P.P. Arnold - I Go To Pieces Everytime

Pat Arnold was originally one of The Ikettes, Ike and Tina Turner's backing girl group. She left Los Angeles and emigrated to England and signed to Immediate Records in 1967, and had a huge hit with "The First Cut Is The Deepest". Another single on the same label, "Everything's Gonna Be Alright", which was basically just a re-write of Bobby Scott's soul classic "We're Doing Fine", (also covered by Dee Dee Warwick), became a monster huge in-demand Northern Soul classic, and one of the biggest ever records at the legendary Wigan Casino. Many years later, in 1998, we were filming our Northern Soul documentary, "The Strange World Of Northern Soul", so we interviewed and recorded Pat on her big Wigan classic. Then she remembered, when she used to appear there, hearing a wonderful record by a girl called Gerri Granger on Bell Records, called "I Go To Pieces Everytime". Funnily enough, I was the one to discover that record first, and we used to play it at Blackpool Mecca before it crossed over to Wigan, so I suggested we have a go and record it ourselves, not for the documentary, but just to try it out. So we did, and here indeed it is.

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• Northern-Soul
• Blackpool-Mecca
• Sixties-Soul
• Disco
• Diva
• Girl-Groups
• Wigan-Casino

[Pirate7X]

Wow!

Black voices & skin don't crack! Sounds & looks as good as she did 40 years ago.

[johnmcfly1960]

i was 18 when i heard this still makes me feel like i was 18 one of the best northern songs by far ev 1 must love this its a classic ty for the post

[latinyong]

SHE WAS A IKKETTE FROM TINA TURNER BAND

[iorr247]

In his autobiography Ronnie Wood tells of the flat he rented from Pat Arnold in London. The flat below Ronnie was rented by his pal Jimi Hendrix. It wasn't for long but how cool is that?

[kiwicockers]

the voice

[PHAEDRIDER]

soul for soul's sake .. my god .. i swear .. this woman could live to be 1000 and still be "first cut is the deepest " beautiful... sigh

[vegystew]

I was in pieces when PP said hello to me in The Tin Hat - Kettering 1967 ish, she was great live!

Stu

[kiwicockers]

a beautifull voice and lady, sigh i wish i had found here earlier

[TooDarnSoulful]

a special song for us soulies .....wonderful tks ian :)) ktf

[nativesun]

Wonderful. So Talented and Beautiful.

A True Legend in our midst. Thank You Miss P.P.

[edleew]

I don't get it ? 57.403 views and only 81 ratings ? Whats up with that ? I first rate and then comment . Peace Eddy