(above, 45 sleeve art by Johnny Spencer. for more on him, click here)
Not a lot is known about Amanda Love (which is probably an alias). What I do know is that she put out this bluesy number on Mel London’s Starville label about 1967. Mel London was a Chicago songwriter/producer/record label owner who was instrumental in launching the careers of Junior Wells and Ricky Allen.
Amanda Love’s record “You Keep Calling Me by Her Name” is the sort of record that swung in many a South Side tavern here in Chicago. It sort of sounds like the result of if Nancy Wilson had come to Chicago to record back then: polished vocals atop a rough and ready track. Jive on!
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September 21st, 2012 at 5:44 am
Loved this record for ages and took me a good while to get a copy on he original label….lyrics are interesting, especially on the b-side! Nice post:)
September 24th, 2012 at 10:46 am
thanks. i agree that the lyrics are interesting. it’s also interesting how the flip of this sounds (to me) so different from this side, almost pop. I guess the Producer (Mel London) was trying to get a hit from either direction.
September 25th, 2012 at 8:06 am
Bit more info here
http://www.sirshambling.com/artists_2012/L/katie_love/index.php