Genre: pop
Rating: 3 stars ***
Title: I Feel Good All Over
Company: Lotus
Catalog: 7176
Year: 1966
Country/State: Taylorsville, North Carlonia
Grade (cover/record): VG / VG
Comments: small, light lines across viynl, but plays without any degredation
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 5
Price: $150.00
Ah, beach music ... Another genre that I find fascinating.
One of the better purveyors of the beach music genre, this outfit was formed in 1959 by brothers Harry and Jimmy Deal. With a revolving lineup the band became local staples playing dances, 4H contests, and local clubs.
The group's recording career started with a 1963 single on the small Companion label, followed by a string of one-shot efforts for numerous regional and national labels:
- 1963's 'Now I Lay Me Down To Cry' b/w '' (Companion Records catalog number )
- 1963's 'Smacky Mouth' b/w 'Sad But True' (Petal Records catalog number 1240)
- 'I Still Love You' b/w 'You're Always On My Mind'( Eclipse Records catalog number 45-6000)
- 1966's 'Bad Girl' b/w 'Three Pillows In My Room' (Jubilee Records catalog number 45-5552)
Released by the Charlotte, North Carolina-based Lotus Label, 1966's "I Feel Good All Over" served as a nice introduction to their sound. Propelled by namesake Harry's likeable voice, the album showcased a mixture of conventional pop (the lone original 'I Feel Good All Over''), garage tracks ('Double Shot (of My Baby's Love)'), and popular soul covers that had been 'blue-eyed' down ('Midnight Hour'). Probably the most interesting thing here was their cover of George Gershwin's 'Summertime'. Atypically serious and ominous, the track simply stuck out like a sore thumb in what was otherwise a party album. On the surface the results wouldn't seem all that attractive, but the fact of the matter was the Deal brothers and company were surprisingly good. Sure, none of the performances were particularly original, but they were executed with considerable energy and enthusiasm and the results made it easy to see why these guys were so popular on the beach scene. Geez, couple of beers and I could easily be convinced to shag to their version of 'Money'.
"I
Feel Good All Over" track listing:
(side 1)
1.) I Feel Good All Over (Harry Deal - Stan Bumgardner) - 2:12
2.) My Girl (Smokey Robinson - White) - 2:34
3.) Hang On Sloopy (B. Russell - W. Fararell) - 2:49
4.) Stubborn Kind of Fellow (G. Gordy - W. Stevenson - Marvin Gaye) - 2:09
5.) Summertime (George Gershwin) - 3:08
6.) Money (Berry Gordy - Bradford) - 2:22
(side
2)
1.) Double Shot (of My Baby's Love) (Holler - Smith) - 2:06
2.) Up On the Roof (Gerry Giffin - Carol King) - 2:38
3.) Sweets for My Sweet (Doc Pomus - Mort Shuman) - 2:05
4.) Shame, Shame, Shame (Jimmy Reed) - 2:34
5.) Night People (T. Cooper - C. Spencer - C. D'Errico - E. Rabbitt) - 2:14
6.) Midnight Hour (Wilson Pickett - Steve Cropper) - 2:08
Laurie Records subsequently bought national distribution rights for the single 'I Feel Good All Over' b/w 'Night People' (Laurie Records catalog number 3358)
Other singles:
- 1968's 'No Matter What They Say' b/w 'Warm Sunny Sunday' (SSS International Records catalog number 729)
- 1970's 'Walrus' b/w 'This Love I Have (Atlantic Records catalog number 45-2761)
- 1977's 'This Song' b/w 'Uh-Uh' (Drive Records 6529)
To his credit Deal continues to perform, though today its as an oldies act at conventions, mall openings, and other events.
Still, much of the music is timeless. For anyone interested, Deal has a small website at:
http://www.harrydealandthegalaxies.com/
2007 line up
- 'I Still Love You' b/w' 'You're Always On My Mind' (Eclipse Records
catalog number ER-1001)
- 'What Am I Gonna Do' b/w 'I Want To Know About Tomorrow' (Eclipse Records
catalog number ER-1002)
- 'You'll
Be Allright' b/w 'You Better Move On' (Eclipse Records catalog number
ER-1005)
- 'All I Am' b/w 'Fonky Fonky' (Eclipse Records catalog number ER-1006)
- 'Apple Wine' b/w 'She's Got It All Together' (Eclipse Records catalog
number ER-1007
- 'Hey Baby' b/w 'Coming On Slow' (Eclipse Records catalog number ER-1008)