| Why
are there two versions of the song Careless
Whisper ? |
George originally
recorded Careless Whisper with producer
Jerry Wexler at Muscle Shoals Studios in Alabama
in late summer 1983. George discussed the making
of that particular version, as well as why he
decided to re-record it on his own, in Bare
"What was
disappointing about it was not that it sounded
like an old Atlantic record, but that it sounded
too middle of the road. I think Jerry Wexler is a
wonderful man and I loved working with him, but
the version of 'Careless Whisper' we did had more
to do with the recording he was doing at the time
than with the stuff that I loved.
I had a great time,
though, and they were really nice people. It was
a strange and alien atmosphere for me - there
were all these guys, the musicians there, who
ambled in and out of the studio, who always work
as a section, always have the same basic feel.
But it just didn't have any of my character on
it. I wasn't aware of it at the time because I
was so in awe of Jerry Wexler. It took everyone
back in London to convince me that it wasn't
right - Dick Leahy was very instrumental in
having me record it again." |
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