Lenny Welch A Taste Of Honey - The Complete Cadence Recordings 1959-1964 (CD)

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(Ace Records) 20 Tracks - Cadence 1959-64 Produced by Archie Bleyer, the man behind the... more

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Lenny Welch: A Taste Of Honey - The Complete Cadence Recordings 1959-1964 (CD)

(Ace Records) 20 Tracks - Cadence 1959-64 Produced by Archie Bleyer, the man behind the original success of the Everly Bros., Andy Williams, Johnny Tillotson and more. Arrangers include some of the top names of the period - Bert Keyes, Chuck Sagle etc. Includes Lenny's 1963 US top Five hit version of the standard 'Since I Fell For You', and its Top 30 hit follow up revival of 'Ebb Tide'. Also includes the original vocaL version of 'A Taste Of Honey', as copied by the Beatles on their 'Please Please Me' album.

Don’t you just love songs with introductory verses, like they used to write in the glory days of Tin Pan Alley? (Not to mention those penned by Carole King in the early ‘60s). Lenny Welch’s gorgeous recording of Since I Fell For You – a torch standard first recorded in 1942 by the Buddy Johnson Orchestra – was one of the smash hits of late 1963 and one of the classiest records of its time. Those who are more familiar with the original – with its unforgettable vocal by the bandleader’s sister, Ella – might take half a minute or so to recognise the song from Welch’s version, which features an opening verse invariably omitted by others who recorded it (including, curiously, Buddy and Ella Johnson themselves).

Lenny Welch had great pipes, sounding at times like a cross between Clyde McPhatter and the Platters’ Tony Williams. He was born in Asbury Park, New Jersey, where he spent his teenage years in thrall of vocal groups like the Crows, the Chords and the Clovers. He joined Cadence Records in 1959 and got off to a great start with a lovely pop/R&B version of Eddy Arnold’s country ballad, You Don't Know Me, which reached Billboard’s Top 50.

1962 was a particularly stellar year for the singer, during which he released three wonderful singles: It’s Not That Easy, an early example of uptown proto-soul, just like the great beat ballads Chuck Jackson used to record; Congratulations Baby, a throwback to his days as a doo-wop devotee; and A Taste Of Honey, which was apparently the first ever vocal version of this classic song, and the one which the Beatles heard, loved and covered on their debut album (with an identical arrangement, to boot).

But the competition was tough at Cadence – what with clean-cut chartmakers like the Chordettes, Andy Williams, the Everly Brothers, Johnny Tillotson and Eddie Hodges all vying for promotion – and none of these records charted. Stuck for ideas, label-owner, Archie Bleyer, asked Welch if he had a pet number he’d like to record. He chose Since I Fell For You, which he knew from the 1954 rendition by the Harptones, his favourite group. It reached the Top 5 and became his career song.

But how differently that career might have turned out if his fourth Cadence 45 had taken off. Archie Bleyer was usually very hands-on at his artist’s sessions, but in 1961 he handed over the reigns to former Tito Puente sideman, Roger King Mozian, for the “Chubby goes Latino” double-header, Changa Rock / Boogie Cha Cha. It was a hit … in Puerto Rica. Welch cut some other uptempo numbers too, like Three Handed Woman (a Louis Jordan oldie), Roy Hamilton’s You Can Have Her and the Elvis-esque Mama, Don't You Hit That Boy – all very convincingly.

This CD features every master cut by Lenny Welch for Cadence. File him alongside other great crossover balladeers such as Gene McDaniels and Adam Wade. With any luck compiler Tony Rounce is also cooking up a collection of his mid-‘60s work for Kapp Records. In the meantime, bring back songs with introductory verses!

BY MICK PATRICK

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Interpret: Lenny Welch
Album titlle: A Taste Of Honey - The Complete Cadence Recordings 1959-1964 (CD)
Genre Pop
Label Ace Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 0029667024426
weight in Kg 0.1

Welch, Lenny - A Taste Of Honey - The Complete Cadence Recordings 1959-1964 (CD) CD 1
01	You Don't Know Me	Lenny Welch
02	I Need Someone	Lenny Welch
03	Darlin'	Lenny Welch
04	Three Handed Woman	Lenny Welch
05	I'd Like To Know	Lenny Welch
06	Changa Rock	Lenny Welch
07	Boogie Cha Cha	Lenny Welch
08	Mama, Don't You Hit That Boy	Lenny Welch
09	It's Just Not That Easy	Lenny Welch
10	Ebb Tide	Lenny Welch
11	Congratulations Baby	Lenny Welch
12	A Taste Of Honey	Lenny Welch
13	The Old Cathedral	Lenny Welch
14	Since I Fell For You	Lenny Welch
15	Are You Sincere	Lenny Welch
16	You Can Have Her	Lenny Welch
17	Stranger In Paradise	Lenny Welch
18	I'm In The Mood For Love	Lenny Welch
19	Father Sebastian	Lenny Welch
20	If You See My Love	Lenny Welch

Lenny Welch – Rocket To The Moon Lenny Welch is not only famous for his 1963 hit Since I Fell... more

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Lenny Welch – Rocket To The Moon

Lenny Welch is not only famous for his 1963 hit Since I Fell For You. His method of success was to turn crooners and jazz standards into light soul ballads: Ebb Tide, A Taste Of Honey, Since I Fell For You, and Rags To Riches are excellent examples. That Welch could also rock and roll is proven with his first B-side, Rocket To The Moon, released on Decca 9-30637 in June 1958.

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