Can't You See It in My Eyes
| Can't You See It in My Eyes | |
|---|---|
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| The Electras | |
| publication | 1962 |
| length | 2:26 |
| Genre (s) | Doo-wop |
| Author (s) |
John Marascalco Warren Joyner |
| Publisher (s) | Robin Hood Music |
| Label | Lola Records |
Can not You See It in My Eyes ( "Do not you see it in my eyes Can?" Engl. For) is a doo-wop ballad mid-tempo that Warren Joyner and John Marascalco 1962 for the California vocal group The Electra written to have. The recording, mostly performed in two voices, appeared twice on Lola Records and once on Challenge Records . A cover version of Jimmy Elledge came out on RCA Victor . It wasn't until 2005 that the piece was re-recorded by the Australian rock 'n' roll singer Lonnie Lee . Can't You See It in My Eyes was commercially unsuccessful.
Emergence
In 1961, producer and songwriter John Marascalco joined Infinity Records as an A&R manager . His first production was a single with the band The Electras, newly formed by Chester Pipkin. Other members included Pipkin's cousin Gary Pipkin , Billy Mann and Warren Joyner, who had previously sung as a tenor with the Misfits and Brentwoods. You Lied was the first compositional collaboration between Marascalco and Joyner. For upcoming recordings, Pipkin and Marascalco also called in singer colleagues who were in previous bands such as The Valiants or The Untouchables . After the third single on Infinity, Marascalco took over the band on his newly founded label Lola Records. In an unknown studio with an unknown accompanying band, the recording Can't You See It in My Eyes was made in 1962 under the direction of Marascalco , in which the co-author Joyner took over the main voice and the tenor Billy Storm from the Valiants took over the second vocal line. The other Electras singers harmonized with the vowel interjections typical of doo-wop. Marascalco registered the copyright for himself and Joyner on January 18, 1962 at the Library of Congress and took the title over to his own music publisher, Robin Hood Music.
Musical structure
Can't You See It in My Eyes is a medium-tempo R&B ballad in 4/4 time set in A major. A flute serves as a solo instrument, which not only provides fill-ins but also the intro of the piece. The first verse of a verse is performed by the lead singer alone, with a second voice harmonizing over it. The stanzas close with the title phrase “Can't You See It in My Eyes”, which takes on the function of the refrain . The second stanza is followed by a bridge . At the transition to the chorus and again to the third stanza, the second voice separates from the main melody and rises to particularly high, melismatic figures. In all song elements, the two main voices are used by the doo-wop ensemble as a background on the vowel “a” or by means of interjections taken from the text such as “do you remember” (German: “do you remember?”) Or “do you love her "(German:" Do you love her? ") Accompanied.
Publications
The title appeared on the first Lola issue in 1962 as the B-side of You Know under the number 100 with a yellow label sticker. Two years later the recording was re-released under the same number 100 with orange stickers. This time, however, Marascalco chose the title Boo Babe as A-side , which had already appeared on Infinity INX-016. Also in 1964 this combination of the second edition was licensed to Challenge Records , which released the song for the third time under the number 59243.
Lola 100
first edition 1962
Lola 100
second edition 1964
Challenge 59243 3rd edition
1964
Cover versions
At RCA Victor, Chet Atkins has looked after country singer Jimmy Elledge since 1961 . For its sixth single Atkins directed the recording of Can't You See It in My Eyes , which appeared as RCA Victor 8012 in the same year as the original Electras together with the title What a Laugh . In terms of sound and arrangement, Jimmy Elledge's version is very similar to the original.
As early as 1960, the Australian rock 'n' roll singer Lonnie Lee had published John Marascalco's composition Starlight Starbright . Both met in Hollywood in 2004, where Marascalco recommended the musician Can't You See It for inclusion in My Eyes . Lonnie Lee recorded the song in the United States with some musician friends from Nashville, including Wayne Jackson , Bob Babbitt and guitarist Byrd Burton . Tony Burkys was involved from his own live band The Leemen. In May 2005 the title appeared on CD single on Lee's own label Starlite Records under the number ST820 along with the bonus track Chain .
RCA Victor 8012
Jimmy Elledge
Starlite ST820
Lonnie Lee
Importance, Criticism, and Success
Can't You See It in My Eyes is one of only ten compositions registered with the BMI for Warren Joyner. Of these, six were collaborations with John Marascalco, who contributed over 150 songs to the BMI repertoire over the course of his career, ten of which were in the American or British charts. With Can't You See It in My Eyes , Marascalco was unable to repeat this success, none of the three known versions made it onto a national best list. At least Lonnie Lee's label had high expectations for its 2005 recording when it announced: "The wonderful ballad is recorded in a contemporary country style for adults and gives hope for serious dissemination." The song found its way into Lonnie Lee's live repertoire, the he gives the best of concerts with his band The Leemen.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Marv Goldberg: The Valiants. In: Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebook. Retrieved September 17, 2014 .
- ^ Public Catalog. In: Library of Congress. Retrieved September 17, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Songwriter / Composer: Marascalco John S. In: BMI Repertoire. Accessed October 4, 2018 .
- ↑ Jimmy Elledge. In: Discogs. Retrieved September 17, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Starlite CD Releases. In: lonnielee.com. Retrieved September 17, 2014 .
- ^ Songwriter / Composer: Joyner Warren. In: BMI repertoire. Accessed October 4, 2018 .