Tag: Pam Grier

Welcome to the Powerpop.blog! I thought about renaming it to PowerKink.blog lately… but we are back to normal business again. I’m sad because there are so many more Kinks songs to explore. I have one ready to go soon. Anyway…

I’ve always liked this song and even more when it was on the Jackie Brown soundtrack. Not only on the soundtrack but it became part of the plot. Jackie Brown is one of my top Quentin Tarantino movies. Pam Grier is super (or any glorious adjective you can think of) in that movie. The song is a quintessential date song.

Thom Bell, one of the pioneers of the Philadelphia soul sound, co-wrote and produced the song along with William Hart. Bell’s orchestral arrangements and Hart’s falsetto vocals created a great sound soul sound. It became one of the group’s most successful hits and is widely regarded as an example of early Philadelphia soul sound.

A little history on them. Thom Bell also produced for The Stylistics, Chubby Checker, and Elton John. But his main focus was the Philly sound, which is soul music characterized by funk influences and lush instrumental arrangements.

The Delfonics were known as The Five Guys and played their own instruments. Bell cut them down to a trio and made them a vocal group, with Bell playing most of the instruments himself. He recorded three albums with the group and this song was their biggest hit. Bell then joined Philadelphia International Records, run by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, where he worked with The Stylistics.

Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) peaked at #10 in the Billboard 100, #12 in Canada, and #22 in the UK  in 1970. Their first hit was La-La Means I Love You which charted in 1968 and was a top ten hit as well.

Great song from a great period.

I don’t care much about awards but Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time) won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1971.

Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time)

I gave my heart and soul to you, girl
Didn’t I do it baby, didn’t I do it baby

Gave you the love you never knew, girl
Didn’t I do it baby, didn’t I do it baby

I’ve tried so many times and that’s no lie
It seems to make you laugh each time I cry

Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I
Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I
Listen

I thought that heart of yours was true, girl
Now didn’t I think it baby, didn’t I think it baby

But this time I’m really leavin’ you, girl
Hope you know it baby, hope you know it baby

Ten times or more, yes, I’ve walked out that door
Get this into your head, there’ll be no more

Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I
Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I

Didn’t I do it baby, didn’t I do it baby
Didn’t I do it baby, didn’t I do it baby

Ten times or more, yes, I’ve walked out that door
Get this into your head, there’ll be no more

Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I
Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I
I got to live you, baby

Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I
Didn’t I blow your mind this time, didn’t I