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The Brilliance of Bert Berns
| Artist | Song | |
| Solomon Burke | Cry To Me (1962) | |
| The Exciters | Tell Him (1962) | |
| The Isley Brothers | Twist And Shout (1962) | |
| The Isley Brothers | Don't You Feel (1962) | |
| Solomon Burke | I Wanna Be Loved (1962) | |
| Garnett Mimms | Cry Baby (1963) | |
| The Chiffons (As "The Four Pennies") | My Block (1963) | |
| The Isley Brothers | You'll Never Leave Him (1963) | |
| The Drifters | One Way Love (1964) | |
| The Drifters | He's Just A Playboy (1964) | |
| Garnett Mimms | A Little Bit Of Soap (1964) | |
| Solomon Burke | Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (1964) | |
| The Moody Blues | Come Back (I Don't Want To Go On Without You) (1964) | |
| The Animals | Baby, Let Me Take You Home (1964) | |
| The Strangeloves | I Want Candy (1965) | |
| Them (featuring Van Morrison) | Here Comes The Night (1965) | |
| Wayne Fontana | It Was Easier To Hurt Her (1965) | |
| The McCoys | Hang On Sloopy (1965) | |
| Otis Redding | Down In The Valley (1965) | |
| Ben E King | Cry No More (1965) | |
| The Drifters | Up In The Streets Of Harlem (1966) | |
| Tammi Lynn | I'm Gonna Run Away From You (1966) | |
| Spencer Davis Group | Look Away (1966) | |
| Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rousers | I'll Take Good Care Of You (1967) | |
| Erma Franklin | Piece Of My Heart (1967) | |
| Otis Redding | Look At That Girl (1967) | |
| Otis & Carla | Are You Lonely For Me Baby (1967) | |
| Van Morrison | Goodbye Baby (Baby Goodbye) (1967) | |
Comment:
Born Bertrand Russell Bernstein, the fact that he used various parts of that name and other aliases besides helps to disguise quite how many Sixties classics he wrote - but whenever you see the writing credits "Berns/Ragavoy" or "Russell/Meade" that's one of our man's compositions! Personally, I think if "Piece Of My Heart" was the only song he ever wrote he should be hailed as one of the greatest song-writers ever, but as it is the body of work he left behind before his premature death speaks for itself. For me, it's only when you put all of his best songs side by side that you really get a feel for what a genius he was. In addition to his writing credits he was also the producer behind some of the most enduring Sixties singles including Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl", The Drifters' "Under The Boardwalk" and Barbara Lewis' sublime "Baby, I'm Yours". What a man!Feedback:
Wonderful tribute.
Ditto Mr. Lally!
The trouble with doing a mix like this is that you find extra tracks you had either forgotten about or weren't aware of on some vert random compilations. A Northern Soul compilation reminded me that Tammi Lynn's wonderful "I'm Gonna Run Away From You" was another of Mr Berns' classics and whilst browsing on the internet I discovered that he also co-wrote "I Want Candy" by The Strangeloves - and I couldn't possible leave off either of those tracks! Consequently I had to drop a couple of obscure Ben E King/Drifters album tracks. I 'think' this is now the final mix!