PP Arnold
PP Arnold (born October 3, 1946 in Los Angeles ; actually Patricia Ann Cole ), also known as Pat Arnold , is a soul singer.
Live and act
Arnold belonged to a family of gospel singers and began singing at the age of four. In the early 1960s she worked as a backing singer for Bobby Day . A little later she got an offer from a friend named Maxine Smith to replace the former Ikettes , the backing band of Ike & Tina Turner , together with Smith's friend Gloria Scott . The three singers toured the United States for some time and came to England in 1966 , where they toured with the Rolling Stones . Mick Jagger was so impressed by Arnold's voice that he asked Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham to sign the singer with Immediate Records . Oldham agreed, and Arnold left the Ikettes to stay in London .
In 1967 Arnold's debut album The First Lady of Immediate was released , produced by Jagger, Loog Oldham and Mike Hurst . The Cat Stevens song The First Cut Is the Deepest was released as a single. Many of her later songs on Immediate, including the hit (If You Think You're) Groovy , were written for her by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane of Small Faces , who also accompanied Arnold on a number of recordings. In return, Arnold contributed the background vocals for Tin Soldier . She also toured with the band in 1968.
Their first backing band, the Blue Jays, had now followed The Nice . The singer has since toured with the likes of Jimi Hendrix , The Who , the Kinks , David Bowie and Blind Faith . Her cover version of Angel of the Morning became a huge hit. But only a little later, Immediate ran into trouble and eventually disappeared from the scene. Arnold then signed with Polydor and released two singles, both produced by Barry Gibb .
In 1970 Arnold played alongside PJ Proby in the rock musical Catch a Fire and later formed a new backing band from Tony Ashton, Kim Gardner, Roy Dyke and Steve Howe . She accompanied Nick Drake in the studio, toured with Eric Clapton and later married bassist Fuzzy Samuels , with whom she moved back to LA and had a son. But the marriage was not a happy one, she was divorced. A little later, Arnold's daughter from her previous marriage was killed in a car accident. Arnold then withdrew from the music scene.
In 1978 she returned to the public to work with Barry Gibb one more time. She also recorded a version of the Carole King classic Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow with Andy Gibb . In 1981 she moved to Hollywood and starred in several TV series. The following year she returned to England, where she worked with Steel Pulse and The Kane Gang . In 1984 she began performing again, accepted a role in the musical Starlight Express and sang with Boy George on the soundtrack of the film Electric Dreams .
She later worked with performers like Peter Gabriel (on Sledgehammer ), The Beatmasters , Dexter Wansel , Loose Ends , The KLF , Ocean Color Scene , Primal Scream , Chaz Jankel and Roger Waters .
After more than 50 years, the Ear Music label released the new solo album The New Adventures of… PP Arnold in 2019 . PP Arnold's first song ideas came up in the 1990s, but were pushed aside by her due to numerous background work (including with Roger Waters). The widely acclaimed solo album (with 15 songs and 67 minutes playing time) was produced by Steve Cradock (guitarist of the group Ocean Color Scene ). Paul Weller contributed two compositions ; there are also numerous covers by Bob Dylan , Mike Nesmith and Sandy Denny . The album is characterized by soul and gospel music styles, string and piano ballads, energetic house and funk tracks and, above all, the extraordinary voice of Arnold.
Discography
Albums
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
 UK
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| 2019 | The New Adventures of ... PP Arnold |
UK100 (1 week) UK |
Contains a ten-minute setting of Bob Dylan's poem Last Thoughts on Woody Guthrie
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More albums
- 1967: The First Lady of Immediate
- 1968: Kafunta
- 2017: The Turning Tide (recorded in the late 1960s and early 1970s)
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
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UK
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| 1967 |
The First Cut Is the Deepest The First Lady of Immediate |
UK18 (10 weeks) UK |
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| The Time Has Come The First Lady of Immediate |
UK47 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1968 | (If You Think You're) Groovy The First Lady of Immediate |
UK41 (4 weeks) UK |
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| Angel of the Morning Kafunta |
UK29 (11 weeks) UK |
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| 1985 | A little pain |
UK93 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1988 | Burn It Up |
UK14 (10 weeks) UK |
with The Beatmasters
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| 1998 | Different drum |
UK80 (1 week) UK |
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| 2005 | Don't Burst My Bubble / Come Home Baby |
UK93 (1 week) UK |
with Small Faces & Rod Stewart
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Web links
- Official website (English)
- PP Arnold in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ PP Arnold The New Adventures of PP Arnold. August 9, 2019, accessed August 13, 2019 .
- ^ PP Arnold: Back in the spotlight after 50 years. August 12, 2019, accessed August 13, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
- ^ Frank Sawatzki: PP Arnold The New Adventures Of PP Arnold. In: musikexpress, August 9, 2019, accessed June 9, 2020.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Arnold, PP |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arnold, Pat (another pseudonym); Cole, Patricia Ann (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soul singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 3, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California, USA |