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Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Darrow Brown; July 26, 1940 – December 6, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter.Gray's music spanned multiple genres, including soul, country, pop, and musical theater.
It was later given to soul singer Dobie Gray for whom it became a surprise international hit. In 1973, the song became Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song has been covered by numerous musicians.
"The 'In' Crowd" is a 1964 [2] song written by Billy Page [2] and arranged by his brother Gene and originally performed by Dobie Gray on his album Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go". It appeared on an episode of Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember, featuring in the last week of November 1964, the month Gray's rendition was released.
Dobie Gray's version of the song peaked at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of October 6, 1973. [2] [3] Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge's version was released as a single in late 1973, and became a minor Billboard Hot 100 hit in the spring of 1974. [4] [5] The song first appeared on their 1973 duet album Full Moon.
The original song as recorded by Dobie Gray in 1979 was a love song without a storyline, unlike the later version by Heart.. In the Heart version of the song, which is also played out in the accompanying music video, interspersed with sequences of the band performing the song, singer Ann Wilson sings of a one-night stand with a handsome young male hitchhiker.
Versions by South himself and Dobie Gray appeared shortly after the original. Gray's version became a minor hit in North America in 1969. In 1970, Lynn Anderson recorded "Rose Garden" after hearing Joe South's version. However, Anderson's producer rejected the song's recording because he did not consider it to be a female tune.
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The song was released in May, 1966 as a single backed by "No Room to Cry" on Charger CRG-115. [3] The track was included on his album, "Dobie Gray Sings for "In" Crowders That Go "Go-Go". [4] It was re-issued on the Black Magic label in 1975 (see record label). [5] It charted twice in the UK.