Young-Holt Unlimited

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Young-Holt Unlimited
General information
Genre (s) Soul jazz
founding 1968
resolution 1974
Founding members
bass
 Eldee Young
Drums
 Redd Holt

Young-Holt Unlimited was an American instrumental - soul-jazz duo of the late 1960s.

Band history

Until 1966 the jazz bassist Eldee Young and the drummer Redd Holt formed the "Ramsey Lewis Trio" together with the jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis . Then they separated from Lewis and continued together with pianist Don Walker as the “Young Holt Trio”. With the title Wack Wack from their debut album of the same name , they had a top 40 hit in the US charts in 1967 . The formation was later called "The Young Holt" and from 1968, after Walker was replaced by Ken Chaney , "Young-Holt Unlimited".

The instrumental title Soulful Strut is the most famous song of the duo. It reached number 3 on the US singles charts in 1968 and was a million-seller ( gold status ). The corresponding album also made it into the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. The instrumental piece is also the basis for Am I the Same Girl by Barbara Acklin , the piano replacing the vocals. It was written by Eugene Record and William Sanders. Acklin did not publish her song until a year later and thus had a smaller hit in the US (79th place), Dusty Springfield made it into the UK charts with a cover version (43rd place) in the same year. Swing Out Sister came with the song in 1992 internationally again in the charts, including in Germany at number 53. In 1998, the instrumental by Young-Holt Unlimited was used in the film Ein Zwilling seldom comes alone .

Young-Holt Unlimited broke up in 1974 after waning success. In 1983, Holt and Young reunited with Ramsey Lewis.

Discography

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1967 Wack Wack
Brunswick 754121 		US132 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1967
as Young Holt Trio; Producer: Carl Davis
1969 Soulful Strut
Brunswick 754144 		US9 (30 weeks)
US 		R&B2 (27 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1968
Producers: Carl Davis, Eugene Record
Just a Melody
Brunswick 754150 		US185 (6 weeks)
US 		-
First published: August 1969
Producers: Carl Davis, Eugene Record, Willie Henderson

More studio albums

  • 1967: Feature Spot (as The Young Holt)
  • 1967: The Beat Goes On
  • 1968: Funky But!
  • 1970: Mellow Dreamin '
  • 1971: Born Again
  • 1973: Oh, girl
  • 1973: Plays Super Fly

Live albums

  • 1967: On Stage
  • 1968: Live at the Bohemian Caverns

Compilations

  • 1986: Wack Wack
  • 1995: The Best of Young-Holt Unlimited (Brunswick)
  • 2004: The Best of Young-Holt Unlimited (Collectables)
  • 2005: The Definitive

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1966 Wack wack
wack wack 		US40 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1966
as Young Holt Trio
Authors: Eldee Young, Hysear Don Walker, Isaac Red Holt
1968 Soulful Strut
Soulful Strut 		US3
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US 		R&B3 (13 weeks)
R&B
Initial release: October 1968
instrumental track was in 1969 as the basis for
Barbara Acklins Am I the Same Girl used
Authors: Eugene Record, William Sanders
1969 Who's Making Love
Soulful Strut 		US57 (4 weeks)
US 		-
First published: February 1969
Authors: Don Davis, Homer Banks,
Bettye Crutcher, Raymond Jackson
Original: Johnnie Taylor , 1968
Just a Melody
Just a Melody 		- R&B49 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1969
Authors: Carl Davis, Eugene Record

More singles

  • 1967: Ain't There Something That Money Can't Buy (released March)
  • 1967: The Beat Goes On (release: August)
  • 1967: Yon Gimme Thum (release: December)
  • 1968: Give It Up (release: April)
  • 1969: Young and Holtful (release: May)
  • 1969: Straight Ahead (release: July)
  • 1969: Horoscope (release: October)
  • 1970: Mellow Dreaming (release: September)
  • 1971: Luv-Bugg (release: April)
  • 1971: Hot Pants (release: June)
  • 1972: Oh Girl (release: October)
  • 1973: Super Fly
  • 1973: Could It Be I'm Falling in Love

literature

  • Julia Edenhofer: Das Große Oldie Lexikon , Bastei-Lübbe 1991, ISBN 3-404-60288-9 .
  • Jay Warner: The Billboard Book of American Singing Groups. A History 1940–1990 . New York City / New York: Billboard Books, 1992.
  • Todd Decker: Music Makes Me: Fred Astaire and Jazz . University of California 2011, ISBN 0-520-26890-3 .

swell

  1. ↑ Am I the Same Girl (Barbara Acklin) in the US charts
  2. ↑ Am I the Same Girl (Dusty Springfield) in the UK charts
  3. ↑ Am I the Same Girl (Swing Out Sister) in the charts: DE1 DE2 / UK / US
  4. ↑ Julia Edenhofer: Das Große Oldie Lexikon , p. 650
  5. ↑ a b Chart sources: Billboard Hot 100 Billboard 200
  6. ↑ a b gold / platinum database US
  7. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942–2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .

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