jarmels a little bit of soap
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Topic: jarmels a little bit of soap
Posted By: edtop40
Subject: jarmels a little bit of soap
Date Posted: 15 December 2013 at 10:32am
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my commercial 45 for the jarmels song 'a little bit of
soap' issued as laurie 3098 lists the run time on the label as 2:17 but actually runs 2:16....i only point this out because the db has a wide range of run time from 2:07 to 2:16....this 45 info s/b added to the db... ------------- edtop40 |
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Posted By: davidclark
Date Posted: 16 December 2013 at 9:37pm
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might the shorter run times possibly be due to the fact that the song's first
stereo appearance was (I believe) on the LP "Laurie Golden Goodies" in 1967 (that also featured a number of other Laurie stereo debuts). Does anyone have that LP to note the runtime there? Often when a song is mixed to stereo many years after it was a hit, it is changed somewhat (fades different, mixing, missing parts...). ------------- dc1 |
Posted By: vanmeter
Date Posted: 17 December 2013 at 7:06am
| 20+ years ago I had a various artists LP from the '80s that had a different take of this on it than the one I've been hearing everywhere else since then (I don't have the 45, and long ago gave away the LP). When the bass singer takes over the lead and sings the word "day" in the phrase "night and day," he didn't go back up to the root note as he does on the version I always hear, I seem to recall he ended on a relatively lower note (the 6th). Wonder if that's floating around on some CDs as well. |
Posted By: AdvprosD
Date Posted: 12 July 2022 at 8:33pm
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Oooh, this is an interesting song for me.
I have only ever remembered the Jarmels version of A Little Bit Of Soap. I was surprised to find that Nigel Olssen did a cover in 1979. (Never heard it.) Even more surprising, I just picked up a set of Soul CDs from Oldies.com, or Nina's Discount oldies. In the 1961 issue of "Soul", I noticed a cover version done by Gene McDaniels. I haven't yet consulted the database since this is probably a UK release. However, I did look over at Wikipedia and didn't find any reference to it. Did the McDaniels version get any US airplay? ------------- <Dave> Someone please tell I-Heart Radio that St. Louis is not known as The Loo! |
Posted By: Paul Haney
Date Posted: 13 July 2022 at 3:13am
I'm just the opposite. I only knew Nigel Olsson's version as a kid (it charted Top 5 on KDWB). Didn't hear The Jarmels version until later. FWIW, the Gene McDaniels version doesn't show up on any radio surveys in the ARSA database (now at over 140,000 surveys and counting!). |
AdvprosD wrote:Posted By: Hykker
Date Posted: 13 July 2022 at 5:30am
The first version of this I ever heard was the Exciters' version back in 1966. Paul Davis took it to #52 in 1970. Interestingly, the Exciters, Paul Davis & Nigel Olsson versions were all on Bang records. Never heard the Jarmels until the oldies format took off. Of the 4, I'd have to say it's my least favorite, with Paul Davis' version being my preferred one. |
Posted By: Paul C
Date Posted: 13 July 2022 at 6:37am
“A Little Bit Of Soap” was written by Bang Records head Bert Berns, but I’m sure that’s just an amazing coincidence. |
Posted By: AdvprosD
Date Posted: 13 July 2022 at 9:17am
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Adding to the surprise, The Exciters and Paul Davis.
And I consider myself well versed in 70's pop music, HA! Though the Exciters version was 1966 I think. I'd have to chalk it up to another regional airplay issue. I really don't think the Paul Davis or Nigel Olssen versions were played much on AM or FM here. (Again, never heard them.) If anyone would have asked me about Bert Berns, I would have known almost nothing as well. From what I've read so far today, he was what we would call a "Dicey" individual. ------------- <Dave> Someone please tell I-Heart Radio that St. Louis is not known as The Loo! |
Posted By: Yah Shure
Date Posted: 13 July 2022 at 11:31am
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The Paul Davis version of "Little Bit Of Soap" was in heavy rotation on Drake-Chenault's Hit Parade format in 1970, if its local affiliate in St. Paul (KEEY-FM) was any indication.
Likewise for Paul's follow-up single, "I Just Wanna Keep It Together", although it was the stereo LP version they aired, rather than the mono 45 edit. |
Posted By: VWestlife
Date Posted: 14 July 2022 at 10:34pm
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I've never heard Nigel Olsson's version of it played on the radio, but Harris used it to demonstrate their AM Stereo system in 1979:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E9SntO4Ul8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E9SntO4Ul8 |