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Gimme Some Lovin'
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Wikipedia article
"'Gimme Some Lovin'" is a song first recorded by the Spencer Davis Group. Released as a single in 1966, it reached the Top 10 of the record charts in several countries. 'Rolling Stone' included the song on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs and group singer Steve Winwood later recorded versions with Traffic.
Background
As recalled by bassist Muff Winwood, the song was conceived, arranged, and rehearsed in just half an hour. At the time, the group was under pressure to come up with another hit, following the relatively poor showing of their previous single, "When I Come Home", written by Jamaican-born musician Jackie Edwards, who had also penned their earlier number one hits, "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me". The band auditioned and rejected other songs Edwards offered them, and they let the matter slide until, with a recording session looming, manager Chris Blackwell took them to London, put them in a rehearsal room at the Marquee Club, and ordered them to come up with a new song.
Personnel
The Spencer Davis Group:
* Steve Winwood lead vocals, organ, piano, percussion
* Spencer Davis rhythm guitar, vocals
* Muff Winwood bass, vocals
* Pete York drums
Chart performance and legacy
In 2004, 'Rolling Stone' magazine ranked "Gimme Some Lovin'" at number 247 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Winwood later recorded live versions of the song with Traffic for 'Welcome to the Canteen' (1971) and 'The Last Great Traffic Jam' (2005). In an album review for 'Welcome to the Canteen', AllMusic's William Ruhlmann wrote "the [set list] capper was a rearranged version of Steve Winwood's old Spencer Davis Group hit "Gimme Some Lovin'."
"Gimme Some Lovin'" has been recorded by several rock and other artists. Pop artist Olivia Newton-John covered it for her 1978 album, 'Totally Hot', which an album reviewer called "as close to a drunken party as one will get on a Newton-John album". In 1990, British group Thunder recorded it for their debut album 'Backstreet Symphony'. AllMusic writer Alex Henderson commented: "Another high point of this CD is an inspired cover of the Spencer Davis Group's 'Gimme Some Lovin',' which Thunder changes from blue-eyed soul/rock to straight-up hard rock."
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Category:1966 songs
Category:1966 singles
Category:The Spencer Davis Group songs
Category:The Blues Brothers songs
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Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients
Category:Songs written by Steve Winwood
Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Miller
Category:Fontana Records singles
Category:United Artists Records singles
Category:Atlantic Records singles
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