The song was released in November 1963 as the final track on their second UK album, With the Beatles.Īccording to George Harrison, the group discovered Strong's version in Brian Epstein's NEMS record store (though not a hit in the UK, it had been issued on London Records in 1960).
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A series of piano overdubs was later added by producer George Martin. The Beatles recorded "Money" in seven takes on July 18, 1963. Gordy has stated that Strong's name was only included because of a clerical error.
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His name was removed from the copyright registration three years after the song was written, restored in 1987 when the copyright was renewed, and then excised again the following year. Singer Barrett Strong claims that he co-wrote the song with Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford. Greil Marcus has pointed out that "Money" was the only song that brought Strong's name near the top of the national music charts, "but that one time has kept him on the radio all his life." Personnel The song was listed as number 288 on Rolling Stone 's " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". In the US, the single became Motown's first hit in June 1960, making it to number two on the Hot R&B Sides chart and number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Gwen and Anna's brother Berry Gordy had just established his Tamla label (soon Motown would follow) and licensed the song to the Anna label in 1960, which was distributed nationwide by Chicago-based Chess Records in order to meet demand the Tamla record was a resounding success in the Midwestern United States.
Anna Records was operated by Gwen Gordy, Anna Gordy and Roquel "Billy" Davis. The song was originally recorded by Barrett Strong and released on Tamla in August 1959. Music journalist Charles Shaar Murray describes "Money" as "one of the earliest Motown classics from the days when the label left some of R&B's rough edges in place." Releases Author Nick Talevski calls the song an "R&B classic" and it is identified as having a "Detroit R&B sound" by Mark Lewisohn. The figure is a key element of the song and is repeated throughout the piece by the piano, bass guitar and guitar, with background vocals by the Rayber Voices. īarrett begins with a bluesy piano riff, with the rest of the instruments gradually falling in. Authors Jim Cogan and William Clark only identify the guitarist and bass guitarist as "two white kids walking home from high school heard the music out on the street and wandered in to Hitsville asked if they could play along." They add "Strong claimed he never saw the two boys who played bass and guitar again." However, the guitarist has also been identified as Eugene Grew, who claimed that Barrett showed him what to play. Gordy and Strong began by improvising on piano and vocals and were joined by Benny Benjamin on drums and Brian Holland on tambourine. The song developed out of a spontaneous recording session at the Hitsville studio A in Detroit. Many artists later recorded the tune, including the Beatles in 1963 and the Flying Lizards in 1979. Barrett Strong recorded it in 1959 as a single for the Tamla label, distributed nationally on Anna Records. " Money (That's What I Want)" is a rhythm and blues song written by Tamla founder Berry Gordy and Janie Bradford, which was the first hit record for Gordy's Motown enterprise. ( Angelique Kidjo singing in her dialect)įinally, if you are a good music lover, this is a put-again, alluring, standard popular song that merits your collection.1959 song by Barrett Strong "Money (That's What I Want)" Go call you paddi them, say there’s money on ground Give her everything cause she deserve it and moreĮ dey totori o her body, her body, her body, (na money o) Give am Gucci, Prada, give am Fendi and Dior She say about this person shebi money involve? Well they should know we are the song killer It is frequently compared to taking in the fresh air.ĭavido Feat. You’ll also feel happy and unaffected by the new sounds when the vivacious speed and energy of Afrobeat are combined with the percussive and electrical sensations of electronic dance music. This excellent tune is also featured in his just-released audio collection, “Timeless Album.” The Caveman, a talented Nigerian Highlife group, and Angelique Kidjo, a Beninese-French singer-songwriter, actress, and activist, are also featured on this intriguing track. Another captivating hit song, “Na Money,” by well-known Nigerian musician Davido, owner of Davido Music Worldwide ( DMW), delights admirers.
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