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| Released | May 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1965–1966 | |||
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| Length | 39:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Denny Cordell | |||
| Georgie Fame UK chronology | ||||
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Sweet Things is the 1966 third album with the Blue Flames by Georgie Fame which reached No.6 in the album Top Ten in the UK. [2] Following this album his band The Blue Flames was replaced with The Tornados. [3] [4] [5]
The album, issued on the Columbia label (SX 6043), has been described as "one of the finest British R&B albums of the mid-'60s."
Style and content
Reviewing the album for AllMusic, Dave Thompson says that it ".. follows in the footsteps of its predecessors, a punchy R&B stomper that could (even should) have been recorded live, so high is the energy, and so abandoned the backing of the Blue Flames." [6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Thing" | William "Mickey" Stevenson | 2:35 |
| 2. | " See Saw" | Don Covay | 2:46 |
| 3. | "Ride Your Pony" | Naomi Neville | 2:42 |
| 4. | " Funny How Time Slips Away" | Willie Nelson | 3:17 |
| 5. | " Sitting In The Park" | Billy Stewart | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Dr. Kitch" | Chris Blackwell, Lord Kitchener | 4:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | " My Girl" | Ronald White, Smokey Robinson | 2:58 |
| 8. | "Music Talk" | Clarence Paul, Stevie Wonder, Ted Hull | 3:22 |
| 9. | " The In Crowd" | Billy Page | 2:59 |
| 10. | "The World Is Round" | Rufus Thomas | 2:41 |
| 11. | "The Whole World's Shaking" | Sam Cooke | 3:12 |
| 12. | "Last Night" | Bob Laine | 5:07 |
Personnel
Source: [7]
- Georgie Fame – Hammond organ, vocals
- Colin Green – guitar
- Glenn Hughes – baritone saxophone
- Peter Coe – alto saxophone
- Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton – trumpet
- Cliff Barton – bass
- John "Mitch" Mitchell – drums
- Neemoi "Speedy" Acquaye – "African" percussion
References
- ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (7 May 1966). "George Fame: Sweet Thing" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 269. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Rock Stars Encyclopedia – Page 362 0789446138 Dafydd Rees, Luke Crampton – 1999 – GEORGIE FAME &THE BLUE FLAMES 1966 May Sweet Things hits UK #6.
- ^ John Tobler (1991), Who's Who in Rock & Roll, 0517056879, p. 1988: "His third album with the Blue Flames, 'Sweet Things', lingered in the chart, but the band was dismissed so that Fame ..."
- ^ The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002 1857431618- Page 163 The Blue Flames, 1961; Band replaced with the Tornados: London residencies, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, ... 1, UK), 1966; Sweet Things, 1966; Sunny, 1966; Sitting In The Park, 1967; Because I Love You (own composition), 1967; The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde
- ^ Bob Brunning – Blues: The British Connection −1986 Page 75 "Georgie's soul music side was ably reflected on his next album Sweet Things in early 1966."
- ^ Dave Thompson. "Sweet Things – Georgie Fame". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ Adapted from back cover credits, Columbia SX6043, 1966
External links
- Sweet Things at allmusic.com
- "Last Night" on YouTube
