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One critic wrote: "The yearning lyrics and melody, vibrant jangling guitars and brisk propulsive beat all combine to make The Squires' 'Going All the Way' a transcendent rock n roll record. That the song wasn't a huge hit and isn't heard daily on today's 'oldies' or 'classic rock' radio stations is shameful - but when it comes right down to it ...
Years after the group's disbandment, Young's 2009 collection The Archives Vol. 1 1963–1972 opened with six recordings by The Squires, including the V Records single, mastered from a vinyl copy. [11] The Squires are mentioned in Randy Bachman's 1992 single "Prairie Town." The song also features Neil Young on guitar and backing vocals.
"Go All the Way" is a song written by Eric Carmen of American rock group the Raspberries, from their 1972 album Raspberries. Released as a single in July 1972, the song reached the Top 5 on three principal US charts: number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 , [ 6 ] number 4 on Cashbox , [ 7 ] and number 3 on Record World .
The Squires were Neil Young's first band. The Squires may also refer to: The Squires (Connecticut band), a garage rock band from Bristol, Connecticut; The Squires, an Ohio garage rock band that featured Phil Keaggy; The Squires, a band that backed Tom Jones until 1969; The Squires, a band which later became the Count Five
Knight was a singer in the 1960s Harlem R&B music scene, usually fronting his own band, the Squires. [3] In 1965, with Hendrix as guitarist, he recorded some singles and demos for record producer Ed Chalpin.
[9] [10] The two songs on the single are the representative of Hendrix's first compositions to be on a recorded release. [ 11 ] In 2000, the UK label Jungle records released the album Jimi Hendrix with Curtis Knight & The Squires – Knock Yourself Out: The 1965 Studio Sessions which in addition to the 10 studio tracks included 5 bonus live tracks.
The song was first aired on pirate radio in the UK, as the BBC rejected it because of Jones' sexual image. In the US, Jones performed the song on three occasions on The Ed Sullivan Show. [8] "It's Not Unusual" is the theme song of his late 1960s–early 1970s television musical variety series, This Is Tom Jones.
"Goin' Down" is a song by the American pop rock band the Monkees, written by all four members of the group along with Diane Hildebrand. It was first released as the B-side to the " Daydream Believer " single on Colgems Records on October 25, 1967, in support of the band's fourth album, Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd.