Always There (Side Effect song)

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"Always There"
Always There (Side Effect song).jpg
Single by Side Effect
from the album What You Need
B-side "Be Bop Rock"
Released1976
Genre Disco, funk
Label Fantasy Records
Songwriter(s) Paul B Allen III, William Jeffrey, Ronald W Laws
Side Effect singles chronology
"Always There"
(1976)		"Finally Found Someone"
(1977)

"Always There" is a 1975 song by Ronnie Laws and William Jeffrey from Laws' album Pressure Sensitive . After producer Wayne Henderson of The Crusaders enlisted lyricist Paul B Allen III to create a vocal version of the tune, officially making Allen a co-writer, it was re-recorded in 1976 by American R&B group Side Effect for their third album, What You Need . It was a minor hit, reaching the top 5 on the US Dance chart; however it was a larger hit for Incognito and Jocelyn Brown in 1991, whose version reached no. 6 in the UK.

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Incognito and Jocelyn Brown version

"Always There"
Always There (song).jpg
Single by Incognito & Jocelyn Brown
from the album Inside Life
B-side "Journey Into Sunlight"
Released17 June 1991
Genre
Length3:36 (edit) 6:38 (12” mix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Paul B Allen III
  • William Jeffery
  • Ronald W Laws
Incognito & Jocelyn Brown singles chronology
"Can You Feel Me"
(1990)		"Always There"
(1991)		"Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing"
(1992)
Music video
"Always There" on YouTube

On 17 June 1991, the song was covered and released by British acid jazz band Incognito and American R&B and dance singer Jocelyn Brown, whose version was the biggest version in the UK. This was Incognito's breakthrough hit; however, Brown had been well-known and popular since the late 70s. The song was released by Talkin' Loud and Mercury Records as the second single from the band's second album, Inside Life (1991). It peaked at number two in the Netherlands and number six in the UK.

Background

Jean-Paul 'Bluey' Maunick of Incognito told about the song in an interview, "It was Gilles (Peterson) who originally suggested using Jocelyn. It was a brilliant but remote idea and I thought if you can organise that, then I'm your friend for life." [1]

Chart performance

"Always There" was a major hit on the charts in Europe and remains the band's most successful song to date. It peaked at number two in Luxembourg and the Netherlands, where it held that position for two weeks, being held off reaching the top spot by Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You". The single entered the top 10 also in Belgium (8), Switzerland (8) and the United Kingdom. In the latter, it peaked at number six in its third week at the UK Singles Chart, on July 7, 1991. [2] Additionally, "Always There" was a top 20 hit in Germany (20) and Sweden (19), and on the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 21, while peaking at number nine on the European Dance Radio Chart.

Outside Europe, it charted in the United States, reaching number 31 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

Critical reception

AllMusic editor David Jeffries said that the club side of Incognito is represented best by the "disco flashback" "Always There" with Jocelyn Brown. [3] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that they "delivers a domestic version of an R&B houser that has already jammed hard here in clubs", stating that the track "kicks a tough enough bass line" and complimented the performance from Brown "to push it over the top". He also noted that portions of the song's hook have also been prominently featured on "Such a Good Feeling" by English electronic music trio Brothers In Rhythm. [4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "With the numerous dance acts of today, only the really good singers can take a song above average level. Thanks to guest vocalist/shouter Jocelyn Brown, that's exactly what happens here." [5]

Alan Jones from Music Week stated that the singer is "proving she's still a devastating diva", viewing the track as "a surefire smash." [6] Mandi James from NME wrote, "A guaranteed floor-filler, "Always There" still has the effect of the original, having retained its essence, except now people are manically waving their arms in the air rather than dancing round their handbags." [1] Another editor, Ian McCann, felt it "jumps out like a dog from a gate thanks to Jocelyn Brown's heartfelt wail." [7] Upon the release of the 1996 remix, Jeremy Newall from the RM Dance Update concluded that "Jocelyn gives her most heartfelt vocal delivery in some time." [8] Lindsay Baker from Spin complimented it as a "stirring rendition". [9]

Track listing

7" single
No.TitleLength
1."Always There"3:36
2."Journey into the Sunlight" 
12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Always There"6:38
2."Always There (Dub Zone Mix)"6:05
3."Journey into the Sunlight"4:06

Charts

Side Effect version

Chart (1976)Peak

Position

US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 20
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 56

Incognito & Jocelyn Brown version

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