STUDIO SESSION FOR BILL YATES
FOR SUN RECORDS 1966

SAM PHILLIPS RECORDING STUDIO
639 MADISON AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION: TUESDAY JANUARY 11, 1966
SESSION HOURS: UNKNOWN
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - KNOX PHILLIPS

''BIG BIG WORLD'' (2)
Composer: - Red West
Publisher: - B.M.I. - Studio Music
Matrix number: - None - Not Originally Issued (3:10)
Recorded: - January 11, 1966
Released: - June 14, 2013
First appearance: Bear Family Records (CD) 500/200rpm BCD 17277-30 mono
BILL YATES - THE SUN YEARS PLUS

Knox bought into Billy Adams' rhythm and blues revivals and issued his versions of ''Rock Me Baby'' and ''Open The Door Richard'' on Sun in February 1966. He also enjoyed Bill Yates' voice, though at this session he tried to take Yates closer to the pop market, coupling two very different songs, a classy bi-voiced ballad and a teeny lyric. On Sun 399, ''Big Big World'' opened with a churchy organ and built into a full-sounding, soulful song about a search for his departed girl. The passionately-sung lyric was by Red West, one of Elvis Presley's main buddies, amended by the top Memphis-based songwriting team of Fred Burch and Gerald Nelson. It may well have been intended for Presley originally. It was recorded also by Johnny Burnette in 1961. In contrast, ''I Dropped My M&Ms'' was literally pop candy, about the effect of a new girl in school. Here are included a number of unissued Yates tracks derived from this session.''Share Your Love With Me'' is another atmospheric ballad, while ''Two Can Play This Game'' again revisits the Pharoahs beat. ''She's Still Got A Hold On Me'' is a very memorable, soulful ballad with a gently commanding performance from Bill. Finally from this session here included alternative takes of ''Carleen'', ''Big Big World'', and ''I Dropped My M&Ms'', each stripped down a little and with surprises here and there.

Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Bill Yates - Vocal & Organ
Billy Adams - Drums
Lee Adkins - Guitar
Donald Duck Dunn - Bass
Russ Carlton - Saxophone

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