All Strung Out Over You Explained

All Strung Out Over You
Type:single
Artist:The Chambers Brothers
Album:The Time Has Come
B-Side:Falling In Love
Recorded:1966
Label:Columbia 4-43957
Producer:David Rubinson
Prev Title:Time Has Come Today
Prev Year:1966
All Strung Out Over You
Next Title:I Can't Stand It
Next Year:1967

"All Strung Out Over You" was an early hit for The Chambers Brothers. It featured Lester Chambers on lead vocals. It would later be sampled by Fatboy Slim for "Weapon of Choice".

Info on the song

The song was composed by Rudy Clark. The Chambers Brothers recorded the song and it was released on Columbia 4–43957 on December 19, 1966.[1] [2] It was rushed out by Columbia after the label had rejected an early version of "Time Has Come Today".[3] It became a regional hit for the group which gave them the opportunity to re-record "The Time Has Come Today".[4]

The song appeared as the A1 track of their 1967 album The Time Has Come.[5] [6] Years later, along with "Into My Own Thing" by Sly & the Family Stone, the song would be sampled for the song "Weapon of Choice by Fat Boy Slim which also featured Bootsy Collins.[7]

Action

By January 11, 1967, the song had moved from its previous position of 48 up to 34 on the WMCA chart.[8] By the 28th of that month, Billboard had recorded the single as a regional breakout.[9]

Reaction to the song

For its cowbell effect, the song is noted at the Ultimate Cowbell Database.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series - Music, Current and Renewal Registrations, January-June, 1967 A Page 12
  2. 45Cat - The Chambers Brothers - Discography, The Chambers Brothers, A: All Strung Out Over You, B: Falling In Love
  3. Way Back Attack - THE CHAMBERS BROTHERS, Time Has Come Today
  4. [WFGR|98.7 WFGR]
  5. [BrooklynVegan]
  6. [Discogs]
  7. [WhoSampled]
  8. musicradio77.com - WMCA Fabulous 57 Survey for January 11, 1967
  9. Billboard, January 28, 1967 - Page 58 Breakout Singles
  10. BrooklynVegan, June 16, 2017 - The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love, 31 The Chambers Brothers – The Time Has Come
  11. The Ultimate Cowbell Database - The Chambers Brothers, "All Strung Out Over You "