From 1959 to 1984, Gerry Goffin and Carole King co-wrote a number of hits from the Brill Building for the likes of the Shirelles and the Monkees, as well as Aretha Franklin and the Righetous Brothers. One of my favorites from them was recorded by The Animals in 1966.
“Don’t Bring Me Down” was produced by Mickie Most (another one of my favorites), and released on Decca in the UK and MGM Records in the US. It’s dark and broody, and the perfect number for the bluesy Tyneside group. It also helped usher in the psychedelic sounds that were soon to follow.
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Derrick Harriott is an often-overlooked Jamaican singer-songwriter and music producer. After a stint performing with the Jiving Juniors and a successful solo career, Harriott moved into the studio producing Dennis Brown, The Chosen Few, and The Ethiopians, among many others.
In 1968 he started working with The Kingstonians, a vocal trio from Kingston, and together with the help of his backing studio group The Crystalites, they recorded a string of singles that became their only full-length album, the 1970 masterpiece Sufferer. “Sufferer” is the title track from the album and was written by Harriott. It’s a sinfully funky number and a true Reggae classic. |
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