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Smith (band)

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Not to be confused with The Smiths.
Smith
Smith in 1970
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active1969–1971
LabelsDunhill

Smith was an American rock band formed in 1969 in Los Angeles, California.[1] They had a blues-based sound and scored a Top 5 hit in the United States in 1969 with the Burt Bacharach song "Baby It's You", featuring Gayle McCormick on lead vocals.[2] The record sold over one million copies between July and October 1969, out-charted popular versions by the Beatles and the Shirelles, and was awarded a gold record by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]

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Beginnings

The group evolved from a band featuring two of the same members[which?] called "The Smiths" (not to be confused with the 1980s band with a similar name). They attempted to chart their song "Now I Taste the Tears", produced and arranged by Ron Budnik, but the track had a melancholy sound and was not commercially successful.

Subsequently, Gayle McCormick (who had started her career singing songs by Tina Turner, Etta James and others) was added as a front woman and lead vocalist. The group was discovered in a Los Angeles nightclub by 1960s rocker Del Shannon,[2] who arranged "Baby It's You" for the group, now called Smith, leading to their being signed to ABC-Dunhill Records.

Career

Smith released an album titled A Group Called Smith, which spent 11 weeks in the Top 40 album listings of the since-called Billboard 200 record chart. On the album, vocals were split amongst Rich Cliburn, Jerry Carter and McCormick. Smith recorded a second album titled Minus-Plus with lesser success since it only reached #74. Smith's version of "The Weight" was included on the epochal Easy Rider soundtrack because, due to contractual reasons, The Band's version, which appeared in the movie, was unavailable.[1] Most of their material consisted of re-recordings of popular rock and R&B tunes.

The band's singles "Take a Look Around" and "What Am I Gonna Do" reached the charts, but the group broke up after two albums.[1] The band's hit "Baby It's You" was featured in Quentin Tarantino's Grindhouse film, Death Proof.[3]

McCormick solo career

After Smith disbanded, McCormick went on to record three solo albums, Gayle McCormick in 1971, Flesh & Blood in 1972 and One More Hour in 1974. The single "It's A Cryin' Shame" from her eponymous first album was a minor hit for her, reaching #44 on the charts in 1971. In Canada it reached #41.[4] It and "Gonna Be Alright Now" were included on the 1994 reissue of A Group Called Smith.

Discography

Albums

Singles

[5]

  • Now I Taste the Tears (1968) US Cashbox # 110
  • Baby It's You (1969) US Billboard # 5; CAN RPM # 4[6]
  • Take a Look Around (1970) US Billboard # 43; CAN RPM # 22[7]
  • What am I Gonna Do (1970) US Billboard # 73
  • Comin Back To Me (Ooh Baby) (1970) US Billboard # 101

Personnel

Smith was composed of one woman and four men:[2]

  • Gayle McCormick – lead vocals
  • Larry Moss – organ
  • Jerry Carter – bass
  • Robert Evans – drums
  • John Horrigan - drums
  • Rich Cliburn – lead guitar
  • Alan Parker - guitar

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography by Richie Unterberger". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 11 December 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 268. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
  3. ^ McCown, Alex (September 3, 2015). "Quentin Tarantino's least-seen flick delivers one of his best music choices". The A.V. Club.
  4. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 20, 1971" (PDF).
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book Billboard/Cash Box/Record World 1954-1982. Sheridan Books. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  6. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 8, 1969" (PDF).
  7. ^ "RPM Magazine - April 4, 1970 - Page 11" (PDF).

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