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Together with his writing partner Steve Barri, Phil (P.F.) Sloan effectively invented the concept of the self-contained singer-songwriter (as documented on "Here's Where I Belong" CDWIKD 277). Sloan & Barri's songbook was widely plundered for cover versions throughout the 60s and beyond. It's this side of their work that makes up "You Baby", the latest in Ace's songwriters series.
Sloan & Barri's partnership was forged by producer Lou Adler in 1963, though the guys had each already released a number of sides as performers for a variety of labels, with somewhat limited success. Playing off each other's strengths, they instantly formed a great working relationship, with Sloan as the more experienced musician and Barri as the studio head. From their surf'n'turf beginnings through era-defining folk rock and beyond, "You Baby" maps out a brilliant and fascinating career path packed with pop standards.
While their best-known early numbers are hedonistic fun-in-the-sun anthems such as 'Tell 'Em I'm Surfin'' and 'Summer Means Fun', their remit was wide enough to encompass girl group influences in 'You Say Pretty Words' by Ramona King and the latin-tinged sounds of Betty Everett's 'Someday Soon'.
Meanwhile, they also had to contend with a furious release schedule of their own, recording under a wide variety of guises including the Fantastic Baggys and Philip & Stephan, not to mention their in-demand status as session guys, appearing as musicians or singing backups on many of the tracks compiled here.
Sloan had always been the more performance-oriented of the two and when folk rock hit it clearly affected his modus operandi more than Barri's. The solo Sloan writing credit on hits such as 'The Sins Of A Family', 'Let Me Be', 'Take Me For What I'm Worth' and, of course, 'Eve Of Destruction' put a certain amount of strain on the duo.
Nevertheless, the years 1965 and 1966 were their most commercially successful. Joyous, euphoric pop still poured out of them. Perfect pop gems such as 'Can I Get To Know You Better', 'You Baby', 'Where Were You When I Needed You' and 'I Found A Girl' were all major successes and are all featured here.
Inevitably, it couldn't last. The artistic and commercial pressure they were under - not to mention their increasingly divergent musical paths - forced a premature split. Steve Barri stepped in as replacement for the departing Lou Adler as staff producer at Dunhill, while Sloan's burgeoning career as a singer-songwriter dissipated, though has recently undergone something of a renaissance.
This marvellous collection of classics and rarities should seal Sloan & Barri's reputation as key chroniclers of their time.""
Track listing:"
01 ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER HEARTACHE The 5th Dimension 02 CAN I GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER The Turtles 03 TAKE ME FOR WHAT I'M WORTH The Searchers 04 WHERE WERE YOU WHEN I NEEDED YOU The Grass Roots 05 KICK THAT LITTLE FOOT SALLY ANN Round Robin 06 YOU BABY The Mamas & The Papas 07 YOU SAY PRETTY WORDS Ramona King 08 (HERE THEY COME) FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD Jan & Dean 09 LET ME BE The Turtles 10 SUMMER MEANS FUN Bruce & Terry 11 MEET ME TONIGHT LITTLE GIRL Philip & Stephan 12 PLEASE DON'T GO Yvonne Carroll 13 GOES TO SHOW (JUST HOW WRONG YOU CAN BE) Joey Paige 14 THE SH-DOWN DOWN SONG (YOU BETTER LEAVE HIM ALONE) The Ginger-Snaps featuring Dandee Dawson 15 A MUST TO AVOID Herman's Hermits 16 CAN'T WE GO SOMEWHERE Terry Black 17 I FOUND A GIRL Jan & Dean 18 SECRET AGENT MAN Mel Torme 19 SOMEDAY SOON Betty Everett 20 TELL 'EM I'M SURFIN' The Fantastic Baggys 21 YOU SURE KNOW HOW TO HURT SOMEONE Ann-Margret 22 ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER HEARTACHE P.F. Sloan 23 ON A QUIET NIGHT The Association 24 THE SINS OF A FAMILY Murray The "K" 25 EVE OF DESTRUCTION Barry McGuire"
