Sunday, August 11, 2024

Record #0771: Leroy / My True Love – JACK SCOTT

Carlton 462 (original) USA, April 1958
Words & Music by:  Side AJack Scott; Side B – Jack Scott
Musicians: Jack Scott (lead vocals) and Stan Getz & His Tom Cats: Dave Rohillier (lead guitar), Al Allen (guitar), Stan Getz (bass), Dominic Scafone (drums); others unknown
Recording sessions: Produced by Joe Carlton at Universal Sound Studio, Detroit, MI in the spring 1958
Highest chart positions:  Side A – US #11, US R&B #5, Canada #15; Side B - US #3, US R&B #5, Canada #1, UK #9;

This was Scott’s third single, the first one to hit the charts and the only one to top a chart (Canada). This record was also his debut with Carlton Records.

“My True Love” is often considered as the A-side of this, but the original numbering sets it as the flip side.

One of the early cover versions of “Leroy” was recorded by a Swedish rock’n’roll artist, Rock-Ragge in 1958.

Stan Getz on this record is not the famous jazz saxophonist.

List price:  Very Good + is $15, Near Mint is $30


 

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