「げっ! きさま、生きていたのか」「せっしゃは きさまたちの おそろしい いんぼうと たたかうのだ」

Air Supply – Here I Am(Just When I Thought I Was Over You)(US:1980/10, Australia:1981/09/14, UK:1981/11/13 stereo 45)
エア・サプライ – ヒア・アイ・アム
豪・英シングルではオリジナルと同じく “Here I Am” のタイトル表記。

produced by Harry Maslin
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 4, Billboard & Cash Box 5 – A/C Peak:1
This track from Air Supply’s album “The One That You Love” was a song written and first released by Norman Sallitt (aka’Saleet’) in 1980.

Air Supply – Here I Am(Just When I Thought I Was Over You)(1980 mono radio promo 45)

produced by Harry Maslin
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 4, Billboard & Cash Box 5 – A/C Peak:1
This track from Air Supply’s album “The One That You Love” was a song written and first released by Norman Sallitt (aka’Saleet’) in 1980.

Norman Saleet – Here I Am(1980)

 

Bonnie Tyler – Here Am I(UK:1978/05/07)
ボニー・タイラー – ヒア・アム・アイ

The Blackwood Apology – Here I Am
from the album “House Of Leather”(1969)

Micki Lynn – Where Was I(1965/05)
2度目の引用。

Nereida y su Ensueño Tropical – Aquí Me Quedo(1957)
タイトルはスペイン語で「私はここに居る(I’ll stay here)」の意。
2度目の引用。

 

Freddie Slack and his Orchestra – Here You Are(1942)
vocal: David Street

recorded in Hollywood May 21, 1942
This very nice recording of the Robin & Rainger tune from “My Gal Sal” was issued on the flip of Freddie & Ella Mae’s famous “Cow-Cow Boogie,” only the second numbered single to be released by the brand new Capitol Records company.

Chico Marx and his Orchestra – Here You Are(1942)
vocal: Skip Nelson

recorded in NYC c. March 1942
Song from the Rita Hayworth-Victor Mature film musical “My Gal Sal,” also posted here in the Freddie Slack version. The Marx-Nelson flip side is “Sweet Eloise”
It was Ben Pollack who assembled this band for’Marx Brother’ Chico. This was one of four tracks that he waxed for the HIT label, with Nelson subsequently joining the Glenn Miller band that summer as replacement for the departed Ray Eberle.

 

Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra – Where Was I?(1940)
vocal: Mary Ann McCall
2度目の引用。

Song featured in the romantic film drama “Til We Meet Again” climbed to #2 on the weekly “Your Hit Parade” survey and was a top-10 record seller for the Barnet band.

Little Jack Little and his Orchestra – Where Am I?(Am I In Heaven?)(1935)
vocal: Little Jack Little
2度目の引用。

recorded October 16, 1935
Here’s a late-1935 song hit from Al Dubin & Harry Warren that was performed by James Melton in the Warner Brothers film “Stars Over Broadway,” which also featured Pat O’Brien and Jane Froman. Competing recordings were released by Ray Noble, Hal Kemp, Jimmy Dorsey and others.

 

Roger Wolfe Kahn and his Orchestra – Here Am I(1929)
vocal: Scrappy Lambert
“I am here” “Here Am I” “Here am I” は口語で「(私は)ここですよ」「ただいま」「私だよ」「来たよ」など、相手に自分がいることを知らせる言葉。

recorded in NYC c. October 16, 1929
A Kern-Hammerstein tune introduced by Helen Morgan and Violet Carlson in the 1929 Broadway musical “Sweet Adeline” (234 performances). Also from the show was the flip side “Why Was I Born?”.

 

The Four J’s – Here Am I Broken-Hearted(1963/12)
ザ・フォー・ジェイズ – ミスター・ブロークンハート
The Earls “Remember Then”(1962)”Never”(1963)のイタダキ。
2度目の引用。

Ray Anthony And His Orchestra – Here Am I—Broken Hearted(1952/02)
vocal: Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads
2度目の引用。

This flipside of Johnnie’s “Please Mr. Sun” had been a “Roaring’20s” hit 25 years earlier in the musical “Artists And Models Of 1927” (see the Arden-Ohman and Cass Hagan versions).

Cass Hagan and his Park Central Hotel Orchestra – Here Am I–Broken Hearted(1927)
vocal: Franklyn Baur
2度目の引用。

recorded in NYC July 18, 1927
The Hagan band (including Red Nichols on cornet) performs a tune from the stage musical “Artists And Models Of 1927.”

以下、「What Am I」「私は誰」「記憶喪失」を含む投稿。

以下、「Stay」を含む投稿。

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さぁ第四部、波乱の幕開きでございます。

Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’(1983/05/24 stereo 45 single version)
マイケル・ジャクソン – スタート・サムシング
2度目の引用。

produced by Quincy Jones with Michael Jackson
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 5, Cash Box 6 – R&B Peak: 5 – UK Peaks: 7 (NME, MM), 8 (Gallup)
This opening title to “Thriller” (here’s the longer LP track became the fourth of seven singles from the album, released in-between “Beat It” and “Human Nature.”

Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’(album version)
マイケル・ジャクソン – スタート・サムシング
from the album “Thriller”(1982)スリラー
2度目の引用。

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Diana Ross – That’s How You Start Over
ダイアナ・ロス – スタート・オーヴァー
from the album “Ross”(1983)ロス

The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up(US:1981/08/06, UK:1981/08/07 stereo 45)
ザ・ローリング・ストーンズ – スタート・ミー・アップ
「おれをその気にさせたらもう止まらないぜ」と歌っている。
手拍子が入る。
2度目の引用。

produced by The Glimmer Twins (Jagger & Richards)
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 2, Cash Box 4, Record World 5 – UK Peaks: 4 (NME), 5 (MM), 7 (BMRB)
This lead single from the Stones’ “Tattoo You” album was their highest-charting hit of the ’80s in both the U.S. & UK.

The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up(1981 mono radio promo 45)
2度目の引用。

produced by The Glimmer Twins (Jagger & Richards)
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 2, Cash Box 4, Record World 5 – UK Peaks: 4 (NME), 5 (MM), 7 (BMRB)
This lead single from the Stones’ “Tattoo You” album was their highest-charting hit of the’80s in both the U.S. & UK.

John Lennon – (Just Like)Starting Over(US:1980/10/23, UK:1980/10/24)
ジョン・レノン – スターティング/オーヴァー

Natalie Cole – Someone That I Used To Love(1980/04 stereo 45)
ナタリー・コール – 思い出の中に
from the album “Don’t Look Back”(1980)花物語
冒頭ピアノで Keith “98.6”(1966/11)を連想。
「私の愛したただ一人のひと」と別れる決意をしたという歌。

produced by Michael Masser
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 21, Cash Box 29, Record World 33 – R&B Peak: 21 – A/C Peak: 3
Five months on the pop and A/C charts for this ballad from Natalie’s “Don’t Look Back” LP.

Natalie Cole – Someone That I Used To Love(1980 mono radio promo 45))

produced by Michael Masser
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 21, Cash Box 29, Record World 33 – R&B Peak: 21 – A/C Peak: 3
Five months on the pop and A/C charts for this ballad from Natalie’s “Don’t Look Back” LP.

Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out(1980/08 stereo 45 single version)
ダイアナ・ロス – アイム・カミング・アウト

arranged, conducted & produced by Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 5, Cash Box 6, Record World 9 – R&B Peak: 6 – UK Peak: 13 (BMRB)
Follow-up single to her #1 hit “Upside Down”…both titles from the 1980 LP “Diana” (the longer album track.

Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out(album version)
ダイアナ・ロス – アイム・カミング・アウト
from the album “Diana”(1980)ダイアナ

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Maxine Nightingale – Right Back Where We Started From(UK:1975/09/26, US:1975/12 stereo 45)
マキシン・ナイチンゲール – 愛とは強いもの
タイトルは「初めからやり直しましょう」の意。

produced by Pierre Tubbs with Vince Edwards
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box & Record World 1, Billboard 2 – R&B Peak: 46 – A/C Peak: 5 – 1975 UK Peaks: 8 (BMRB), 10 (MM), 12 (NME)
This and her 1979 hit “Lead Me On” were Maxine’s two U.S. Top 10 singles.

Maxine Nightingale – Right Back Where We Started From(1976 mono radio promo 45)

produced by Pierre Tubbs with Vince Edwards
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box & Record World 1, Billboard 2 – R&B Peak: 46 – A/C Peak: 5 – 1975 UK Peaks: 8 (BMRB), 10 (MM), 12 (NME)
This and her 1979 hit “Lead Me On” were Maxine’s two U.S. Top 10 singles.

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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – Once You Get Started(1975/02 stereo 45 single version)
ルーファス – ワンス・ユー・ゲット・スターテッド
一度始めるとやめるのは難しい、と歌っている。

produced by Bob Monaco
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 6, Billboard & Record World 10 – R&B Peak: 4

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – Once You Get Started(1975 mono radio promo 45)

produced by Bob Monaco
Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 6, Billboard & Record World 10 – R&B Peak: 4

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – Once You Get Started(album version)
ルーファス – ワンス・ユー・ゲット・スターテッド
from the album “Rufusized”(1974)ルーファサイズ

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Carpenters – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again(UK:1994/12/12)
カーペンターズ – うつろな想い
from the album “Interpretations”(1994)インタープリテーションズ~カーペンターズ・コレクション
recorded during the Horizon sessions in 1975,
出ていった相手が戻ってくるので、当初の恋の気分を取り戻さねばという内容。

Barry Manilow – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again(1976/03 stereo 45 single version)
バリー・マニロウ – うつろな想い

produced by Ron Dante & Barry Manilow
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard & Cash Box 10, Record World 19 – A/C Peak: 1

Barry Manilow – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again(1976 mono radio promo 45)

produced by Ron Dante & Barry Manilow
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard & Cash Box 10, Record World 19 – A/C Peak: 1

Barry Manilow – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again(Unreleased alternate take)
here’s the longer original master track which was edited for the 1975 LP and 1976 single releases

Barry Manilow – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again(album version)
バリー・マニロウ – フィーリング
from the album “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling”(1975)フィーリング/歌の贈りもの
(emastered 1998)

David Pomeranz – Tryin’ To Get The Feeling
デヴィッド・ポメランツ – トライン・トゥ・ゲット・ザ・フィーリング・アゲイン
from the album “It’s In Everyone Of Us”(1975)イッツ・イン・エヴリワン・オブ・アス

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Maxine Nightingale – Right Back Where We Started From(1975/12)
マキシン・ナイチンゲール – 愛とは強いもの

The Independents – Arise And Shine(Let’s Get It On)(1974/04)
タイトルは「立ち上がって輝け(さあ始めよう)」の意。
3度目の引用。

Africa’70 con Fela Ransome-Kuti y Ginger Baker – Let’s Start(Venezuela:1972)
from the album “Live!”(1971)
ナイジェリアの人。

The Bee Gees – I Started A Joke(US:1968/11)
ビー・ジーズ – ジョーク
conducted by Bill Shepherd
2度目の引用。

(debuted late’68) 1969 Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 5, Billboard & Cash Box 6
Though a top-10 single in several countries, this melancholy ballad was available in the UK only as an LP track.

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Al Martino – I Started Loving You Again(1969/10)
2度目の引用。

arranged & conducted by Jimmie Haskell
produced by Voyle Gilmore
(debuted late ’69) 1970 Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 73, Cash Box 74, Billboard 86 – C&W Peak: 9 – 1969 A/C Peak: 19
The correct title of this much-recorded 1968 Haggard-Owens country song is “Today I Started Loving You Again”

Merle Haggard And The Strangers – I Started Loving You Again
見本盤シングル(1968/02) “The Legend Of Bonnie And Clyde” のB面。
aka “Today I Started Loving You Again”
Composer: Merle Haggard, Bonnie Owens
2度目の引用。

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Roddie Joy – Let’s Start All Over(1967/06)
シングル “I Want You Back” のB面。

John Mayall – Brand New Start
ジョン・メイオール – ブランド・ニュー・スタート
from the album “The Blues Alone”(1967)ブルース・アローン

Barbra Streisand – Starting Here, Starting Now
from the album “Color Me Barbra”(1966)

Irma Thomas – It’s Starting To Get To Me Now(1965/07)
2度目の引用。

Bernadette Peters – We’ll Start The Party Again(1965/05)
2度目の引用。

The Meteors – Let’s Start Anew(1964)
Beltone レーベルのグループ。

The Accents featuring Sandi – Then He Starts To Cry(1964/10)
シングル “I’ve Got Better Things To Do” のB面。

Out of Los Angeles, this San Diego based group issued four singles on four different labels in 1964 and 1965. This single which was recorded at Hollywood’s Gold Star Studio and issued in June of 1964 was the second of those discs. This, the B-side has lead vocalist, Sandra’Sandi’ Rouse singing over a subtle and atmospheric backing track for’Then He Starts To Cry’ which was written by the group’s keyboardist, Gabe Lapano. In 1967, Gabe would go on to replace lead singer, John Gummoe of the Cascades.

Gloria Lynne – The Start Of Something Big
 from the album “The Gloria Lynne Calendar”(1966)
 ※同じテイクだが歌終わりでフェードアウトし拍手をカットしている。
Gloria Lynne With The Herman Foster Trio – This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
 from the album “At The Las Vegas Thunderbird”(1963)
2度目の引用。

Ian Crawford – Love Is Getting Started(UK:1963/03/01)
シングル “Everlovin Me” のB面。

Kay Barry – It Started All Over Again(UK:1962/09)
2度目の引用。

Brenda Lee – It Started All Over Again(1962/06)
この「ウォッオゥ」はバディ・ホリーとは関係なさそうだ。
2度目の引用。

Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box 26, Billboard 29, Music Vendor 34
Flip side of Brenda’s top-15 ballad hit “Heart In Hand”

The Dials – At The Start Of A New Romance(1962/06)

Little Joe Hinton – Let’s Start A Romance(1961)

Larry Page – Start Moving(UK:1957/07)
シングル “Cool Shake” のB面。
2度目の引用。

Sal Mineo – Start Movin’(In My Direction)(1957/04/22)
orchestra and chorus conducted by Ray Ellis
2度目の引用。

Top-10 record hit by the stage and screen actor who had introduced the song on a Kraft Television Theater production.

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra – Let’s Pick Up Where We Left Off(1947)
vocal: Stuart Foster
タイトルは「中断したところから始めましょう」の意。

recorded in Hollywood September 13, 1947
The flip side is “Like A Leaf In The Wind” with Foster & The Sentimentalists.

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra – It Started All Over Again(1943)
vocal: Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers
2度目の引用。

A #4 best-selling ballad by the Dorsey-Sinatra-Pipers combo, recorded at the same July 1942 session as their chart-topper “There Are Such Things.”

Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians – (Ho-dle-ay) Start The Day Right(1939)
vocal: Carmen Lombardo, Larry Owen and Fred Higman,

recorded in NYC May 31, 1939
Issued as the flip-side to Lombardo’s recording of “South American Way,” Carmen and the trio explain that a good way to start your day is by getting out of bed, washing, and dressing! (Who knew?)

Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra – You Started Me Dreaming(1936)
vocal: Joe Dixon
2度目の引用。

recorded in NYC March 25, 1936
A #4 “Hit Parade” song

Regent Club Orchestra – Why Can’t We Start All Over(1929)
Bob Haring