Northern Soul : Christine Cooper : Heartaches Away My Boy

[MySwingingSixties]

Love the sound of this one. It kinda reminds me of "Come See About Me" by The Supremes. But I like it. Great sixties girl pop!

[Soulmantodd]

Notes of 'A Lovers Concerto' (The Toys), and hints of Motown, Coopers classic track 'Heartaches Away My Boy', is one of those tracks that had you running to the dance floor and hoping it (the dance floor) was well 'talced', so one could slide in pure poetery! COOP.

[sobagirl1]

yep

[issy3607]

Goose bumps FATASTIC!!! Many Many thanks for posting KTF

[MechelenManiac]

My favourite Northern Soul record of all time. She is gorgeous, sings like a nightingale, the arranging, production are masterful. With the right sort of promotion would have been a worldwide hit. Just magic, fills that wooden sprung dance floor everytime it's played. :-)) 

[mixastompin]

For those of you browsing the web, this is Northern Soul! It is a phenonemon and if you haven't lived this dream then this track and text may be meaningless to you. For those of you who have lived the dream you will clearly understand and embrace these comments. Chistine Cooper is one of our Princesses and a day never passes without me hearing this. KTF

[MechelenManiac]

@mixastompin Will you marry me LOL

[mixastompin]

@MechelenManiac ""Only if you're a girl!!!" LOL

[joneye1]

Classic Torch Sound !!

Great to hear it again

[joebstarsurfer]

fab

[chloda123]

hi, was wondering if anyone would be able to help me. ive been looking for a northern song now for a long time now but i cant rember who its by. some of the lyrics are

"you be alone in the night with your arms reaching out just to hold me tight

you be alone on your own..."

i think it it was a B side

thanks x

[StagTowner]

superb ktf all

[dogkelp]

Can you believe this came from the bubblegum masterminds of Kasenetz-Katz and Ritchie Cordell, the ones behind Tommy James' b-gum phase and the 1910 Fruitgum Company? Bigger range than we give them credit for.

[MechelenManiac]

@dogkelp In fact it was their very first attempt at music, what a cracker !!!

[issy3607]

Classic Many Many thanks for posting KTF

[StagTowner]

Top draw

[christheone8773]

She's got a terrific sound - I can see that there were a lot of producers out there who wanted to copy the Motown sound-

[dundeeron]

love it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kenbourt]

good one writen by sal trimachi and richie cordell to good song writters

[taryncox1]

My favourite Northern record ever!!!!

[mixastompin]

@taryncox1 Mine too, it has a an amazing pull to it. I have to listen to it to the end every time.!

[soulbrother61]

In my top half dozen...... an absolute BELTER... thanks

[gayboylaca]

Sounds a little like Stop In the Name of Love.

[salmonadder]

great record, thanks for posting.

[56indy]

can anyone please tell me if this great track is available on any CD compilation, cheers,

[estreet4eva]

@56indy  Heartaches away my boy is available on Cameo Parkway 1957-1967

[mikeymopp]

Ginger Taylor played this at the Gloucester all-nighter on Friday (07/05/10) and it totally filled the floor. Awesome awesome awesome.

[jimmysoul1]

One of my all time favs reminds me of the great casino,,

[MechelenManiac]

My favourite Northern Soul tune of all time, brings me back to those heydays of the Torch and early Blacjpool Mecca. Such a great singer, super looking, she used to date Eddie Holman, lucky blighter ;-))

[Divybollox]

Totally awesome top Casino big spin !! brilliant post !!! released Super K SK-29 thankyou .

[leigy]

But this song came out a year before "Stop in the Name of Love" was released. So it can't be the other way around. They couldn't have ripped off a song that hadn't been released yet.

[z30soulbrother]

@leigy it also sounds in parts very much like The Toys A Lovers Concerto (1965)

[DetroitLives313]

Ripoff!

[leigy]

This song sounds a lot like "Stop in the Name of Love" in the verses, but it was released a year before 'Stop! In the Name of Love". I think HDH might have lifted that instrumental riff right before the Supremes sing "Think it over" from this song, it's exactly the same.

[DetroitLives313]

Nope, it's other way around.Bernie Lowe, Cameo-Parkway's CEO, was insanely jealous of Berry Gordy's success and tried to create his own Motown in Philadelphia. We believe that they ripped off Motown and Holland-Dozier-Holland.

[suemotown]

BRILL!!!

[mikeymopp]

A floorfiller and make no mistake!!!! KTF.

[frightfan1]

Love this tune!

[cloud9dj]

That should be Super K thanks Oneachuck oops too much Red wine again. Meant to say A top top Tooon Lovin it.

[MechelenManiac]

THE most wonderful Northern Soul record of all time, memories of the Golden Torch in Tunstall :-)))))))))

[oneachuck]

Ive got it on Super-K, not sure though if its a pressing! Classy song though, as Shrewsoul says an absolute gem!

[TheSoulTwins]

yup - it's a pressing. (have it on super-k too but the orig is cameo-parkway derivative parkway). still an absolutely classic and one of my very favourites of all time!

[sooopbones]

Fantastic record. Was it ever released ?

[eringobrath1965]

as far as im aware only as a white demo copy...appears on several albums tho

[sooopbones]

Thanks for replying. Any idea which album it's on. Thanks a lot.

[cloud9dj]

Was issued on Parkway 983 as well as Demo £450 in Manship. Also re-issued (Boot?) on Special K back in the 70's I believe. KTF Dave

[altfactor]

@eringobrath1965 This was released in early 1966.

It's also on the Cameo-Parkway retrospective CD set, along with "S.O.S. (Heart's In Distress)".

I don't think this song ever reached the top 100 although I think "S.O.S." barely got into the Top 100 in late 1965.

[elvingtonred]

@eringobrath1965

I used to have an issue Jeff.

[shrewsoul]

coming off like a cross between 'Back In My Arms Again' and 'A Lovers Concerto' this is an absolute gem from Miss Cooper

[djdeitch]

One of the true greats !!!,.ktf.

[AIDOAIR]

Thanks for share,great to hear this classic tune.

[soulute]

Old fav of mine...great motownesque production...Thanks 5*

[niteowl147]

As Tony say's CLASSIC !!!

[tonypilki3]

Classic Jeff, still a massive floorfiller !

[eringobrath1965]

Cheers Tony...cant believe they finally lifted their stupid copyright :) hope your well ??

[tonypilki3]

All ok here Jeff thx. Hope you and the clan are all ok too !!

Have a good weekend, might even be a sunny one... lol

[HeNdOxJeNdo]

ace track 10/10ktf