If Somebody Loves You

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If Somebody Loves You
If Somebody Loves You LP by the Dave Clark Five.jpg
Studio album by
The Dave Clark Five
ReleasedDecember 1970
Genre Pop rock
Length39:56
Label Columbia
SCX 6437
Producer Dave Clark
The Dave Clark Five UK chronology
5 By 5 (1964–69)
(1968)		If Somebody Loves You
(1970)		 The Dave Clark Five Play Good Old Rock & Roll
(1971)
Singles from If Somebody Loves You
  1. "Red and Blue" (US only) / "Concentration Baby"
  2. "Live in the Sky" / "Children"
  3. "If Somebody Loves You" (US only) / "Best Day's Work"
  4. "Everybody Get Together" / "Darling I Love You"
  5. "Julia" / "Five by Five"
  6. "Here Comes Summer" / "Break Down and Cry"

If Somebody Loves You is the fifth British album by the Dave Clark Five. It was released by EMI (Columbia) in 1970. The album contained four of the group's popular songs, the minor US hit "Red and Blue" (Billboard No. 89), and the successful UK singles "Live in the Sky" (No. 39), "Here Comes Summer" (No. 44), as well as the recent UK Top 10 hit cover version of The Youngbloods' "Everybody Get Together" (No. 8). A single featuring Mike Smith's ballad "Julia" had no success in the UK or the US, but reached No. 2 in Malaysia in August 1970. [1] The album is the first to be released after the band's official breakup and wasn't available in the US. [2]

Contents

Overview

It is not entirely clear whether all the current band members play on all the recordings. The Dave Clark Five broke up in August 1970 (five months before the release of the album) and an official statement said that, "the band has ceased to operate as a regular recording unit. But Clark and organist Mike Smith who recently renewed their Columbia recording contract, will continue to record and release material under the group's name." [3] It is therefore possible that some of the recordings were made by Dave Clark, Mike Smith and studio musicians. But the truth is that ten of the fourteen songs had already been released on various records before the band broke up (between November 1965 and July 1970). [4]

All of the songs were produced by Dave Clark himself and most were written by keyboardist and vocalist Mike Smith or guitarist Lenny Davidson. [5] Guest vocalists included Madeline Bell with a chorus of students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama ("Everybody Get Together") and Doris Troy ("If Somebody Loves You"). Although the band usually avoided political, religious or racial themes in their songs, they made a few exceptions here ("It Ain't What You Do", "How Do You Get To Heaven", "Worried Times"). [6] The song "I'm On My Own" was sung by guitarist Lenny Davidson instead of the band's lead singer Mike Smith (and they both shared lead vocals on "Here Commes Summer").

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Disc and Music Echo magazine wrote in the official review, "It's probably the best (album) the group has ever done. (...) Title track is excellent and should be released as a single. A splendid album which also features some excellent vocals from Madeline Bell.” [8] The truth is that the song "If Somebody Loves You" was released as a single in the United States in 1969, but was not a chart success. [9] Dave Clark remastered the album and re-released it on Spotify in 2019.

Record World called the title track "a big commercial grabber with lots of appeal." [10]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Somebody Loves You" Dave Clark, Mike Smith 2:49
2."It Ain't What You Do"Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson 3:11
3."Live In The Sky"Dave Clark, Mike Smith2:49
4."Five By Five"Dave Clark, Mike Smith2:49
5."Here Comes Summer" Jerry Keller 2:54
6."How Do You Get To Heaven"Dave Clark, Mike Smith3:17
7."Everybody Get Together" Chet Powers 3:49
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Julia"Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson2:29
2."Break Down And Cry"Dave Clark, Mike Smith3:03
3."I'm On My Own"Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson2:30
4."Red And Blue"Dave Clark, Lenny Davidson2:33
5."If You Wanna See Me Cry"Dave Clark, Mike Smith2:42
6."Worried Times"Dave Clark, Mike Smith2:26
7."Darling I Love You"Dave Clark, Mike Smith2:35

First releases of individual songs

Although the album was not presented as a compilation, most of the songs had previously been released on UK or US LPs and singles. [11]

SongFirst releaseYear
"If Somebody Loves You"A-side single (US)1969
"It Ain't What You Do"If Somebody Loves You LP1970
"Live In The Sky"A-side single1968
"Five By Five"TV show "Hold On! It's The Dave Clark Five" (1968), B-side single "Julia"1970
"Here Comes Summer"A-side single1970
"How Do You Get To Heaven"If Somebody Loves You LP1970
"Everybody Get Together"A-side single1970
"Julia"A-side single1970
"Break Down And Cry"B-side single "Here Comes Summer"1970
"I'm On My Own" I Like It Like That LP1965
"Red And Blue"A-side single (US)1967
"If You Wanna See Me Cry"If Somebody Loves You LP1970
"Worried Times"If Somebody Loves You LP1970
"Darling I Love You"B-side single "Bring It On Home to Me" (US)1969


Personnel

The Dave Clark Five

Additional musician

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References

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  2. ↑ Unterberger, Richie. The Dave Clark Five – If Somebody Loves You Review at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "From the music capitals of the world". Billboard. 1970-08-22. p. 82.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 156. ISBN   9780857125958.
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