Second Chances

Sometimes a hit comes before it’s time and get’s overlooked, falling into obscurity. Prior to the last fifteen years that brought sampling to the forefront, many inspired artists and producers chose to give records a sophomore run. Songs you hear frequently are actually adaptations of older versions. We love to play them back-to-back.

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Tammi Tarrell – “All I Do is Think About You”
Originally written by Stevie Wonder in the late sixties, this early version performed by the late Tammi Terrell, was recorded and shelved for over 30 years. Stevie remade it in the late seventies where it became a disco classic.

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Gloria Jones – “Tainted Love”
This 45 had faded into AM obscurity after it’s 1964 release until Soft Cell turned it into 80’s gold. Gloria Jones is pictured here with her boyfriend, Marc Bolan of T. Rex, who was killed in an accident in which she survived.

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The Natural History – “Don’t You Evah”
These New Yorkers really hit their stride around 2003 and were pretty much swallowed alive by the depressing reality of the music business at that time. Spoon, a band that they toured with, took a real shine to their song “Don’t You Ever” and released a rendition as the lead single to their 2007 album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.

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Sandy Shaw – “Always Something There to Remind Me”
While numerous people have covered this Burt Bacharach song, including the first version by Dionne Warwick, my favorite is the Sandy Shaw addition. It was finally brought to the dancefloor in the 80’s by Naked Eyes.

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