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| THE SORROWS-Take A Heart/We Should Get Along Fine US Warner Brothers 5662 1965 |
Coventry's quartet The Sorrows released a host a great singles in the UK on the Piccadilly label (7 to be exact) and an LP, most of which were produced by the legendary John Schroeder. "Take A Heart" was their third single and managed to rise to #21 in the UK charts (Piccadilly 7 N 35260) in August 1965.
Written by singer/producer Miki Dallon (who wrote a bulk of the bands material) it's easily their best known track. It was issued in the US in October 1965 and would be their sole release here. Stock copies do exist but white label promos are far more common.
"Take A Heart", for those not familiar is a slow burner built on lead singer Don Fardon's moody voice and the subtle almost tribal drum intro. The number slowly builds with each instrument entering the fray and the pace picking up slightly before bursting forth into a proto-freakbeat smash with a gritty guitar solo worthy of Dave Davies. It was my introduction to the band back in the mid 80's when I discovered it on a PRT record 6 track 10" various artists E.P. called "It Happened Then".
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| Yet another band pictured on "Ready Steady Go" who's footage no longer exists! |
The flip side "We Should Get Along Fine" is a beat ballad, not their best work, but not at all unlistenable.
Both sides are available on a host of Sorrows collections, we recommend the most recent double CD collection of all their material "You've Got What I Want-The Essential Sorrows 1965-1967".
"Take A Heart Live On German TV":
Hear "Take A Heart":
https://youtu.be/8aVp71rQhlk
Hear "We Should Get Along Fine":
https://youtu.be/sns0gfyZmpY
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