The Best Friend I Ever Had

[Snap]

Just picked up a copy of this song by Jan & Dean. Wasting a lot of
money for this one G/K number. Here is what the liner notes said.

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Fault for the group's stagnancy can also be attributed to another
source. Upon signing with Liberty, Jan and Dean also signed with Al
Nevins and Don Kirshner and their Alson Music publishing
firm. "Unfortunately for us, we signed with them during a dry period,"
remembers Dean bitterly. "All the hit writers were working for them on
the East Coast. Carole King and Gerry Goffin, Barry Mann and Cynthia
Weil, Neil Sedaka, all those guys were cranking out tunes. We stupidly
signed with them thinking they were going to give us hit tunes, and
they never did."

Tunes like "My Favorite Dream" (A Mann-Weil tune) and "The Best Friend
I Ever Had" (by Goffin and King), looked good on the outside but
despite various vocal arrangements employed by Lou Adler, these songs
remain lackluster at best with Dean unable to remember them now.
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After listening to the CD, TBFIEH was lackluster. I don't even
remember how it went. A double waste of money. Did G/K et al just
throw chum to the California garage band or was it their vocals that
couldn't pull it off? Any one at all?

Don
"You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte." -
Carly Simon

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[ricky_t...@my-deja.com]

> After listening to the CD, TBFIEH was lackluster. I don't even
> remember how it went. A double waste of money. Did G/K et al just
> throw chum to the California garage band or was it their vocals that
> couldn't pull it off? Any one at all?
>
> Don
> "You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte." -
> Carly Simon

What CD is it? Is it available in record shops? Is a copyright date
given for the song? (was it 1965?) I'd love to get/hear it!

'r'
"WHHHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY." - Yoko Ono

[Snap]

Ricky,

I can record it for you. I got it on a double CD called "From Surf
City To Drag City". I think it's also on a disc called "Take Linda
Surfing" That one is under $10 on CDNow I think.

Don H.
"We all like to climb to the heights" - King & Goffin

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[Mike C.]

Yes, Snap and T.--The song is on "Takin' Linda Surfing". This is
apparently the 'original' version. There is an 'alternative' version
out there on some cd. What version did ya get, Snap?

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[Snap]

Mike,

I'm sorry, I forgot to mention, I have the Alternate Version.

Don

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