non backing vocal track n,soul sounds

[staceysdad90]

how many tracks do you know that do not have backing vocals on them (not insrtumentals) ......only one of hand that i can think of WHERE IM NOT WANTED ......EDDIE HOLMAN only record that i can think where there are no backing voals at all .........

[inspirations001]

re eddie holman, what about the girls in background,doing the woo woo's and then sounding haunting all the way thru!. will have a think about any others!

[topcatnumpty1]

Eddie Holman--Hold me in your arms--(recorded at the same Virtue/Harthon sessions) were never completed --Where i,m not wanted----Hurt--- Hold me in your arms came out on a limited 7; single a few years ago --and is even better than the old Wigan biggie --Where i,m etc.
Love and stuff to all
topcatnumpty1.

[inspirations001]

re b4 about e,holman. total numpty here,i was thinking of larry clinton for some reason duh!!serves me right for coming on here when not fully awake!

[manc99]

topcatnumpty1 said:

Eddie Holman--Hold me in your arms--(recorded at the same Virtue/Harthon sessions) were never completed --Where i,m not wanted----Hurt--- Hold me in your arms came out on a limited 7; single a few years ago --and is even better than the old Wigan biggie --Where i,m etc.
Love and stuff to all
topcatnumpty1.

Totally agree! 'Hold me in your arms' is a great track. The pity is I've never hear it played anywhere!

[steve womack]

:)Whilst I have bugger all to do but sit with my leg elevated I was pondering this question and without going through loads of sounds I believe it's more than you think
Forget the groups because by their very nature there's bound to be some backing vocals so concentrating on solo artistes, unless the song in my head is wrong or I've totally missed the point then the following are examples of no backing singers:-

What happened to yesterday - Mr Soul/Al Scott
Youv'e been gone too long - Ann Sexton
I remember the feeling - Barbara Lewis
Keep on keeping on - NF Porter
Hurt on the other side - Jerry Cook
etc etc
Perhaps the question should be what records have been ruined by excessive backing vocals?
One of my favourites is Marvins - my love for you but it annoys me when the backing singers repeat the line i.e 'I need so much' and ' out of my sight' etc ruins an otherwise absolutely stonking sound Aaaarrrrrrrrhhhh

[alandaly]

I've got a two disc compilation of Major Lance's Okeh output and it has a track called "Get My Hat (Nothing Can Stop Me)" which Gene Chandler released as "Nothing Can Stop Me".

While Chandler's track has all the bells and whistles of a proper production, the Major has no backing vocals at all. Somebody told me it was just a demo and the lack of vocal backing from either The Chanters or The Impressions would seem to indicate that the Major's version was never intended for release.