Twist and Shout
Twist and Shout (German: , twisting and shouting ') is the title of an area famous for the Beatles 1963 Rhythm & blues songs, which developed for several performers to the million seller. Twist and Shout was no later than 1964 in the standard repertoire of every Beat Band.
Genesis
It was composed in 1960 by Bert Berns ( under the pseudonym Bert Russell) and Phil Medley ( from duo The Righteous Brothers). Berns and Medley had two sounds together, namely elements of Shout ( an original composition of the Isley Brothers in August 1959) and Twist - passages, both connected by a La Bamba adaptation.
The original of the originally called Shake it up, baby titled song comes from the U.S. Rhythm & Blues Duo Top Notes and was taken from this on February 23, 1961 in Bell Sound Studios (New York). Atlantic Records head Jerry Wexler Producer produced the rhythm & blues song along with the inexperienced Phil Spector, arranger Teddy Randazzo was. According to Wexler's observation, there was no consonance in the studio, because cooperation between him and Phil Spector did not work. " We brought forth only negative synergies and have never found the right mood ," Wexler excused the poor production. Composer Berns could not intervene because they had banished him into the visiting room. He had to watch as Spector ruined the song: " People, you have my piece ruined " Under these preconditions, the single Twist and Shout / Always Late ( Why Lead Me On ) (Atlantic 2115 ) came in September 1961 on the market and remained without any hit parade resonance.
Cover version of the Isley Brothers
The fledgling producer Bert Berns was unhappy with Spector's work and created for the Isley Brothers, a completely new arrangement. When in March 1962 again after a recording session with Chuck Jackson remained free ten minutes of studio time at Bell Sound Studios, Berns left the Isley Brothers come to Twist and Shout re-record with them. Since not enough time left in the spontaneous recording session to record a B-side, the music track of the A-side was used and dubbed in Spanish twist. The three real brothers reached after the release (Wall 124) on 16 June 1962, their cover version of a No. 2 ranking in the Rhythm & Blues chart and # 17 pop singles chart (ranked 42 in the UK), but the single became the first million seller for Berns. Their eponymous album was released in October 1962.
Cover version of the Beatles
The Beatles were inspired by the Isley Brothers - version, which they had heard on Radio Luxembourg. On February 11, 1963 Clock at night was scheduled a highly productive, 15 - hour recording session for the first Beatles LP Abbey Road Studios from 10 clock in the morning and 1. It created a total of ten songs; Twist and Shout was the last recording with a remaining studio time of only 15 minutes. John Lennon's voice was already hoarse from the previous nine songs, and he also had a cold. In just two takes the Beatles version, the first of which was chosen was because Lennon's voice was already ruined the second take. While the song in the UK disappeared on the published on March 22, 1963 debut LP, Please Please Me, released Tollie ( 9001) reached the recording on 2 March 1964 in the U.S. as a single, the second place in the U.S. top ten and within just three weeks a million copies followed it. This success contributed to the impression of a British invasion at at U.S. music imported from England. The first Beatles EP also called Twist and Shout and released in the UK on 12 July 1963.
When, on November 4, 1963 John Lennon for the Beatles at The Royal Command Performance at London's The Prince of Wales Theatre ansagte the song Twist and Shout in front of a select audience, he combined this with the sly remark: " For our last number I ' d like to ask your help - will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelery " ( " For our last song I want you to ask for your support: ., The people in the cheaper seats clap their hands like the rest of you rattle easy with Jewels! ")
More versions
Overall, there are at least 53 cover versions. One of the first bands in accordance with the Isley Brothers were Booker T. & the MG's, the grossed an instrumental version on August 27, 1962 the LP Green Onions. Mike Smith produced the version of Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, which appeared on June 28, 1963, penetrated up to Rank 4 in the British charts. Barbara Lewis took into account the hit on her recorded on October 28, 1963 LP Sings The Great Soul tunes. This was followed by versions of the Miracles ( November 1963 ), Shangri -Las ( December 1964 ), Linda Gayle & The Duke of Coventry ( November 1966 ), Mamas & Papas ( February 1967 ), Cliff Richard ( August 1968 ), Tom Jones ( October 1969 ) or Showaddywaddy ( November 1979). The reggae duo Chaka Demus & Pliers (featuring Jack Radics and Taxi Gang ) reached with the version of December 1993 topped the UK singles chart at the same time the 700 number -one hit in the UK singles chart history, paving Twist and Shout for the first time number -one hit.