Hungry (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)

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"Hungry"
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Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
from the album The Spirit of '67
B-side "There She Goes" (from Midnight Ride)
ReleasedJune 6, 1966 [1]
Genre
Length2:58
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s) Terry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology
"Kicks"
(1966)		"Hungry"
(1966)		"The Great Airplane Strike"
(1966)

"Hungry" is a 1966 hit single composed by the songwriting team of Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, [3] and performed by Paul Revere & the Raiders.

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Recording

In contrast with the Raiders' previous top 10 hit, the guitar-driven "Kicks", the single "Hungry" has bassist Phil Volk playing the main riff. [4] The creation of the bass line in "Hungry" was complex. It required that the bass part be recorded 3 times, then overdubbed. The components had to be synchronized: first, a normal bass line. That was followed by a line that was an octave higher and the last track was recorded as a fuzz bass, which was created by turning up an amplifier full blast, as using bass pedals wasn't available in those years. [5] The result was what author and Rolling Stone critic Dave Marsh calls, "...the center of the performance...a lethal bass line". [6] Lead singer Mark Lindsay plays tambourine on the record. [7]

Chart performance

"Hungry" was recorded on the Columbia label, and the song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. [8]

Cover versions

Use in other media

References

  1. ↑ "Paul Revere and the Raiders Featuring Mark Lindsay - Hungry". 45cat.com.
  2. ↑ Pig Gold, Gary (1998). "Paul Revere & the Raiders/Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay/Raiders/Pink Fuzz". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 938–939.
  3. ↑ "Official Mann & Weil Website". Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
  4. ↑ Volk, Phil (May 4, 2011). "Pop Odyssey Radio Network". Pop Odyssey Radio (Interview). Interviewed by Stephen Wren and R. Gary Patterson.
  5. ↑ Volk, Phil (June 19, 2011). "Relics and Rarities" (Interview). Interviewed by Dave Kapulsky. Ocean City, New Jersey: WIBG.
  6. ↑ Marsh, Dave (1989). The Heart of Rock & Soul : The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. New York: New American Library. p.  528. ISBN   0-452-26305-0.
  7. ↑ ""We were more the American Stones than the American Beatles...": An Interview With Paul Revere and the Raiders' Mark Lindsay". Stereo Embers Magazine. 2010-02-06. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2009-02-23.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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