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Sunday, 20 November 2011

Soulful Strut

Yesterday, I recorded a version of an old tune called Soulful Strutalso known as "Am I the Same Girl". Here is the YouTube link: 
http://bit.ly/sJ0lP4

Playing a Bongo 6 with Hunni and the Wasps
It was written by Eugene Record and Sonny Sanders. First recorded in 1968 by Barbara Acklin, it charted most successfully in the US as a 1992 release by Swing Out Sister. Also recorded by Dusty Springfield in 1969 and George Benson in 1979, the song was a 1968-69 instrumental hit single by Young-Holt Unlimited under the title "Soulful Strut". 
I recorded into Cubase 6. For bass I played my old 1987 Warwick Streamer 4 into an EBS 650 head which I DI'd into my little Mackie 1642 VLZ3 mixer. Guitar is a Campbell American Precix into a Boss GT10 processor into the Mackie. Dums are from BFD2 with a tambourine from Stylus RMX. All other parts are from Native Intruments Kontakt 4.
The track isn't quite finished, I am think about putting a short solo just after the key change but haven't decided whether to play it it on keys or guitar. I was hoping to persuade my band to play it  because it has a great feel and would go down well with the audiences we play to.

 

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