Big Star – I’m In Love With A Girl

One thing the break I took a few months ago did for me was to reignite my love for Big Star. When I heard The Ballad of El Goodo on my “Break” post I reached for their albums again. This song is a short ballad by Alex Chilton on their second album Radio City. They had songs that were as good as The Beatles or The Kinks but just as not widely known.

When they started this album, a key member quit: Chris Bell. He wrote half of the debut album #1 Record. The failure of the first album was the key. Bell was a sensitive guy and took it hard. The problem was Stax Records who were going through financial hardships at the time.

When the record was played on the radio it got a huge popular response but when people went to the record stores…there was no album. Stax had a huge problem with distribution at the time. Plus…they didn’t know how to promote a power pop band. In my opinion, if they had been on Capitol or WB they probably would have succeeded. The debut album is about as perfect of a power pop album as you can get.

Radio City is a little edgier and some fans like it more than #1 Record. They decided to stay together with the three of them…Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, and Alex Hummel. Chilton wrote this touching short acoustic song. It’s one of the most popular songs on the album. On Spotify, it’s second only to September Gurls on times being played with 5,544,493.

It’s a sweet short song that sticks with me.

A rare live version from 1974

I’m In Love With A Girl

I’m in love with a girlFinest girl in the worldI didn’t know I could feel this way

Think about her all the timeAlways on my mindI didn’t know about love

All that a man should do is true-ooh-oohAll that a man should do is true-ooh-ooh

I’m in love with a girlFinest girl in the worldI didn’t know this could happen to me

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Author: Badfinger (Max)

Power Pop fan, Baseball, Beatles, Alternative music, old movies, and tv show fan. Also anything to do with pop culture in the 60s and 70s... I'm also a songwriter, bass and guitar player. Not the slightest bit interested in politics at all.

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  10. I know Big Star thanks to you, Max, and I’ve yet to hear a song they did that sucks. Given their great music, it’s hard to believe they never gained the traction they deserved. The fact Stax handled distribution of their first two albums still remains puzzling to me!

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      2. They had a deal with Columbia to distribute for Stax and Clive Davis loved Big Star…but he got fired right before it was released.

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