I t was probably a lack of ambition that prevented jimmy hughes from joining the top. The songs attendant album was issued later that year, but its chart prospects were hampered by the slide towards bankruptcy of veejay, fames distributors. Hughes born february 3, 1938 is an american former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid1960s, notably his hit steal away, were important in the early. Hughes born february 3, 1938 is an american former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid1960s, notably his hit steal away, were. So come on baby lets steal away and oh lets steal away dont make me start thinking, cause i might change my mind my folks are sleeping, so please not waste any time and oh, and i know its late, but oh please dont make me wait so come on, come on lets steal away, please lets steal away and i know its wrong, its wrong needing you this way.
Ive got to see you, somehow not tomorrow, right now i know its late, whoa i cant wait so come on and steal away please, steal away now, dont start thinking, tryin to. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Classic 1964 ballad recorded from my ahem reissued 7 single. The exgospel singer hooked up with hall in 1962 but it wasnt until the explosive steal away was issued on the fame label that his career took off. Don covayi was checking out she was checking in duration. She passed away in 1964 and in my mind, i can still hear my mama sing hi heel sneakers and why not tonight. Hughes born february 3, 1938 is an american former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid1960s, notably his hit steal away, were important in the early development of the muscle shoals music industry. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology.
Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. I guess i fell in love with jimmy hughes and the blues when i was nine years old. The mighty clouds of joy live in bern, switzerland praise in the house media. Ive got to see you, somehow not tomorrow, right now i know its late, whoa i cant wait so come on and steal away please, steal away now, dont start thinking, tryin to make up your mind your folks are sleeping, lets not waste any time. Few songs and performances express longing as well as the smoldering ballad steal away by jimmy hughes. All jimmy hughes lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Additional tracks are the b side of steal away, and the last single vee jay distributed. Few songs and performances express longing as well as the smoldering ballad steal away. You might as well forget him mpd ltd 1967 pop archives.
An arrangement of the song is included in the oratorio a child of our time, first performed in 1944, by the classical composer michael tippett 190898. The exgospel singer hooked up with hall in 1962, but it wasnt until the explosive steal away was issued on the fame label that his career took off. That huge hit prompted the vee jay album tracks 112 here. Steal away was one of the most important records in the history of popular music.
The temptations the way you do the things you do by dalkey388. Steal away jimmy hughes ive got to see you, somehow not tomorrow, right now i know its late, whoa i cant wait so come on and steal away please, steal away now, dont start thinking, tryin to make up your mind your folks are sleeping, lets not waste any time i know its late, whoa i cant wait. The bluessoaked steal away was originally a demo and the first song hughes ever wrote, its steamy lyrics pieced together a line or two at a time over two weeks on the night shift. There are some morsels of information about the results in old youtube posts by the. As aces catalogue of 180g vinyl albums grows, so does the amount of vintage soul music contained within it. I know several artists have redone steal away but, you cant bet your last dollar, nobody does it better than jimmy hughes. The best of jimmy hughes by jimmy hughes on amazon music. Check out steal away by jimmy hughes on amazon music. Steal away to jesus official site of negro spirituals. Boxcar willie does imitations of famous country music singers duration. My lord, he calls me he calls me by the thunder the trumpet sounds withina my soul i aint got long to stay here. He gave up recording and touring, and got a job with the government, making parts for nuclear power plants in the tennessee river valley.
Released as the first single from the album, it became his biggest hit, peaking at no. Features song lyrics for jimmy hughess the best of jimmy hughes album. Steal away the song is a standard gospel song, and is found in the hymnals of many protestant denominations. Steal away, steal away, steal away to jesus steal away, steal away home i aint got long to stay here. Watch the video for steal away from jimmy hughess the best of jimmy hughes for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Hughes born february 3, 1938 is an american former rhythm and blues singer, whose biggest successes in the mid1960s, notably. Robbie dupree helps late night celebrate yacht rock 2010 with a performance of his classic steal away. Ive got to see you, somehow not tomorrow, right now i know its late, whoa i cant wait so come on and steal away please, steal away. Bill janowitz on jimmy hughes and steal away at all music. Jimmy hughes singing career started when he was a preteen singing in his hometown church choir. The only singing that he did in later years was with his church choir in leighton. Jimmy hughes listen and stream free music, albums, new. The best of jimmy hughes, an album by jimmy hughes on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Jimmy hughes born 25th april 1935, leighton, alabama, u. Green trees are bending po sinner stand atrembling the trumpet sounds withina my soul. The only exception is steal away pt 2, one of jimmys final fame masters from 1968 and a better fit on a cd that also contains the original hit version of steal away. Hughes, a cousin of percy sledge, was born and raised in leighton, alabama, close to muscle shoals. The best of jimmy hughes by jimmy hughes on spotify. Jimmy hughess profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
Thus is it that steal away, the first of our two cds, concentrates almost totally on the tracks that jimmy cut between 1962 and 1965. Steal away, lets steal away no reason left to stay for me and you lets start anew and darling steal away lets steal away and chase some dreams and hope they never. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Jimmys breakthrough hit steal away introduced a new kind of music called southern soul as it eased its way into the us top 20 in the summer of 1964. Steal away is a song by american singer robbie dupree, from his 1980 debut album robbie dupree. Playback options listening on switch spotify device. If we find matches from your facebook friends, well connect you to them right away. Saturday night, im no stranger lp version, if we try again, walls come down, street corner heroes, return to her, the long goodbye, learn to cry, brooklyn girls, right direction, all night long, steal away lyrics.
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