The Pearls - Guilty

[janeewart1961]

great song 

[minotauroazul]

I´d never heard this band, nice voices.-

[DJTanz1]

Took me ages to track this down always thought it was Bananarama but knowing it was a mid 70s track luv it

[Bobhemp100]

Good singalong soft soul. So many good 1970s records like this never get airplay.

[TDSouledOut1]

Infectious 70s pop soul. Just love it.

[Derwentcub]

This is excellent stuff, and brings back many happy memories for me.. Thanks!

[veeganboy]

Some talented individual should do a mash-up of this song with Bananarama's 'Love In The First Degree'.

[jjby100]

this a great song written by the great Ron Roker and produced by Phil the Collector Swern.

[btcharlie9]

i listen to this every day

[1972Mazza]

Another Pearls collector - I recognise all the pressings featured and have them myself - and many more . They made great records .

[briwinter2901]

I've got an edited version of this on one of them K-Tel multiple hit LPs that I bought in the seventies. It is a nice cheery song and always makes me smile and think of a girl I used to like at school when I here it. Thank you for taking the trouble to upload it. Wish I know how to do it coz I have a few gems I'd love to share with you all.

[gerladiant]

OMG thank you Elofan I have had this song in my head since the 70's I couldnt remember who did it I was 18 and clubbing when this came out , great memories , thank you so much x

[storminacuppa1]

This was a great record and for writers Ron Roker and Gerry Shury their first top ten record together.The song was even covered by Philladelphia soul girls First Choice but this version is favourite and the Pearls were two great singers.

Memories of the 70's and good songs.

[krakenwave]

I had this song on the brain ever since the summer of 74 when I was 7. From my crackly old radio I could never quite figure out the lyrics - I thought they sang about "Down on the corner was a serious cry". So I could never find what this earworm was. Then thanks to the internets I found it. It seems that in the NW London suburbs, this and Andy Kim's Rock Me Gently, and "Down on the Beach Tonight" were the main hits that summer.

[andyward10]

as a lover you run for cover whenever trouble appears.....should I say anymore?

[mankielty]

thank u

[swedecutter]

Found this by accident, much better than The Banarama "Love in the First Degree". Less annoying jangily bits & better voices.

Singers will be the same age as my Mum, but they look lovely on that Album cover & have nice cheeky voices.

[haydenellie]

classic dont get much better than this takes me back to the discos of the 70s amny thanks for posting.

[georgios895]

great song,i was 17!

[TheMilo04]

now this brings back my teenage years he he

[emmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmily]

ohh, i love this song. it's older than me like, but it's amazing (L)

[klefafa]

Thanks for sharing such a beautiful song!!!

[stevezodiakxl5]

Many thanks for posting this long lost gem from the 70s

[custardaghost]

I have been looking for this for YEARS. At last! Thanks Elofan.

[SueBea]

And who could forget 'Third Finger, Left Hand' ?

[lorret90]

BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for posting not herd this in decades!!!

[LKayL1]

I've loved this one for years!

[Lookinland]

I used to think they were all black.

They sound it.I like that.

Thanks for putting up :)

[assurbanipal]

One of my all-time favorites.

Can somebody post their song "Wizard Of Love" from 1974 ?

[fatpizzaman]

One of the best girl pop songs of 1974, and my favourite song on the Bell label.

[berniebriffa]

anybody know where i can find The Pearls track "Lead Us Not Into Temptation"....thanks

[needsumluv]

Classic , i bought the string of pearls cd, every song a real  gem

[m31bec]

Oh! the youth club memories.Haven't heard this in years.Many thanks

[luxyaltz219]

I was always under the immpression it was gary who produced it but either way , he / they did a great job

[luxyaltz219]

this was arranged by Gerry Shurry indeed and a very underated producer of many gret 70s songs .This is a classic ,up there with the best

[elofan567]

The single i have credits Johnny arthey as arranger but whichever of them it was they did a great job and i agree that Gerry shury is very underrated.

[Efferpheasants]

@elofan567

Wasn't the girls in this actually The Ladybirds? (Benny Hill's resident singers)

[martley1]

Yes I am still confused as to whether Gerry had a hand in the production, although it does not say so on the label. What I do know is that Gerry was a genius and is sadly overlooked. 70s pop and soul from the UK would not have been half of what it was witholut him.

[martley1]

I have been waiting a long time for this to appear on YouTube. What a lovely record and a hit from 1974 on Bell. Do you know if this was arranged by the late Gerry Shurry. It sounds like one of his orchestrated productions so loved back then. I really liked this song. I also think it was a great influence on Pete Waterman who used the theme of this song and turned into 'Love in the first degree' by 'Bananarama' a few years later.

[elofan567]

It was produced and arranged by Johnny Arthey,Thank you for your comments.

[martley1]

Yes thanks for that. I think it was definetly written by Gerry Shury and Ron Roker though. Gerry was a great loss to the UK sould scene back in the '70s, and Gerry was instrumental in bringing the wonderful string arrangements to so many 70s soul hits for acts such as Tina Charles, Biddu, etc. He was a sad loss to music and largely overlooked. Before him the UK soul / pop scene was undergound.

[coljaz]

What they said! Had this on the Bell 7" back in the day but misplaced it somewhere along the line and have been waiting for years to hear it again. Made my day, thanks! :-)

[luxyaltz219]

Ahhhhhhh, brilliant ,at last some nice person has uploaded it ,thank you, thank you , one of my all time favs from the 70s .Great lyrics ,backing track ,drums , strings Supremeeeeeeee !

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