Curly (song)
| "Curly" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Move | ||||
| B-side | "This Time Tomorrow" | |||
| Released | July 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Regal Zonophone (UK) A&M (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Roy Wood | |||
| Producer(s) | Roy Wood | |||
| The Move singles chronology | ||||
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"Curly" is a song by the English rock group The Move. It was written and produced by Roy Wood and released in July 1969 (with the B-side "This Time Tomorrow"). In the 19 July 1969 edition of Melody Maker, Chris Welch said the song was "an obvious success for The Move".[2]
The song peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart,[3] and was the last single by the band to feature Carl Wayne before his departure, as well as the first with Rick Price replacing Trevor Burton on bass guitar.[4] The instrumentation is mainly acoustic, and Roy Wood was featured on multi-tracked recorder as well as acoustic guitar and short a cappella harmonies, with the sole electric instrument, a mellotron, appearing only briefly.[5]
Wood disliked the song, describing it as "really corny" and saying that he was unhappy with the record label's decision to release it as a single over other songs that he preferred.[6] The song was also disliked by the band's drummer Bev Bevan, who thought it was too pop and sugary.[7]
Released as a single only, it was later included on the remastered versions of Looking On (in 1998) and Shazam in (2007).
Personnel
According to YouTube:
- Carl Wayne - vocals, sitar
- Roy Wood - lead guitar, recorder, acoustic guitar, mellotron, backing vocals
- Rick Price - bass
- Bev Bevan - drums, tambourine
References
- ^ "CURLY – MOVE". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Curly by The Move". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 673–4. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ "Curly - The Move | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ Sharp, Ken (September 30, 1994). "Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock". The Move Online. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.
- ^ Bevan, Bev (1980). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom Publishing Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-907394-00-0.