California Soul
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 16:34, 12 September 2008 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Current revision Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | “California Soul” ([[1969]]) by [[Marlena Shaw]] | + | "'''California Soul'''" is a [[funk]]-[[soul music|soul]] tune written by [[Ashford & Simpson]], issued originally as the [[A-side and B-side|B-side]] of [[Michael and the Messengers|the Messengers]]' single "Window Shopping" in 1967 under the Motown group of labels. |
| - | '''"California Soul"''' is a [[pop music|pop]]-[[soul music|soul]] tune written by [[Ashford & Simpson]], issued originally as a single by [[United States|American]] pop quintet [[The Fifth Dimension]] in 1969. It was also covered by [[Motown]] vocal duo [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]] that same year and was the duo's last single together when released in early 1970. | + | |
| - | Both the Fifth Dimension's version and the Gaye/Terrell version were modest charted hits. The original performed better reaching number twenty-five on the pop singles chart, while Marvin and Tammi's cover reached number fifty-six pop but never charted R&B. The duet was released after Terrell's tragic death from a brain tumor in March 1970. | + | ==Other recordings== |
| + | *Nick Ashford then released his own version in June 1968 on Verve 10599. | ||
| + | *The song was then issued as a single by American pop quintet [[the 5th Dimension]] in late 1968. | ||
| + | *The song was also covered by [[Motown]] vocal duo [[Marvin Gaye]] and [[Tammi Terrell]]. It was Gaye's and Terrell's last single together when released in early 1970. | ||
| + | *A version appears on the 1970 studio album ''[[War & Peace (Edwin Starr album)|War & Peace]]'' by [[Edwin Starr]] ([[Gordy Records]]). ''[[Cash Box]]'' said that this version "glimmers with the special touch of a motor city arrangement and the vocal fuel ignited by this splendid team." | ||
| + | *[[Marlena Shaw]] recorded a version in 1969, which appears on her album ''[[The Spice of Life (Marlena Shaw album)|The Spice Of Life]]''. | ||
| - | The song was a socially conscious-type of song advocating love and peace. | ||
| - | |||
| - | In 1969 [[Blue Note Records|Bluenote]] singer [[Marlena Shaw]] also did a version of the song which is now featured in a Dockers commercial circa 2008. The [[Diplo]] remix appears on the [[Verve Remixed]] volume 4 compilation album. | ||
| - | |||
| - | The song is also featured in [[The Italian Job (2003 film)]], starring [[Mark Wahlberg]]. | ||
| - | |||
| - | The song is sampled by [[Gang Starr]] in their song "Check the Technique." | ||
| - | |||
| - | Additionally, a sample of the chorus from the Marlena Shaw version was used by [[Adam Freeland]] in his song "Mind Killer" aka "F.E.A.R", which was featured in the 2001 video game [[Rez]]. | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
| - | [[Category:WMC]] | ||
Current revision
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
"California Soul" is a funk-soul tune written by Ashford & Simpson, issued originally as the B-side of the Messengers' single "Window Shopping" in 1967 under the Motown group of labels.
[edit]
Other recordings
- Nick Ashford then released his own version in June 1968 on Verve 10599.
- The song was then issued as a single by American pop quintet the 5th Dimension in late 1968.
- The song was also covered by Motown vocal duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell. It was Gaye's and Terrell's last single together when released in early 1970.
- A version appears on the 1970 studio album War & Peace by Edwin Starr (Gordy Records). Cash Box said that this version "glimmers with the special touch of a motor city arrangement and the vocal fuel ignited by this splendid team."
- Marlena Shaw recorded a version in 1969, which appears on her album The Spice Of Life.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "California Soul" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
