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If I Call You By Some Name
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Wikipedia article
'If I Call You By Some Name' was a hit for the Canadian rock group The Paupers. The song which was composed by Rick Shorter was released in 1966. It was the biggest hit that the band had.
Background
The song is a mellow folk-influenced tune.The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame - [http://canadianmusichalloffame.ca/tag/the-paupers/ YORKVILLE STORMS THE CHARTS]
It was composed, produced, and by Rick Shorter. He also produced and arranged the B-side, which was written by Adam Mitchell and Skip Prokop. The single was released on Verve Folkways in December, 1966.45Cat - [http://www.45cat.com/record/kf5033 The Paupers If I Call You By Some Name, Catalogue: KF 5033]
In December 1966 'Billboard' announced that the single was predicted to reach the Hot 100 Chart.'Billboard', December 31, 1966 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=eCIEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=If+I+Call+You+By+Some+Name+The+Paupers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiv2q60r9nWAhWDVrwKHYrsA-kQ6AEIPjAE#v=onepage&q=If%20I%20Call%20You%20By%20Some%20Name%20The%20Paupers&f=false Page 16 'SPOTLIGHT SINGLES', CHART Spotlights--Predicted to reach the HOT 100 Chart] It was announced in the January 21, 1967 issue of 'Billboard' that the record had already broken out as a hit in Canada.'Billboard', January 21, 1967 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=JikEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA12&dq=if+i+call+you+by+some+name+the+paupers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ6NWKrdnWAhWJU7wKHVEHCI8Q6AEIOjAD#v=onepage&q=if%20i%20call%20you%20by%20some%20name%20the%20paupers&f=false Page 12 VERVE/FOLKWAYS: Marriage of Folk and Pop] It made it to No. 31 on Canadas RPM chart In January, 1967, the song peaked at No. 6 on Toronto's influential radio station CHUM (AM).Canuckistan Music - [http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=165 The Paupers, Magic People - Michael Panontin]
Because they had success with "If I Call You By Some Name", opportunities were opened for the group. They recorded their debut album, 'Magic People', and got to play at the Whiskey A Go Go and Fillmore West.The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia - [http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Pop_Encyclopedia/P/Paupers.html Artist: Paupers, The, Biography] There was also a demand for a follow up single, so the group released "Simple Deed" b/w "Let Me Be", both which were composed by Adam Mitchell and Skip Prokop.'Billboard', March 18, 1967 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=LCgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&dq=If+I+Call+You+By+Some+Name+The+Paupers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJ18HOsNnWAhUMv7wKHXIUBmMQ6AEIQjAF#v=onepage&q=If%20I%20Call%20You%20By%20Some%20Name%20The%20Paupers&f=false Page 58 From The Music Capitals of the World, 'TORONTO']
According to 'The Great Canadian Book of Lists' by Randy Ray and Mark Kearney, the group was not very proud of the song. But in the late 1960s it went down very well as the ultimate close-dancing song when they played high school dances in Toronto.'The Great Canadian Book of Lists', By Randy Ray, Mark Kearney - [https://books.google.com/books?id=OIA7AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA203&dq=if+i+call+you+by+some+name+the+paupers&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ6NWKrdnWAhWJU7wKHVEHCI8Q6AEIMzAC#v=onepage&q=if%20i%20call%20you%20by%20some%20name%20the%20paupers&f=false Page 203 Music, BABY BOOMER MUSIC, ROCKIN' RANDY'S TOP FIFTEEN CANADIAN SINGLES: 1950s to the 1970s] The Paupers were a psychedelic group, and the folk-influenced song was their most mellow.
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