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All Strung Out Over You
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Wikipedia article
"'All Strung Out Over You'" was an early hit for The Chambers Brothers. It featured Lester Chambers on lead vocals. It would later be sampled by Fatboy Slim for "Weapon of Choice".
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The song was composed by Rudy Clark. The Chambers Brothers recorded the song and it was released on Columbia 4-43957 on December 19, 1966.'Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series' - [https://books.google.com/books?id=SDwhAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA12&dq=%22All+Strung+Out+Over+You%22Rudy+Clark&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7hODTtereAhVJeysKHV4QBLUQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22All%20Strung%20Out%20Over%20You%22Rudy%20Clark&f=false Music, Current and Renewal Registrations, January-June, 1967 A Page 12]45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/artist/the-chambers-brothers The Chambers Brothers - Discography, The Chambers Brothers, A: All Strung Out Over You, B: Falling In Love]
It was rushed out by Columbia after the label had rejected an early version of "Time Has Come Today".Way Back Attack - [http://www.waybackattack.com/chambersbrothers.html THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS, Time Has Come Today] It became a regional hit for the group which gave them the opportunity to re-record "The Time Has Come Today".98.7 WFGR, June 7, 2012 - [http://wfgr.com/time-has-come-today-by-the-chambers-brothers-classic-hit-or-miss/ Time Has Come Today by the Chambers Brothers Classic Hit or Miss - Matt Hendricks]
The song appeared as the A1 track of their 1967 album 'The Time Has Come'.BrooklynVegan, June 16, 2017 - [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/best-psychedelic-rock-albums-summer-of-love-1967/ The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love, 31 The Chambers Brothers 'The Time Has Come']Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/The-Chambers-Brothers-The-Time-Has-Come/release/645128 The Chambers Brothers The Time Has Come] Years later, along with "Into My Own Thing" by Sly & the Family Stone, the song would be sampled for the song "Weapon of Choice by Fat Boy Slim which also featured Bootsy Collins.WhoSampled - [https://www.whosampled.com/Fatboy-Slim/Weapon-of-Choice/ Weapon of Choice by Fatboy Slim feat. Bootsy Collins]
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By January 11, 1967, the song had moved from its previous position of 48 up to 34 on the WMCA chart.musicradio77.com - [https://musicradio77.com/wmca/surveys/1967/surveyjan1167.html WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for January 11, 1967] By the 28th of that month, 'Billboard' had recorded the single as a regional breakout.'Billboard', January 28, 1967 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=9SgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=%22All+Strung+Out+Over+You%22Chambers+Brothers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwispc6prureAhXabisKHRn8C1sQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=%22All%20Strung%20Out%20Over%20You%22Chambers%20Brothers%22&f=false Page 58 Breakout Singles]Reaction to the song
For its cowbell effect, the song is noted at the Ultimate Cowbell Database.BrooklynVegan, June 16, 2017 - [http://www.brooklynvegan.com/best-psychedelic-rock-albums-summer-of-love-1967/ The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love, 31 The Chambers Brothers 'The Time Has Come']The Ultimate Cowbell Database - [http://www.ultimatecowbell.com/songview.php?idsongperm=1939 The Chambers Brothers, "All Strung Out Over You "]
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Category:The Chambers Brothers songs
Category:1966 singles
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Funk rock songs
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