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John William Bristol (February 3, 1939 – March 21, 2004) [1] was an American musician, most famous as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown label in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was a native of Morganton, North Carolina , about which he wrote an eponymous song.
This features the vocals of Johnny Bristol. In 1993, American hip hop musician K7, for his debut album Swing Batta Swing. In 2000, British boy band Worlds Apart, in their CD single I Will Part 2. In 2005, X Factor winner Steve Brookstein, for his debut album Heart and Soul. In 2015, English boy band Blue, for their fifth album Colours.
The song was written by Johnny Bristol, Jackey Beavers, and Harvey Fuqua in 1961; Bristol and Beavers recorded the song together as "Johnny & Jackey" for the Tri-Phi label that same year. "Someday" was a moderate success in the Midwestern United States, but gained little notice in other venues.
The duo's second single for Tri-Phi, "Someday We'll Be Together" in 1962, was co-written by Beavers with Johnny Bristol and Harvey Fuqua, but was not a hit at the time. Finding little commercial success, Johnny and Jackey split up, and Beavers began recording with Roquel Davis at the Checker label. The first release, "Jack-A-Rue" in 1965, was a ...
"Love Me for a Reason" is a song by American musician Johnny Bristol. It was recorded most famously by American family music group the Osmonds, and released in 1974. Twenty years later, Irish boy band Boyzone covered the song. Both versions were successful, reaching the top 10 of the charts in many countries.
At Anna Records, Fuqua began working with Anna Gordy, Billy Davis, Lamont Dozier and Johnny Bristol. [1] He also introduced Marvin Gaye to Anna's brother, Berry Gordy, and married their sister Gwen Gordy. [3] In 1961, he started his own labels, Tri-Phi Records and Harvey Records, whose acts included the Spinners, Junior Walker and Shorty Long. [1]
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"Twenty-Five Miles" is a song written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr for Starr's second album, 25 Miles (1969). The song was considered sufficiently similar to "32 Miles out of Waycross" by Hoagy Lands (also recorded as "Mojo Mama" by both Wilson Pickett and Don Varner), written by Bert Berns and Jerry Wexler, [2] [3] that Berns and Wexler were eventually given co-writing ...