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Created: Wednesday, 19 August 2015 20:08

Written by Shauna

February Release - "Words of Love"

“Words of Love” was written by Buddy Holly and first recorded and released by him in April of 1957. He harmonized with himself on the song, which certainly wasn’t as easy to do then as it is today. Wikipedia states that while it wasn’t a notable hit for Holly, it is regarded as one of his most important recordings.

In 1964, The Beatles recorded a cover version of the song as a tribute to Buddy Holly. The Beatles themselves said “Buddy Holly was a poet – way ahead of his time. At least the first 40 songs we wrote were Buddy Holly-influenced.” That brings context to the following comment I found regarding this cover. “There is a reverence that the Beatles show for Buddy Holly in this cover that is quite unlike anything else they ever recorded. It's almost like a prayer to Holly, their hero, who first inspired them to write songs.”

This is such a simple song with a beautiful message. The harmonies on the Beatles cover are so tight, it hard to tell them apart. George’s double guitar lead is the backbone of the song and Jimmy did a beautiful job recreating it with his Gretsch.

Our singing call in the male range features our newest Staff Caller (and major Beatles fan), Joe Saltel on the lead. The harmonies were recorded by our other major Beatles fan, Vic Kaaria. I don’t know about you, but I could listen to these two paying tribute to The Beatles all day long.

Since I was the only caller in the studio at the time, I took the Buddy Holly approach and recorded my own harmonies for the female range.

CHIC 1083 in the male vocal range features the vocal by Staff Caller, Joe Saltel.

CHIC 2083 in the female vocal range features Producer, Shauna Kaaria.

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