On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 06:10:25 +0000,
soulexpress@gmail.com (Dean) wrote:
Many years ago, I picked up a 23-track CD of the Clovers' United
Artists. Tonight, I played it from start to finish for the first time in >perhaps 25 years. I was underwhelmed.
Yes, "Love Potion No. 9" is great. And I'm glad both versions are
included here. I also like "Stay Awhile," "Burning Fire," and "Have Gun,
Will Travel." The Clovers further served up a new version of "Yes It's
You" that I rather enjoyed. Their take on the Wade Flemons R&B hit,
"Easy Lovin'," was decent enough. And the group did justice to Joe
Liggins with a fine remake of "The Honeydripper." But those are the >exceptions.
In large part, the CD consists of pedestrian remakes of standards like >"Pennies From Heaven," "My Mother's Eyes," and "That Old Black Magic."
Most of the original songs, like "Rock and Roll Tango" and "The Sheik," >sounds like material the Coasters rejected. And there's a flaccid re-do
of "One Mint Julep," complete with a swingin', jazzy arrangement. For >not-so-good measure, they also do a number ("Noni Cosi") in Italian!
(Thanks Dean, I now have this LP in its own .mp3s folder)
For fun, etc, I asked Copilot:
from these appraisals please list song titles under "Good"
and "Not So Good":{paste of two original paragraphs} ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's a breakdown of the song titles mentioned under the two
categories based on the appraisal:
Good
- Love Potion No. 9
- Stay Awhile
- Burning Fire
- Have Gun, Will Travel
- Yes It's You (new version by The Clovers)
- Easy Lovin'
- The Honeydripper (remake of Joe Liggins' original)
Not So Good
- Pennies From Heaven (remake)
- My Mother's Eyes (remake)
- That Old Black Magic (remake)
- Rock and Roll Tango
- The Sheik
- One Mint Julep (flaccid re-do with jazzy arrangement)
- Noni Cosi (performed in Italian)
It's a rather mixed bag of tracks! Let me know if you'd like further
assistance with this list or related topics. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
I then asked Copilot:
from 1991 album "The Clovers û The Best Of The Clovers (Love Potion
No. 9)", which songs were not mentioned in the appraisal? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Based on the tracklist of *The Clovers û The Best Of The Clovers (Love
Potion No. 9)* and the songs mentioned in the appraisal, here are the
songs that were **not mentioned** in the appraisal:
- To Each His Own
- Vaya Con Dios
- Lovey
- You Said
- So Good, So Good
- That's What's Worrying Me
- I'm Confessin' That I Love You
- Too Young
Let me know if you'd like to explore more about these tracks or the
album! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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