If I Call You By Some Name

If I Call You By Some Name was a hit for the Canadian rock group The Paupers. The song which was composed by Rick Shorter was released in 1966. It was the biggest hit that the band had.

"If I Call You By Some Name"
Single by The Paupers
B-side"Copper Penny"
Released1966
Genrepop
Length2:50
LabelVerve Folkways KF 5033
Songwriter(s)Rick Shorter
Producer(s)Rick Shorter
The Paupers singles chronology
""Long Tall Sally"" "If I Call You By Some Name" ""Simple Deed""

Background

The song is a mellow folk-influenced tune[1] In addition to being composed by Rick Shorter, the song was also produced and arranged by him. He also produced and arranged the B side, which was written by Adam Mitchell and Skip Prokop. The single was released on Verve Folkways KF 5033 in December, 1966.[2] In December 1966 Billboard announced that the single was predicted to reach the Hot 100 Chart.[3] It was announced in the January 21, 1967 issue of Billboard that the record had already broken out as a hit in Canada.[4] It made it to No. 31 on Canada’s RPM chart.[5] In January, 1967, the song peaked at #6 on Toronto's influential radio station CHUM (AM).[6][7]

Because they had success of "If I Call You By Some Name", opportunities were opened for the group. They recorded their debut album, Magic People, got to play at the Whiskey A Go Go and Fillmore West.[8] There was also a demand for a follow up single, so the group released "Simple Deed" bw "Let Me Be" which were composed by Adam Mitchell ands Skip Prokop.[9]

Reflection

According to The Great Canadian Book of Lists by Randy Ray and Mark Kearney, the group wasn't too proud of the song. But in the late 60s it went down very well as the ultimate close-dancing song when they played high school dances in Toronto.[10] This may possibly due to the group being a psychedelic group and the folk-influenced song being their most mellow.[11]

References
  1. .The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame - YORKVILLE STORMS THE CHARTS
  2. 45Cat - The Paupers If I Call You By Some Name, Catalogue: KF 5033
  3. Billboard, Decedmber 31, 1966 - Page 16 SPOTLIGHT SINGLES, CHART Spotlights--Predicted to reach the HOT 100 Chart
  4. Billboard, January 21, 1967 - Page 12 VERVE/FOLKWAYS: Marriage of Folk and Pop
  5. Cashbox Canada, Thu, 10/15/2015 - Proudly Canadian: The Paupers
  6. Canuckistan Music - The Paupers, Magic People - Michael Panontin
  7. Chart Hits Of All Decades - RADIO STATION CHUM (TORONTO) WEEKLY CHARTS FOR 1967
  8. The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia - Artist: Paupers, The, Biography
  9. Billboard, March 18, 1967 - Page 58 From The Music Capitals of the World, TORONTO
  10. The Great Canadian Book of Lists, By Randy Ray, Mark Kearney - Page 203 Music, BABY BOOMER MUSIC, ROCKIN' RANDY'S TOP FIFTEEN CANADIAN SINGLES: 1950s to the 1970s
  11. The Canadian Music Hall Of Fame - YORKVILLE STORMS THE CHARTS
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