"You Still Want Me" is a single by the Kinks released in 1964. It was their second record, and (like its predecessor) failed to chart upon release, threatening the band's deal with Pye Records.[4][5] However, the massive success of the band's next single, "You Really Got Me", ensured their tenure with Pye would continue until 1971, when they shifted to RCA.
| "You Still Want Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK A-side label | ||||
| Single by the Kinks | ||||
| B-side | "You Do Something to Me" | |||
| Released | 17 April 1964[1] | |||
| Recorded | 20 January 1964[1] | |||
| Studio | Pye, London | |||
| Genre | Merseybeat[2][3] | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Davies | |||
| Producer(s) | Shel Talmy | |||
| The Kinks UK singles chronology | ||||
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"You Do Something to Me"
editThe B-side "You Do Something to Me" was one of the first five songs the Kinks ever recorded, before sessions for their first album had begun in earnest.[6] The song has been described as "proto-punk".[7] It was later released on an album with the 1998 reissue of Kinks.
Personnel
editAccording to band researcher Doug Hinman:[1]
The Kinks
- Ray Davies – lead vocal, rhythm guitar
- Dave Davies – backing vocal, lead guitar
- Pete Quaife – backing vocal, bass
Additional musician
- Bobby Graham – drums
References
edit- ^ a b c Hinman 2004, p. 26.
- ^ "Kinks in Mono". Pitchfork. 19 January 2012.
- ^ Harrington, Jon (2015). "The Kinks - "You Really Got Me". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 145.
- ^ Kitts, Thomas M. (23 January 2008). Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-86795-9.
- ^ Rogan, Johnny (5 March 2015). Ray Davies: A Complicated Life. Random House. ISBN 978-1-84792-331-8.
- ^ Jovanovic, Rob (3 June 2013). God Save The Kinks: A Biography. Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-78131-137-0.
- ^ Campbell, Michael (2 June 2020). Rock and Roll: An Introduction. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-357-61503-4.
Sources
edit- Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.
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