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| Who sings "I Believe in Love" on the HAIR OBC? | |
| Posted by: Maguire75 03:21 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| Technically not included when the recording was first released but added (along with many other songs) when the album was released on CD. It sounds like Lynn Kellogg to me, which would make sense given that its Sheila's song. The CD lists Melba Moore (a later Sheila) as singing it. I always assumed this was a typo on the reissue, but its never been corrected.... Any thoughts? |
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| re: Who sings "I Believe in Love" on the HAIR OBC? | |
| Posted by: TXTyler 06:01 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
| In reply to: Who sings "I Believe in Love" on the HAIR OBC? - Maguire75 03:21 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| I just posted about this below. I also think it sounds like Lynn even though Melba is listed. Would be interesting to know for sure. | |
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| it doesn't sound anything like Melba Moore | |
| Posted by: Chazwaza 07:23 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
| In reply to: re: Who sings "I Believe in Love" on the HAIR OBC? - TXTyler 06:01 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| Am I the only one who thinks that? By the sound of it, it's kind of funny anyone would hear it and think the credit was true. | |
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| re: it doesn't sound anything like Melba Moore | |
| Posted by: TXTyler 09:04 am EST 11/24/20 | |
| In reply to: it doesn't sound anything like Melba Moore - Chazwaza 07:23 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| You’re totally right. I’ve just gone back to listen to the track, and it doesn’t sound like Melba Moore. I think I had always just assumed that the credit was correct. Glad to have that cleared up. | |
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| It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 08:35 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
| In reply to: it doesn't sound anything like Melba Moore - Chazwaza 07:23 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| Not sure how it got credited to Melba. | |
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| re: It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: Chromolume 09:09 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
| In reply to: It's Lynn Kellogg - TheOtherOne 08:35 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| I wonder if someone confused it with Moore's "I Got Love" from Purlie? | |
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| re: It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 07:25 am EST 11/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: It's Lynn Kellogg - Chromolume 09:09 pm EST 11/23/20 | |
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| I think they alternated who sang the song in the early days of its run, so maybe there was some question as to who would actually record the album version. Whatever the reason it is clearly Lynn's version on the album, and its inclusion came as a nice surprise to those of us who'd only known the show from its abridged vinyl recording. | |
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| re: It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: jbronsto 06:33 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: It's Lynn Kellogg - TheOtherOne 07:25 am EST 11/24/20 | |
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| I think that the confusion continued about this song because original cast member Lori Davis in her book “Letting Down My Hair” speaks about Melba Moore singing the song and how amazing it was and that the band seemed to play a different accompaniment for her with cool woodwind and brass things. She appeared to be referring to when Melba went on for Lynn and/or briefly replaced her in the role of Sheila. They don’t appear to have alternated who sang the song but when people were out or not able to sing parts of their role but still decided to go on for their scenes, songs were sometimes re-distributed without regards to character. There was apparently a performance that all of the black cast members missed in solidarity after one of the cast members died when some wild substations happened also. | |
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| re: It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 09:03 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: It's Lynn Kellogg - jbronsto 06:33 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
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| Might that have been after Lamont Washington died in a fire? A very sad part of the production's history. | |
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| re: It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: blue70 09:47 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: It's Lynn Kellogg - TheOtherOne 09:03 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
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| Apparently, the cast was not given permission to attend his funeral. Listen to the short Story Corps story at the link. |
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| Link | Story Corps - Original Cast Member of Hair, Mary Lorrie Davis, on the Groundbreaking Broadway Musical |
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| re: It's Lynn Kellogg | |
| Posted by: TheOtherOne 10:18 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
| In reply to: re: It's Lynn Kellogg - blue70 09:47 pm EST 11/24/20 | |
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| Dear Lord, how shameful is that? | |
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