I love this song . . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OpkTbuE-1gWritten by Jan Berry, Arnie Ginsburg, and Don Altfeld . . . it really illustrates the R&B influences absorbed by Jan Berry.
This tune cracked the national Top 100 . . . a better composition than "Jennie Lee" . . . But of Jan & Arnie's three singles on Arwin, only "Jennie Lee" received serious (official) hype and promoton. The rest were left to wilt on the vine.
"Gas Money" (their second single) charted solely on the buzz surrounding "Jennie Lee" . . . which spent 13 weeks on the charts (including three in the Top 10, and 11 in the Top 40).
On our new Jan Berry tribute album, the "KJAN" bonus track features Jan discussing his favorite R&B groups in 1958 . . . the very year they were released, along with "Jennie Lee."
We also have a "Jan & Arnie" bonus track -- from 1958 -- in which Jan makes significant references to being backed up by studio musicians (which was the case for all six sides by Jan & Arnie).
Don Ralke's Music . . . the Adam Ross Orchestra . . . Ernie Freeman's guys . . . Earle Palmer and Plas Johnson . . . great stuff.
M.
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