soulful strut
ok this tunes been banging around in my head for two weeks. i started asking everone i know if they could name it, doing the "duh da da da duh da da da." someone today finally came up with ramsey lewis. BAM!
young-holt unlimited
but is the original version more or less well known?
grover washington
and theres a bad sims anime project out there too.
what i said. there was a vocal version. barbara acklin. hot! Barbara Acklin has stated in interviews, and in the pages of Robert Pruter's excellent book "Chicago Soul" that she recorded "Am I the Same Girl" at a session, but it was not released as a single until early 1969. She states that her vocal track was removed, and a piano "lead" replaced for the Young-Holt Unlimited 45rpm release of the retitled tune, "Soulful Strut" in the fall of 1968. Which is a source of irritation, understandably, for Barbara, as it cut into her crossover success for "Am I The Same Girl"
i think ramsey lewis has the version of record.
Eldee Young and Isaac Holt formed the rhythm section of the Ramsey Lewis Trio in the early sixties. They broke away to start their own band (Young Holt Unlimited) and took Soulful Strut to #3 in the R&B charts in 1969. The track next appeared as a cover by George Benson on his 1977 album ‘Livin Inside Your Love' while the Young Holt original went on to feature on more than twenty compilations over a twenty five year period. In addition, it also appeared on the soundtrack of the 1998 movie, ‘The Parent Trap'.
right. they were the other two thirds of the RL trio.
a comment in the acklin YT comment thread mentions dustys [springfield] version. thats where i heard this song. up in maine two weeks ago on cd. i should take notes.
heres dustys same girl
The Barbara Acklin version is a real treasure.
actually i dont think there was a ramsey lewis version. the YT vid identified as RL is erroneous. its YH who got all the airtime and became the version we are so familiar with. but RL was a good verbal lead that led to young-holt but ultimately to barbara acklin and her fine fine original rendition of her husbands (co-written) tune.
Bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac "Red" Holt attended the American Conversatory of Music in Chicago together, and played together in a dance orchestra called the Cleffs, where they met pianist Ramsey Lewis and formed a popular jazz trio in 1956. After a decade as Lewis' rhythm section, Young and Holt split to form their own act in the wake of the trio's breakout pop hit "The 'In' Crowd." Hiring pianist Hysear Don Walker and christening themselves the Young-Holt Trio, they scored a quick Top 20 R&B hit with the infectious and silly "Wack Wack." Most of their material, recorded on several LPs for Brunswick, cut an invigorating soul-jazz groove that explored the territory between Jimmy Smith and Junior Walker, with dour bass, Ray Charles-inspired keyboards, faint scat vocals, and a live party ambience. In 1968, Walker was replaced by Ken Chaney as Young and Holt tightened up their sound, added some funky rhythms, and renamed the group Young-Holt Unlimited. They scored a left-field smash with the instrumental "Soulful Strut," which was actually the backing track from Brunswick soul singer Barbara Acklin's "Am I the Same Girl." Although the actual Young-Holt group was rumored not to have even played on the track, it went all the way to number three in 1969, driven by a bright, indelible horn riff. Attempts to duplicate its success met with indifference, and although Young-Holt Unlimited remained a popular concert attraction on both the R&B and jazz circuits (sometimes with pianist Bobby Lyle in place of Chaney), their recording career was on the wane. They cut LPs for Atlantic (1972's Oh Girl) and Paula (1973's Plays Superfly) that failed to restore their commercial momentum, and disbanded in 1974. Both Young and Holt reunited with Ramsey Lewis in 1983. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
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- bill 7-14-2008 2:21 am
ok this tunes been banging around in my head for two weeks. i started asking everone i know if they could name it, doing the "duh da da da duh da da da." someone today finally came up with ramsey lewis. BAM!
- bill 7-14-2008 2:22 am [add a comment]
who knew it? they deserve a peroni.
- dave 7-14-2008 2:26 am [add a comment]
young-holt unlimited
- bill 7-14-2008 2:31 am [add a comment]
but is the original version more or less well known?
- dave 7-14-2008 2:32 am [add a comment]
grover washington and theres a bad sims anime project out there too.
- bill 7-14-2008 2:37 am [add a comment]
what i said. there was a vocal version. barbara acklin. hot!
- bill 7-14-2008 2:44 am [add a comment]
i think ramsey lewis has the version of record.
- bill 7-14-2008 2:53 am [add a comment]
Eldee Young and Isaac Holt formed the rhythm section of the Ramsey Lewis Trio in the early sixties. They broke away to start their own band (Young Holt Unlimited) and took Soulful Strut to #3 in the R&B charts in 1969. The track next appeared as a cover by George Benson on his 1977 album ‘Livin Inside Your Love' while the Young Holt original went on to feature on more than twenty compilations over a twenty five year period. In addition, it also appeared on the soundtrack of the 1998 movie, ‘The Parent Trap'.
- dave 7-14-2008 3:16 am [add a comment]
right. they were the other two thirds of the RL trio.
- bill 7-14-2008 12:54 pm [add a comment]
a comment in the acklin YT comment thread mentions dustys [springfield] version. thats where i heard this song. up in maine two weeks ago on cd. i should take notes.
- bill 7-14-2008 3:00 am [add a comment]
heres dustys same girl
- bill 7-14-2008 3:29 am [add a comment]
The Barbara Acklin version is a real treasure.
- L.M. 7-14-2008 4:08 am [add a comment]
actually i dont think there was a ramsey lewis version. the YT vid identified as RL is erroneous. its YH who got all the airtime and became the version we are so familiar with. but RL was a good verbal lead that led to young-holt but ultimately to barbara acklin and her fine fine original rendition of her husbands (co-written) tune.
- bill 7-14-2008 4:38 am [add a comment]
Bassist Eldee Young and drummer Isaac "Red" Holt attended the American Conversatory of Music in Chicago together, and played together in a dance orchestra called the Cleffs, where they met pianist Ramsey Lewis and formed a popular jazz trio in 1956. After a decade as Lewis' rhythm section, Young and Holt split to form their own act in the wake of the trio's breakout pop hit "The 'In' Crowd." Hiring pianist Hysear Don Walker and christening themselves the Young-Holt Trio, they scored a quick Top 20 R&B hit with the infectious and silly "Wack Wack." Most of their material, recorded on several LPs for Brunswick, cut an invigorating soul-jazz groove that explored the territory between Jimmy Smith and Junior Walker, with dour bass, Ray Charles-inspired keyboards, faint scat vocals, and a live party ambience. In 1968, Walker was replaced by Ken Chaney as Young and Holt tightened up their sound, added some funky rhythms, and renamed the group Young-Holt Unlimited. They scored a left-field smash with the instrumental "Soulful Strut," which was actually the backing track from Brunswick soul singer Barbara Acklin's "Am I the Same Girl." Although the actual Young-Holt group was rumored not to have even played on the track, it went all the way to number three in 1969, driven by a bright, indelible horn riff. Attempts to duplicate its success met with indifference, and although Young-Holt Unlimited remained a popular concert attraction on both the R&B and jazz circuits (sometimes with pianist Bobby Lyle in place of Chaney), their recording career was on the wane. They cut LPs for Atlantic (1972's Oh Girl) and Paula (1973's Plays Superfly) that failed to restore their commercial momentum, and disbanded in 1974. Both Young and Holt reunited with Ramsey Lewis in 1983. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide
- bill 7-14-2008 2:39 pm [add a comment]