- My Mind's Eye (Small Faces song)
-
"My Mind's Eye" 
Single by Small Faces from the album From the Beginning B-side "I Can't Dance With You" Released 11 November 1966 Format 7" Recorded 1966 Genre Rock Length 2:04 Label Decca Records Writer(s) Steve Marriott
Ronnie LaneSmall Faces singles chronology "All or Nothing"
(1966)"My Mind's Eye"
(1966)"I Can't Make It"
(1967)"My Mind's Eye" was the sixth song released on 11 November 1966 by the successful English R&B, beat group Small Faces. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
Contents
Song profile
"My Mind's Eye" was originally intended to be an album track by the band but was released as a single without their knowledge or consent whilst touring in the north of England. Don Arden had been eager for the group to release a song before Christmas and released an unfinished, rough demo copy in his possession. The single was a hit, reaching number 4 on the UK singles chart, but in terms of relations between Arden and Small Faces, it was to signal the end of the band's relationship with both Arden and Decca.[1]
Marriott admitted using part of the popular Christmas song "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" as inspiration for the melody to the chorus.[2]
See also
Notes
- ^ Hewitt, Paulo; Kenney Jones (1995). small faces the young mods' forgotten story. Acid Jazz. pp. pp.76. ISBN 0 9523935 0 6.
- ^ Hewitt, Paulo; Hellier, John. Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful.... Helter Skelter. pp. pp.132. ISBN 1-900924-44-7.
External links
- The Official Small Faces website
- "Room For Ravers" - The unofficial Small Faces website
- The Darlings of Wapping Wharf Laundrette Small Faces Fanzine
Small Faces Steve Marriott • Ronnie Lane • Kenney Jones • Ian "Mac" McLagan
Jimmy Winston • Rick Wills • Jimmy McCullochStudio albums Small Faces (1966) • Small Faces (1967) • Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake (1968) • Playmates (1977) • 78 in the Shade (1978)Compilation albums From the Beginning (1967) • The Autumn Stone (1969)Live albums The BBC Sessions (1999) • Nice (2001)Singles "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" (1965) • "I've Got Mine" (1965) • "Sha-La-La-La-Lee" (1966) • "Hey Girl" (1966) • "All or Nothing" (1966) • "My Mind's Eye" (1966) • "I Can't Make It" (1967) • "Patterns" (1967) • "Here Come the Nice" (1967) • "Itchycoo Park" (1967) • "Tin Soldier" (1967) • "Lazy Sunday" (1968) • "The Universal" (1968) • "Afterglow of Your Love" (1969) • "Itchycoo Park" (rerelease) (1975) • "Lazy Sunday" (rerelease) (1976)Related articles Categories:- 1966 singles
- Small Faces songs
- Songs written by Steve Marriott
- Songs written by Ronnie Lane
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
