Michael (the Lover)

"Michael"
Single by The C.O.D.'s
B-side "Cry No More"
Released 1965
Format 7", 45rpm
Genre Soul
Length 02:35
Label Kellmac/One Derful
1003
Writer(s) Larry Brownlee
Producer(s) Leon Singleton

"Michael (the Lover)"[nb 1] is a soul song originally performed by American Chicago soul group the C.O.D.'s.

The song was written by the group's lead singer Larry Brownlee[nb 2] who was murdered in 1978. It was released as a single on Kellmac Records in the United States and Stateside in the United Kingdom and made it to number 5 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart in 1965. The song was produced by Leon Singleton and arranged by Pete Matthews.[1]

The song was later remade by the Mad Lads, appearing on their 1966 album The Mad Lads In Action (Volt 414), and by the Northern soul Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band (Piccadilly 7N 35359). Washington's version reached #39 on the UK charts. The 1980 song "Geno", a tribute to Washington and his band, notes "You were Michael the lover, the fighter that won".

Notes

  1. Sometimes written "Michael the Lover" or simply "Michael" (on the original C.O.D.'s single release).
  2. But credited to Brownlee, Lewis, and Washington on an Emase Records single.

References

  1. Kellmac Records 1003 A 7" 45 rpm single label
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