Songs with Earlier Histories Than the Hit Version

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Tagged: Mel & Tim

Starting All Over Again

First recorded by Mel & Tim (US #19/R&B #4 1972).
Other hit version by Hall & Oates (MOR #10/CAN #11 1991).
Also recorded by Israel “Iz” Kamakawiwo’ole (1996).

From the wiki: “‘Starting All Over Again’ was written by cousins Melvin McArthur Hardin and Hubert Timothy McPherson (‘Backfield in Motion’, 1969), and recorded by them in 1972. Released as a single after the duo switched record labels, from Bamboo to Stax, the song peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 on the Soul singles chart, and it would become the title track of the second album, Starting All Over Again.

“‘Starting All Over Again’ was covered by ‘blue-eyed soul’ duo Hall and Oates for their album Change of Season. Recorded in 1990 for the album but not released as a promotional single until 1991, their cover arrangement peaked at #10 on the Adult Contemporary singles chart but failed to reach the Top-40. It did go Top-10 in Canada.”

Groovy Situation

First recorded by Mel & Tim (1969).
Hit versions by Gene Chandler (US #12/R&B #8 1970).

From the wiki: “‘Groovy Situation’ was written by Russell Lewis and Herman Davis, and first recorded by Mel and Tim (‘Backfield in Motion’) in 1969. It became a hit single when recorded by Gene Chandler (‘Duke of Earl’) in 1970, when it became Chandler’s second-biggest chart hit single.”