LoVE: My Little Red Book

[silentseason]

I think that it would be nice to have a reference point for each LoVE song in the original catalogue. Thus I would like to embark on this in order, starting with the first album, first song on side one and procede through to Laughing Stock. There won't be anything new here, just a reference point. If anyone sees an error or omission or would like to offer an opinion please do so. Here goes...

"My Little Red Book" from LoVE, side one song one.
-Running time: 2:30
-Recorded at Sunset Sound January 25, 1966. Last song recorded that day.
-Written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach, one of two non orginals from first album.
-Lead vocal: Arthur Lee
-Lead guitar: Johnny Echols
-Rhythm guitar: Bryan MacLean
-Bass: Kenny Forssi
-Drums: Alban 'Snoopy' Pfisterer
-From the motion picture "What's New, Pussycat?" that Arthur and Johnny saw. They liked the song but when they set about organizing it they had to play from memory and ultimately sped up the song and into a major key.
-Original version done by Manfred Mann.
-Released in March 1966, it was the most radio friendly, pop song of the band's career; it was also their first national hit, peaking at # 52.
-Band appeared on "American Band Stand" on June 18,1966 to promote the song. Reportedly Arthur and Bryan's horseplay during the Bobby Fuller Four
performance earned them a permanent non-invite back from Dick Clark.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO9ClIhFAo

-First Elektra song ever to play on top 40 radio. Jac Holzman said when he first heard the song on his car radio he pulled over to cry in joy.
-Fun Fact: Purportedly Bacharach did not like the bands version of his song, but Snoopy had this to say: "They wrote it and we took it".

-Lyrics:

I just got out my little red book
The minute that you said goodbye I thumbed right through my little red book
I wasn't gonna sit and cry And I went from A to Z I took out every pretty girl in town
They danced with me and as I held them

Chorus:
All I did was talk about you
Hear your name and I start to cry
There's just no getting over you... oh, no...

There ain't no girl in my little red book
Who could ever replace your charms
And each girl in my little red book
Knows you're the one I'm thinkin' of
Oh won't you please come back
Without your precious love I can't go on
Where can love be I need you so much
[repeat chorus]

Oh won't you please come back
Without your precious love I can't go on
It's haunting me I need you so much

All I did was talk and talk about you
Hear your name and I start to cry
There's just no getting over you
All I did was talk and talk about you
Hear your name and I start to cry
There's just no getting over you... oh no

[BallroomDays67]

This is a great idea, and I'm looking forward to future entries.

Regarding "My Little Red Book" being their biggest national hit, I believe it was actually second to "Seven & Seven Is", which reached #33 nationally.

Fun Fact: "Laughing Stock", the last song recorded by the original Love, contains a reference to this song.

[jamestkirk]

In the midwest town I grew up in, the only song that ever got airplay was My Little Red Book. I don't ever remember hearing 7&7 Is.

My recommendation for listening to REVELATION is the mono version. Johnny agreed in an earlier post. It has more presence-a wall of sound-like it is live.

[silentseason]

This is a great idea, and I'm looking forward to future entries.

Regarding "My Little Red Book" being their biggest national hit, I believe it was actually second to "Seven & Seven Is", which reached #33 nationally.

Fun Fact: "Laughing Stock", the last song recorded by the original Love, contains a reference to this song.

Thanks for catching that one, Bally. It won't be my last one .

[jamestkirk]

Fun Fact: "Laughing Stock", the last song recorded by the original Love, contains a reference to this song.

When I first heard "Laughing Stock", bally, I thought....hmmmm, Love had come full circle, as if Arthur knew it was the end...alpha-omega.