- You've Really Got a Hold on Me
Infobox Single
Name = You've Really Got a Hold on Me
Artist =The Miracles
from Album =The Fabulous Miracles
Released = November 1962
Format = 7" single
Recorded =Hitsville USA (Studio A); 1962
Genre = Soul
Length = 3:02
Label = Tamla
T 54073
Writer =Smokey Robinson
Producer = Smokey Robinson
Chart position =
*# 8 (US Pop Singles)
**# 1 (US R&B Singles)
Last single = "I'll Try Something New"
(1962}
This single = "You've Really Got a Hold on Me"
(1962)
Next single = "A Love She Can Count On"
(1963)"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" is a 1962 Top 10 hit single by
The Miracles from the album "The Fabulous Miracles " for the Tamla (Motown ) label. One of the group's most covered tunes, this million-selling song is also a 1998 "Grammy Hall of Fame " inductee.The Miracles' version
Written by
Smokey Robinson and featuring Robinson on lead vocals, with Miracles second tenorBobby Rogers on harmony co-lead, the song explores the feelings of a man so in love with a woman that he can't leave her despite the fact that she treats him badly. The song was a major hit for the Miracles, peaking at number-eight on theBillboard Hot 100 and at number-one on theR&B singles chart during the winter of1962 -63. The Miracles' original version is a 1998Grammy Hall of Fame inductee. It was also the group's second single to sell over a million copies, after "Shop Around". Fact|date=March 2008The song, one of the most famous of the early Motown era, has been covered extensively since its release, including a famous cover by
The Beatles on their "With the Beatles " in the UK and on "The Beatles' Second Album " in theUnited States . The song was also covered byPercy Sledge ,Mike and the Mechanics ,Greg Lake ,Little Caesar and the Consuls ,The Zombies ,The Small Faces andThe Supremes , among many others. It was recorded byCyndi Lauper for her 2003 album "At Last". It was also recorded byBobby McFerrin in his debut album, released in 1982 by Elektra Musician.Zooey Deschanel andM.Ward covered the song for their project,She & Him . The Miracles can be seen performing the song live on stage at the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York (1963) on the Motown/Universal DVD release:"Smokey Robinson & The Miracles:The Definitive Performances 1963-1987 ". This filmed performance,according to the DVD's liner notes , is the only known recorded live footage of the group with original Miracles member Claudette (Mrs.Smokey) Robinson. They also performed it live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium the following year (1964) for theAmerican International Pictures concert film ,The T.A.M.I Show . It was also chosen for the soundtrack of the award-winning1964 Ivan Dixon film, "Nothing But a Man ",and many others (see below) . Smokey Robinson himself also performed a rewritten version of it on "Sesame Street " alongside a grabby feminine looking Muppet letter "U", with such lyrics as "U stands for uptight/That's how I'm feelin'/Bein' grabbed by a letter is/Unappealin'".Soundtracks and Film Appearances
*
Nothing But a Man -1964
*The T.A.M.I Show - 1964
*Strike! - 1998
*Mermaids - 1990
*Striptease - 1996
*Alien Nation - 1998
*More American Graffiti - 1979Reference:Imdb.
Credits:
The Miracles *
Smokey Robinson – lead vocal
*Claudette Rogers Robinson – backing vocal
*Pete Moore – backing vocal
*Ronnie White – backing vocal
*Bobby Rogers – backing vocal and harmony co-lead vocal
*Marv Tarplin – guitarOther Credits
*Other instruments by
The Funk Brothers The Beatles' version
"You Really Got a Hold on Me" ["sic"] was the first track recorded for The Beatles second LP "
With the Beatles ", and featuresJohn Lennon on lead vocal withGeorge Harrison on close harmony. The Beatles acquired an imported copy and included it in their repertoire early in 1963. This session for the new LP began with "Please Please Me " still at number one in the album charts four months after its release, and in the midst of a rigorous touring schedule that also had to includeBBC sessions for radio and television.Beatles' version credits
*
John Lennon – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
*George Harrison – lead guitar, lead vocal
*Paul McCartney – bass, backing vocal
*Ringo Starr – drums
*George Martin – pianoEddie Money version
Infobox Single
Name = You Really Got a Hold on Me
Artist =Eddie Money
from Album = Eddie Money
B-side = "Jealousys"
Released =1979
Format = 7" single
Genre = Rock
Length =
Label = Columbia
Writer =
Producer =
Chart position = * #72 (U.S.)
Last single = "Two Tickets to Paradise "
(1978)
This single = "You Really Got a Hold on Me"
(1979)
Next single = "Maybe I'm a Fool "
(1979)"You Really Got a Hold on Me" is a song by American rock singerEddie Money , from his1977 album "Eddie Money". It was released as a single in early1979 and reached #72 on theBillboard Hot 100 .Cultural references
*"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" was once performed live on the "Scenes from a Barbecue" episode of the television series "Roseanne" (
May 7 ,1991 ). In the episode, Roseanne's friend Bonnie (played by actress and singerBonnie Bramlett ) sings the song during aMother's Day backyard sing-a-long.References
1)"Hits Of The Sixties: The Million Sellers"- by Demitri Coryton & Joseph Murrells (pg 62) .Single infobox
Name = You've Really Got A Hold On Me
Artist =Cher
from Album =Two the Hard Way
B-side = "Move Me"
Released =1977
Recorded = 1977
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 3:18
Label =Warner Bros. Records
Writer = Smokey Robinson
Producer = John Haeny
Certification =
Reviews =
Last single = " Move Me "
(1977 )
This single = "You've Really Got A Hold On Me"
(1977)
Next single = "Take Me Home"
(1979)Cher and Gregg Allman Version
"You've Really Got A Hold On Me" was released as the second single by
Gregg Allman andCher in 1977 for the albumTwo the Hard Way . The song did not chart.he & Him Version
The
indie folk duoShe & Him recorded a version "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" for their2008 debut album "Volume One".Zooey Deschanel , as usual, sings lead, butM. Ward 's vocals are featured more prominently than on most other songs on the album.
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