Kiki Dee - I Dig You Baby

Kiki Dee (born Pauline Matthews), began singing with a local band in Bradford in the early 1960s. Her recording career began as a session singer. She sang backing vocals for Dusty Springfield, among others, and was regarded by other singers but did not achieve solo success in the UK for many years, although her 1965 release "Why Don't I Run Away From You" was a big hit on Radios London and Caroline in 1965 and her 1968 release, "On a Magic Carpet Ride", which was originally a B-side, has remained popular with the Northern Soul circuit. Hit songwriter Mitch Murray came up with her stage name, and also penned her first single, "Early Night". In the United States her style was admired and she became the first white British artist to be signed by Tamla Motown - releasing her first Motown single in 1970.
"I Dig You Baby" (S. Bell - L. Ellison)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1960's
• northern-soul
• mod
• Ready-Steady-Go
• Scooters
• Fontana
• Phillips
• World-Pacific-records
• Doctor-In-Clover
• Lorraine-Ellison
• Jerry-Butler

[4BellaHeike]

Great soul song ! Thx for posting.

Bella Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵Ʒ.

[GROOVYFEELING]

Thank you Bella.

"Dig" your name.

[iluvnuggets]

My first time hearing Kiki Dee's version of this song--I DIG IT DIG IT DIG IT!

[GROOVYFEELING]

Thanks for your comment.

[TheSoulhawk]

Tremendous version of Lorraine Ellison's tune, just what you would expect from Kiki. Love the Vid!

SH

[GROOVYFEELING]

Thanks for responding to the original vid.

[1986billyk]

your the ultimate artist kiki you know how to put all the right stuff in a song. the more i listen to you the more i discover how great you are!!! your voice is effortleesly transporting!!!!

[1986billyk]

a voice full of love and magic a beautiful face sweet and vunerable i think i hit the essence of kiki dee. what a girl. do they still exist ? im so taken by her i hope she reads this

[CptPattern]

What an immense version! Can't believe this has slipped under my radar for so long. That b&w footage of Small Town i love - she looked fantastic, and in response to 1986billyk, no , i don't think there are too many - certainly not in Boots the Chemist anyway.........although she could give me the prescription for my ailment any time etc....frnarr fnarr.....sorry - i'll get me coat.

[ottyflyer1]

She also worked in Boots the chemists.

[sommy38]

please ..no comparisons ..no dionnes no dustys..just simply kiki...f...in love her..lol

[alcoyboy]

As a fellow Bradfordian, Kiki can do no wrong-particularly on a classic Northern sound like this. Sadly, Bradford's all SSBBWs with tattoos nowadays. Not many babes like Kiki around....

[cmonupies]

Fantastic! Can you also put on 'That's Right Walk On By' please please?

[john111257]

the most under rated uk singer of all time..just fantastic

[lenluvpat]

dig dig dig it

[pharoahsoulero]

@TheSoulhawk i always thought jerry butler did the og, you live and learn

[john111257]

kiki dee has got to be the most under rated singer in the uk...check out PATTERNS, the ladys best 60s tracks..up there with dusty..

[steve01274]

Kiki Dee, Tasmin Archer, Kimberley Walsh. Bradford Girls are the best. must be the water