CD and also an older regular CD in their listings. Amazon sources also seem to be able to get both - for a hefty price. Some of us have found that ordering directly from Japan eliminates the middle man and can often be quicker and even a little cheaper, though the shipping usually "does you in."

    And then, maybe you're happy with just an mp3 file. Those seem easily obtainable.

    Harry
    Harry, Oct 18, 2011
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  20. Harry Administrator

    Poking around on the Dusty Groove site, I've learned that Verve repackaged and re-released SOFT SAMBA under the title of SYMPATHETIC VIBRATIONS. Same songs, just a different cover for the LP. There are a few under that configuration on eBay, along with an assortment of SOFT SAMBA LP's.

    Harry
    Harry, Oct 18, 2011
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