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Created: Wednesday, 19 August 2015 20:08

Written by Shauna

April Release - "Drive My Car"

"Drive My Car" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written primarily by Paul McCartney, with lyrical contributions from John Lennon. It was first released on the band's 1965 album Rubber Soul as the opening track. The song later appeared in North America on the Yesterday and Today collection, again to open the record, as the track had been dropped from the American version of Rubber Soul.

"Drive My Car" was recorded on October 13, 1965 during the Beatles' first recording session to extend past midnight. McCartney worked closely with George Harrison on the basic rhythm track, the pair playing, in author Ian MacDonald's description, "similar riffing lines on bass and low guitar", respectively, as per Harrison's suggestion. Harrison had been listening to Otis Redding's "Respect" at the time. Author Robert Rodriguez describes the track as an "overt R&B workout" and a rare example of the Beatles demonstrating their admiration of Stax and Motown artists.

We had a short window of opportunity to get Chic Recordings’ April released finished and the decision to produce “Drive My Car” was made, quite literally, as we walked into the studio for the session. Resident Beatles expert and silent partner, Vic Kaaria, made the suggestion as we rounded the corner to Jimmy’s. Jimmy’s first question was, “do I get to play the guitar solo?” You’ll hear the answer to that question in the middle break.

With the song suggestion coming from Vic, combined with the fact that he was already IN the studio, naturally the male vocal was sung by him. Vic is currently retired (on sabbatical) from calling, but lucky for us he has agreed to continue with Chic Recordings as a Staff Caller and provide a vocal from time to time. He stepped into the vocal booth and nailed it in one take!

The vocal for the female range was recorded by Chic Recordings’ Owner/Producer, Shauna Kaaria. The background vocals and “beep-beeps” for both the male and female range tracks were provided by Shauna, along with Jimmy Mac.

CHIC 1077 in the male vocal range features the vocal by Vic Kaaria, Staff Caller.

CHIC 2077 in the female vocal range features Producer, Shauna Kaaria.

To purchase, just head on over to the Chic Boutique for fast and easy mp3 downloads.

Click on the youtube links (to the left) for previews!