Satisfactions - I DIDN'T HAVE ANY SUMMER ROMANCE (Jack Nitzsche) (1966)

NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (Unreleased 1966 recording) Out of Los Angeles, this beautiful version of the Carole King and Gerry Goffin tune was recorded at Hollywood's Sunset Sound Studio and produced and arranged by Jack Nitzsche. The Satisfactions consisted of lead vocals by his wife, Gracia with background vocals by uncredited session singers whose voices were more than likely The Blossoms. An albums worth of material was recorded and originally intended for release on Nitzsche's own new label but when that deal fell through, only 'Daddy, You Just Gotta Let Him In' b/w 'Bring It All Down' were released in 1966 as a single on the Imperial label. With no master tapes to be found, only one side of a planned Satisfactions LP survives on an old Sunset Sound acetate. Riding above the deep, cavernous, Spectorian arrangement supplied by L.A.'s famed 'Wrecking Crew', Gracia's lead vocals on 'I Didn't Have Any Summer Romance' blend beautifully above the 'Wall Of Sound', sounding nothing like the original 1962 Dimension Records recording by Carole King.
(The color photo in the video shows l. to r., Gracia Nitzsche, Edna Wright, Fanita James and Jean King.
The black and white photos are of Jack Nitzsche, Jack Nitzsche with members of The 'Wrecking Crew' at Sunset Sound and the interior of Sunset Sound).

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• Phil Spector
• Wrecking Crew
• Spectropop
• Girl Group
• Wall Of Sound
• Blossoms
• Gracia Nitzsche
• Edna Wright
• Darlene Love
• Fanita James
• Jean King
• Simone White
• L.A.
• 60's
• Teen
• Teenscene
• Sunset Sound
• Sunset Sound Recorders
• Girl Pop
• Carole King
• Gerry Goffin

[pls99271]

Anthony, I noticed cut 4 is "A woman in Love". Is that the same song Cher did in middle 70's with Phil Spector? If it is can you post the Satisfactions version?

You are my brother from another mother with all these Gold Star treasures!

[reichardtaj]

@pls99271 It's a different tune. The tune you may be thinking about that Cher did with Spector is entitled, 'A Woman's Story'. 'A Woman In Love' was first recorded by The Crystals, then The Ronettes, followed by Donna Loren and then The Satisfactions.

[reichardtaj]

@pls99271 What's interesting is that Jack Nitzsche arranged all of the versions of 'Woman In Love' and neither one was officially released back when they were originally recorded.

[yougotitjerky]

This is INCREDIBLE!! I always check your channel hoping for more Nitzsche stuff and this is one of the best ones EVER! Keep up the good work, you truly have the best videos going! Jack Niztsche and Reichardtaj forever!

[reichardtaj]

@yougotitjerky Thanks for the compliment. It's very much appreciated. I feel honored to have MY name included in the same paragraph as Jack's.

[yougotitjerky]

@reichardtaj You are one of the experts! Between you and the Spectropop website it's so easy to be an armchair Nitzsche expert. Thanks for all of the hard work on uploading these, it is much appreciated. Does this song kind of remind you of "Baby, That's Me"?

[reichardtaj]

@yougotitjerky Now that you mention it, yes it does. Very similar melody. Hmmmmm.....maybe one was the inspiration for the other.

[pls99271]

@reichardtaj That's right....my bad on title...thanks for straightening my 70's cobwebs up!

[TheMauvetys]

Jack Nitzsche: the guarantee of great tune!

[lesgore54]

Agreed. This is the good stuff. Always felt this song must have been done this way somewhere. Oh, the questions that song line-up brings to mind. PS great studio photo.