From rural Alabama, Willie Hightower was "discovered" by a local radio DJ that hooked him up with Bobby Robinson (of Fire and Fury Records fame) in New York City. After the release of three singles for the Fury label, Bobby Robinson sold Hightower's contract to Capitol Records and this incredible single was the first result.
Willie shows off his remarkable voice in what is perhaps his greatest performance here, absolutely soaring over an excellent arrangement from Robert Banks. Especially interesting on the label is the production credit of (Richard) Gottehrer and (Seymour) Stein as Sire Productions; The following year, Stein and Gottehrer launched their Sire Records label that went on to be THE most important label for American punk and new wave in the 70's.
from 1967...
WILLIE HIGHTOWER - BECAUSE I LOVE YOU
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2 comments:
Great tune, nice mix of raw southern soul and sophisticated big city sound.. love it! Thanks Derek!
DaveO
I grab as many Feldmand-Goldstein-Gottehrer records as I can find-it's wild seeing his name on a Capitol record.
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