Curly (song)

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"Curly"
Single by The Move
B-side "This Time Tomorrow"
ReleasedJuly 1969 [1]
Recorded1969
Genre Pop
Length2:45
Label Regal Zonophone (UK)
A&M (US)
Songwriter(s) Roy Wood
Producer(s) Roy Wood
The Move singles chronology
"Blackberry Way"
(1968)		"Curly"
(1969)		"Brontosaurus"
(1970)

"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] Released as a single only, it was later included on the remastered versions of Looking On (in 1998) and Shazam in (2007).

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]

Personnel

According to YouTube:

References

  1. ↑ "CURLY – MOVE". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ↑ "Curly by The Move". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  4. ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 673–4. ISBN   1-84195-017-3.
  5. ↑ "Curly - The Move | Song Info". AllMusic . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Sharp, Ken (September 30, 1994). "Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock". The Move Online. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.
  7. ↑ Bevan, Bev (1980). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom Publishing Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN   0-907394-00-0.



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