I Wouldn't Change A Thing

from Whimsica Sardonica by The Friends Of Norman Havelock

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1962 - By the summer of '62 you couldn't miss R'n'B if you’d tried. Norman was reticent at first, but the sheer joy to be found in Doo Wop, Gospel and what we now call Soul, became irresistible to him. Norman, if nothing else, was blessed with a vivid imagination. Something he put to good use in this number as he comforts a promising actress (it says here) in a terrible play as the first reviews come in....

lyrics

Anything and everything I care about
I find in you
and only you

The earth and sky, the sun and moon
My Twist & Shout
You’re the one
The only one

I know you’d never let me down
With the notices in
I don’t care what they say
Darling, it’s starting to show.....

I wouldn’t change a thing about you
I wouldn’t change a thing about you

And anyone who’s ever loved would feel the same
That much is true
Forever blue

You and I - it’s do or die,
a burning flame
I’ll find a way
The only way

I know you’d never let me down
With the notices in,
I don’t care what they say
Darling, there’s one thing I know.....

I wouldn’t change a thing about you
I wouldn’t change a thing about you

The piercing cry of siren voices
From ne’er do wells and their Hobson’s Choices
The die is cast, what more can I do?
Baby, I think the world of you.......

I wouldn’t change a thing about you
I wouldn’t change a thing about you
I don’t care what they say
I think the world of you.

credits

from Whimsica Sardonica, released January 14, 2022
Vern Asbury - Lead Vocal
Wendon Davis - Lead & Backing Vocals, Percussion
Ralph Salmins - Drums
Dale Davis - Bass
John Wheatcroft - Electric Guitars
Kevin Webster - Piano & Organ
Andrew Ross - Saxophones & Flutes
Ralph Lamb - Trumpets & Flugel Horns
Andrew Moorhouse -Vibraphone & Spoken Vocal
Steve Turner - String Arrangements performed by
FILMharmonic Orchestra, Prague®
Adam Klemens - Conductor
Milan Jílek - Sound Engineer
Michal Petrásek - Assitant Sound Engineer
Petr Pýcha - Orchestra Contractor and Recording Sessions Manager

Recorded & Mixed by - Lester Salmins at The Bunker
Additional Recording by - Jake Skinner at Brighton Road Recording Studios
Mastered by Ben Pike at Rare Tone Mastering
Produced by - Andrew Moorhouse

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The Friends Of Norman Havelock England, UK

In 2000, little-known ‘60s songwriter, Norman Havelock shuffled off this mortal coil, a largely forgotten man.

Now, 21 years later, his creative genius burns ever brighter as The Friends of Norman Havelock re-imagine his work for audiences anew!

11 tunes came to light initially, one per year from 1960 to 1970, acting as a veritable almanac through that most culturally thrilling of decades!
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