🎵 AotW AOTW: Jeff Barry WALKIN' IN THE SUN (A&M SP 4393)

[LPJim]

Jeff Barry
WALKIN' IN THE SUN
A&M SP4393

The title composition by this prolific songwriter was released as a single, but it's possible the album never came out. Promo copies may exist, but I do not know what tracks were to be included.
JB

 

[Dave]

...The title composition, by this prolific songwriter was released as a single...

Yes, don't stop your "search" for this one yet...! I actually saw "Whatcha Wanna Do" as the B-Side to the "Walkin' In The Sun" single... ...In the "Book Of Flaws", that is...

...It's possible the album never came out... ...Promo copies may exist, but I do not know what tracks were to be included...

JB

That's what I sometimes think about "Unreleased Albums": White-Labeled promos in plain, white cardboard sleeves at least sent to radio stations and being made unavailable (along with an actual cover and musician credits, track listing--except on the Side 1/2 Record Label, etc.) to the public... Either that or supposedly that's how "Bootlegged" copies of something are made and get sold...

Barry produced for artists, on A&M, such as Rosey Greer (who made a couple of singles) and even for Nino Tempo... (with BOTH his 5th Avenue Sax, as well as singles with April Stevens)


Dave

 

[Mr Bill]

Probably best we skip this and assume (for now) it was unreleased. I've never seen a copy and have looked for years. Plus it's not listed on any Barry sites, official or otherwise, even though the one A&M single does exist. Barry also produced the Idolmaker soundtrack for A&M, according to a few sites out there...

--Mr Bill

 

[Dave]

I had the IDOLMAKER soundtrack, which I bought along with THE WARRIORS...


Dave

 

[Mr Bill]

I'll be fixin' the SP4393/4 mix up this evening...

--Mr Bill

 

[Dave]

"Walkin' In The Sun" was actually done by B.B. King and it IS the Jeff Barry song, appearing on his 1975 ABC album, King Size (AB 977)... Saw a copy at a store, that unfortunately didn't have a turntable to play/listen to it on...

While possibly looking it up on The Internet, (And after adding "Jeff Barry" to the song title) I saw the words to it, which are actually to a version of the same song by Barry, recorded by Rufus & Chaka Khan...! Don't know what album they could've done it on, but...

Click Here: --> http://www.oldielyrics.com/lyrics/rufus_and_chaka_khan/walkin_in_the_sun.html​

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