The 'In' Crowd (song)

"The 'In' Crowd"
Single by Dobie Gray
from the album Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go"
B-side	"Be A Man"
Released	December 1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Rhythm and blues
Length	2:35
Label	Charger
Writer(s)	Billy Page
Producer(s)	Fred Darian
Dobie Gray singles chronology
"Look at Me" (1963) "The 'In' Crowd" (1964) "See You at the Go-Go" (1965)

"The 'In' Crowd"
Single by Ramsey Lewis Trio
from the album The In Crowd
Released	1965
Recorded	May 1965, Bohemian Caverns, Washington, D.C.
Length	3:00
Label	Argo
Writer(s)	Billy Page
Producer(s)	Esmond Edwards

"The ‘In’ Crowd" is a 1964^[1] song written by Billy Page^[1] and arranged by his brother Gene that was originally performed by Dobie Gray on his album Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go'. Gray's powerful Motown-like version, complete with brass section, reached #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 20 February 1965 and #25 in the UK in 1965.^[2] Gray's Shindig! performance of the song aired on 10 March 1965.^[3]

Ramsey Lewis instrumental versions

The Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded an instrumental version of the tune later that same year. Their jazzy take, recorded live at Bohemian Caverns, a Washington, D.C. night club, reached #5 on the Hot 100 on 9 October 1965 and was used for many years as background music of Jimmy Savile's Savile's Travels and Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club on BBC Radio 1.

Other versions

Bryan Ferry covered the song on his 1974 album Another Time, Another Place and released it as a single which reached #13 in the UK Singles Chart.

References

1. "Second Hand Songs - Recording: The 'In' Crowd - Dobie Gray". Retrieved 2012-09-12.
2. "Drift Away and In Crowd singer Dobie Gray dies at 71". BBC news. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
3. "Shindig! Show 27: March 10, 1965 - Beau Brummels, Tony Bennett, The Drifters, Aretha Franklin, Dobie Gray, Mickey Rooney Jr.". tv.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.