Rock and roll music
1966 single by The Spencer Davis Group
"Somebody Help Me" is a single by The Spencer Davis Group, which was released in 1966. As with "Keep on Running", it was composed by Jackie Edwards.[2]
Leer másSingles chronology
Somebody Help Me
The Spencer Davis Group
Discográfica: Fontana TF679 (UK)[2]Atco 45-6416 (US - first issue)United Artists UA50162 (US -second issue, 1967,b/w On the Green Light) · · Productor: Chris Blackwell[2] (Island Record Production)
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Somebody Help Me
The Spencer Davis Group •
Spencer Davis Group •
w: Edwards •
1966 /03 /18
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1:59 |
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Stevie`s Blues
The Spencer Davis Group •
Spencer Davis Group •
1966 /03 /18
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3:50 |
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Album
Autumn '66
Fecha Lanzamiento: 26 Agosto 1966 · Fecha Grabación: 1966 -Discográfica: Fontana TL5359 · · Productor: Chris Blackwell
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Together `Til the End of Time
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Frank Wilson •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:15 |
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Take This Hurt Off Me
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Don Covay, Ron Dean Miller •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:44 |
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3
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Nobody Knows You When You`re Down and Out
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Jimmy Cox •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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3:52 |
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Midnight Special
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Traditional, arranged by Spencer Davis •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:13 |
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When a Man Loves a Woman
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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3:08 |
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When I Come Home
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Jackie Edwards, Steve Winwood •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:04 |
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Mean Woman Blues
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Claude Demetrius •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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3:14 |
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Dust My Blues
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Elmore James •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:36 |
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On the Green Light
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: S. Winwood •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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3:05 |
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Neighbour, Neighbour
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: A.J. Valier •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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3:17 |
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High Time Baby
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: S. Winwood, Davis, Muff Winwood, Pete York •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:31 |
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Somebody Help Me
The Spencer Davis Group •
w: Edwards •
1966 /08 /26 Side 1
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2:00 |
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Album
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| Single by The Spencer Davis Group | ||||
| B-side | "Stevie`s Blues" | |||
| Released | 18 March 1966 | |||
| Genre | British R&B, blue-eyed soul, blues rock[1] | |||
| Label | Fontana TF679 (UK)[2] Atco 45-6416 (US - first issue) United Artists UA50162 (US - second issue, 1967, b/w "On the Green Light") | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jackie Edwards[2] | |||
| Producer(s) | Chris Blackwell[2] (Island Record Production) | |||
| The Spencer Davis Group singles chronology | ||||
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Review
1966 single by The Spencer Davis Group
"Somebody Help Me" is a single by The Spencer Davis Group, which was released in 1966. As with "Keep on Running", it was composed by Jackie Edwards.[2]
Leer másChart performance
"Somebody Help Me" became the band`s second consecutive and last number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart,[2] staying at the summit for two weeks in April 1966.[3] In the US, the song peaked at number 47 in July 1967.[4]
Cover versions
- The Everly Brothers also released a version on their album Two Yanks in England, released in mid 1966.[5]
Song in popular culture
- It was used as the theme tune to the 1960s-era hospital-based ITV drama series The Royal, which ran from 2003 to 2011, and its short-lived spin-off The Royal Today, which first aired in 2008.
1966 single by The Spencer Davis Group
"Somebody Help Me" is a single by The Spencer Davis Group, which was released in 1966. As with "Keep on Running", it was composed by Jackie Edwards.[2]
Chart performance
"Somebody Help Me" became the band`s second consecutive and last number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart,[2] staying at the summit for two weeks in April 1966.[3] In the US, the song peaked at number 47 in July 1967.[4]
Cover versions
- The Everly Brothers also released a version on their album Two Yanks in England, released in mid 1966.[5]
Song in popular culture
- It was used as the theme tune to the 1960s-era hospital-based ITV drama series The Royal, which ran from 2003 to 2011, and its short-lived spin-off The Royal Today, which first aired in 2008.