Saturday, March 18, 2017

#141 The Dark End Of The Street – James Carr (1967)


 
The first time I ever heard this soul classic by Chips Moman and Dan Penn was when it was performed in the 1991 movie The Commitments.  It’s been recorded by Percy Sledge, Don Dixon, Eva Cassidy, and many others, but somehow never managed to become a hit. The original version by James Carr was the only one to appear on the Hot 100, peaking at a modest #77.

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