Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)

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"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)"
Single by Edwin Starr
B-side "I Have Faith in You"
ReleasedJanuary 1966 [1]
Recorded1966
Genre
Length2:08
Label Ric-Tic Records (US) [1]
Polydor Records (UK)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Al Kent
  • Richard Morris

"Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.)" is a song written in 1966 by Albert Hamilton, Richard Morris, and Edwin Starr. [2] It was initially released by Starr as a single in the United States in January that year on Ric-Tic Records. [2] The track was released on Polydor Records in the UK in April 1966. [3]

Contents

The track was produced by co-writer Richard Morris and Al Kent, using the popular elements of the Motown Sound. [4] It was Starr's third consecutive chart hit, following on from his earlier releases of "Agent OO Soul" and "Back Street". AllMusic noted that "everything about this record is remarkably crisp". [4]

The track was popular on the UK's Northern soul scene. [5] As of August 2022, copies of the original vinyl single sell online for in excess of £35 ($43). [6]

Charts

Chart (1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 48
US Billboard R&B Singles [7] 9
US Record World 100 Top Pops [8] 45
UK Singles Chart [9] 35
Chart (1969)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart [10] 11


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Other versions

Various cover versions of the song were recorded by Deon Jackson (1966), Long John Baldry ( Looking at Long John , 1966), Bob Kuban and the In-Men (1966), Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers (1967), The Foundations (1968), Alan Caddy Orchestra & Singers (1970), and Rare Earth (1978) among others. [12] [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Song: Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) written by Edwin Starr, Richard Morris, Albert Hamilton". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Edwin Starr - Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) by Edwin Starr - Track Info". AllMusic . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Northern soul". AllMusic . Retrieved January 11, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Edwin Starr Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.) - Wide UK 7" vinyl". Rarevinyl.com. 27 April 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Edwin Starr Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  8. ↑ "100 Top Pops, Weeks of April 16, 1966" (PDF). Record World. April 16, 1966. p. 17. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) | full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) | full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  11. ↑ Kent, Al (2017). Custodians of the Hummingbird. Rosedog Books. p. 374. ISBN   978-1480966505.
  12. ↑ "Cover versions of Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) by Edwin Starr". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S.) by Edwin Starr". WhoSampled.com. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
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