1966 single by the Blues Magoos
"(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" is a song by the American rock band Blues Magoos, released in October 1966.[2] It was a chart hit in the United States in February 1967. It was written by Ron Gilbert, Ralph Scala and Mike Esposito. It reached #5 on the Hot 100.[3]
Background
The Vox Continental organ riff, which also appeared in Liverpool Five's "She's Mine" (in the same year)[4] was closely based on guitarist James Burton's riff to Ricky Nelson's 1962 rock recording of the old George Gershwin standard "Summertime",[5] which also inspired Deep Purple's 1970 hit song "Black Night".[6]
Charts
The Spectres version
The British Rock band The Spectres (a predecessor of Status Quo) released a cover of the song in February 1967.[7]
Track listing
- "(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet" (Gilbert/Scala/Esposito) (2.18)
- "I Want It" (Lynes/Coghlan/Rossi/Lancaster) (3.01)
See also
References
- ^ a b c Fontenot, Robert. "Garage Rock's 10 Biggest Hits of All Time". About.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2016. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ Stuart Rosenberg (September 28, 2009). Rock and Roll and the American Landscape: The Birth of an Industry and the Expansion of the Popular Culture, 1955-1969. iUniverse. p. 112. ISBN 9781440164583.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 93.
- ^ "Cool Cat Wild!: The history of a famous bass riff - from "Summertime" to "Black Night"". 2 December 2011.
- ^ Reid, Graham (4 March 2011). "BLUES MAGOOS 1966-68: Pop's psychedelic pioneers". Elsewhere.
- ^ Smith, Sid (18 April 2007). "Deep Purple In Rock Review". BBC Music. Archived from the original on 2010-04-24. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ "Status Quo discography". statusquo.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2010-04-07. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
External links
- Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet / Gotta Get Away (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet at Discogs (list of releases)
