Bobby Paris - Per-so-nal-ly

One name which refused to go away however was that of Bobby Paris and for two very good reasons. Firstly he performed on three records which became anthemic to the scene (Per-so-nal-ly, Night Owl and I Walked Away) and secondly he was white. If this sixties recording artist was an enigma to the Northern soul scene the converse was also true. He only became aware that his records, which had bombed in the states, were very popular on the other side of the Atlantic when record producer and DJ Ian Levine contacted him in 1999. Until that time he had been wholly unaware of the 'Northern' soul scene and his cult status within it. Ian was undertaking a massive project of producing a film entitled 'The Strange World Of Northern Soul' and wanted Bobby to appear on it. Not only did Bobby agree to appear in the film but he was also invited to sing at its premier. The launch took place at the King George's Hall in Blackburn on 31st. July 1999 and became the first time Bobby had ever performed the songs live. His singing is so authentically soulful that it was not only his English fans who had been fooled into thinking he was black. In an interview with Manifesto magazine (October 1999) he revealed, "I hit number 1 locally in the R&B charts, but it was plucked out man as soon as they found out I was white"

Words c/o John Ponomarenko

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[jpblade90]

Anyone know where i can get the lyrics?

[MasterJimboe]

I thought I had this single, and I have! On Tetragrammation records, an import promo copy. I probably paid a fiver for it around 1975. One of my all time favorites.

[bmj190267]

played a few years before the casino . torch favorite 1971 . good times

[MrNatgem]

I remember Wigans Ovation making a really horrible remake of this back in the day...

some anthems should be left to the masters!

class track/act!

KTF!

[twochaudio]

I like the way this song is done

[magiclard]

Another of recorsds from my fast batch. 

[shawzie1969]

bobby paris a legend

[yam400e]

one of my late brothers favourite sounds rip russ thinking of you every day

[radiotircoed]

Is the original of this still worth anything?

[chris2438]

wasn't it some bunch of no-marks called Wigans Ovation that took this and murdered it..????