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Peter Criss recordings, 1966-9
SOUNDS OF SOUL: SINCE I FELL FOR YOU
No Label (USA, 1967/8)
A1. Since I Fell For You (2:23) - Johnson
A2. My Girl (2:33) - Robinson
A3. Respect (2:09) - Redding
These demos are covers recorded by the Sounds Of Soul during 1967.
This was the band that Peter had left the Barracudas to join during the middle of 1967.
All of the songs had been hits during the mid 1960s, and were probably representative of the sort of material that the band was performing. "Since I Fell For You" was written by Buddy Johnson and was a hit for Lenny Welch in 1963 reaching #4 on the US singles charts. "My Girl" really needs no introduction, though it is somewhat ironic that Ace Frehley's post-KISS band, Frehley's Comet also covered this song - it wouldn't make it past demo/rehearsal stage either. The song had been a #1 hit for the Temptations in 1965.
"Respect" had been made famous by the arrangement that Aretha Franklin took to #1 in 1967, however the song had been written and originally recorded by Otis Redding. He only managed a minor hit with the song in 1965 when it reached #35 on the singles charts. Aretha's version has the distinct "R-E-S-P-E-C-T" break section, unlike Otis' original. Sounds of Soul covered the Otis' original arrangement. All three of these songs were recorded on single-sided 10" acetate. (From the "KISS & Related Recordings Focus, © 2005 - Julian Gill).
SOUNDS OF SOUL: SINCE I FELL FOR YOU