I’m reaching into the obscurity bin for this one but it’s a good song.
This band was not exactly a household name but this single is really good. “Go Back” was released in 1970 and it peaked at #36 in the Billboard 100. Lead singer Michael Fennelly went on to an unsuccessful solo career but he did work with Steely Dan on occasion.
It was produced by Don Gallucci…formely of the Kingsmen…the drummer Phil Jones played percussion and drums for Tom Petty on every song but one on Full Moon Fever. He has also played with Joe Walsh, Johnny Rivers, and Waddy Wachtel.
The band did release two albums before breaking up in 1971. Bands like this fascinate me. I listened to their debut album and it’s really good…I have to wonder if Electra didn’t push them enough.
I do remember hearing this song in the 70s.
Go Back
You don’t hold me so well
And it’s not hard to tell
When you know in your heart
That it’s wrong
‘Cause your thoughts are not here
And you’re making it clear
That the one you love is gone
Well, I can’t tell you your life, no
I can’t tell you what to do
But you know, yes, you know
That’s it’s true
I think you better go back
Go back to your lover, go back
He’s the one you really love
Go back, go back to your bed
I said, go back
He’s the one you’re thinking of
Go back, go back to your bed
I said go back, girl
As fast as you can, go back
Now you look good to me
Still, I can’t help but see
You’ve been thinking of him
All the time
And you know it’s not right
When you kiss me tonight
You pretend his lips are mine
Yeah, I can’t tell you your life, no
I can’t tell you what to do
But you know, yes, you know
That it’s true
I think you better go back
Go back to your lover, go back
He’s the one you really love
Go back, go back to your bed
I said, go back
He’s the one you’re thinking of
Go back, go back to your bed
I said, go back, girl
As fast as you can
Go back, whooooooa
Go back, go back to your lover
Go back
Go back, go back to your bed
I said, go back
Not one I knew at the time, I discovered it a few years back after I got a book of all the US top 10’s and among the listed new entries one week in 1970 was this one, so I googled it, played the youtube and bought it. I became minor obsessed with it for a while and entered it into an online song competition of old tracks and charted it in my 2014 charts on the grounds that it was new to me, even if it was old. I love the guitars and the verse especially, the build is the thing. The chorus has room for improvement, but it does the job… 🙂
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