Remember My Song is the fifth studio album by British musician Labi Siffre. Released in 1975, it was the first of Siffre's two albums released that year, the other being Happy.
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| Released | 1975 | |||
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| Length | 42:37 | |||
| Label | Pye International | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Despite having some notable backing musicians such as Big Jim Sullivan co-producing, Brian Bennett of the Shadows on drums, and Chas & Dave[2] who would become well known in their own right,[1] the album did not chart.
The album garnered a resurgence of interest in 1999, when its opening track "I Got The..." was sampled by American rapper Eminem on his first hit "My Name Is",[3] eventually leading to the whole album being reissued in 2006.[1]
Composition and recording
editIt was co-produced by session guitarist Big Jim Sullivan and record producer Derek Lawrence.[4] Siffre wrote or co-wrote all tracks on the album with the exception of "Old Time Song", which was written by studio musicians Chas Hodges and Dave Peacock,[4][5] who later became known as the duo Chas & Dave.[2]
Like all of Siffre's albums from before, Remember My Song was released on the Pye International record label.[1]
Legacy
editThe album lingered in obscurity for many years until 1999 when the beginning song "I Got The..." was sampled by the American rappers Eminem and Dr. Dre for Eminem's first hit single "My Name Is".[3] The hook played by Hodges and Peacock featured prominently and was heavily repeated throughout the single in a replayed sample.[2]
This newfound interest in Siffre's work led to "I Got The..." being released as a single in 2003 on the Stateside record label, with a larger collection of Siffre tracks being reissued in 2006.[1]
"I Got The..." was also sampled a few years earlier by another rapper Jay-Z on the track "Streets Is Watching," from his 1997 album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1, although he used a different part of the song than Eminem.[6][7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Labi Siffre, except where noted.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Got The..." | 6:36 | |
| 2. | "Another Year" | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "Down" | 5:45 | |
| 4. | "Old Time Song" | 4:48 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 5. | "The Vulture" | 3:43 | |
| 6. | "Dreamer" |
| 4:01 |
| 7. | "Sadie And The Devil" | 3:51 | |
| 8. | "Turn On Your Love" |
| 3:42 |
| 9. | "Remember My Song" | 5:59 | |
| Total length: | 42:37 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 10. | "You've Got a Hold on Me" | 3:54 |
| 11. | "Hot and Dirt in the City" | 3:11 |
| 12. | "Solid Love" | 2:37 |
| Total length: | 52:19 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Kik, Quint. "Remember My Song - Labi Siffre". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Wilson, Chris. "Gertcha! Top ten things you never knew about Chas & Dave". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 2021-08-24. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ a b Jones, Lucy (27 September 2012). "When Sampling Goes Wrong". NME. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Labi Siffre "I Got The"". Somehow Jazz. 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Labi Siffre - Topic. "Old Time Song (2006 Remaster)". YouTube.
- ^ Jonze, Tim (31 January 2022). "'I had the perfect life – then both my husbands died': singer Labi Siffre on love, loss – and happiness". Archived from the original on 30 January 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Crying Laughing Loving Lying - Labi Siffre". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Remember My Song - Labi Siffre". Retrieved 28 April 2024.