Rock Archeologia

Keith Hampshire - The First Cut (1973 A&M Records) 

Artist: Hampshire, Keith
Title: The First Cut
Label: A&M Records
Catalog#: SP 9006
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Year: 1973
Origin: Calgary, Alberta
Genre: Pop/Rock
Duration: 00:40:16

• Keith Hampshire (born November 23, 1945 in Dulwich, London) is an English-born popular singer of the 1970s, famous in Canada for three top ten hits (including his #1 version of "The First Cut Is The Deepest", which topped the RPM 100 national singles chart on May 12, 1973), and the successful television show Music Machine. Though his voice resembles David Clayton-Thomas', Hampshire was not as successful in the United States, where his highest single only reached number 51. Between July 1966 and mid-August 1967, he was a DJ for Radio Caroline South on 259 metres, medium wave (1187kHz AM). His show was called "Keefers Commotions", and later "Keefers Uprising". In 1983, Hampshire released a song (as 'Bat Boys') entitled "OK Blue Jays", which became an anthem for the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball team. Blue Jays fans sing it during the seventh-inning stretch of home games. The song was written by Alan Smith, Pat Arbour, Jack Lenz and Tony Kosinec. The song was remixed by Rob Wells and Chris Anderson of Big Honkin' Spaceship Inc. in 2003, and still plays during the seventh-inning stretch. On June 18, 2005 Hampshire was hired by Darren Stevens (comedian) to host a 60's-70's based oldies radio show on CHAY-FM in Barrie, Ontario. (en.wiki)

               • www.keithhampshire.com

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 • Side One:
A1. Forget About Me 03:36
A2. Think 02:34
A3. Waking Up Alone 03:45
A4. Sittin' On a Fence 03:15
A5. Say You Don't Mind 03:15
A6. (That's All) Part of Losing 03:25
 • Side Two:
B1. Daytime, Night-Time 03:13
B2. You Can't Hear the Song I Sing 04:16
B3. Sitting in the Park 02:55
B4. First Cut is the Deepest 03:49
B5. Game of Love 03:00
B6. French Song 03:07

    From The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Leader Peter Schenkman
    Strings Arranged & Conducted By Gord Fleming & Bill Misener
    Background Vocals By The Laurie Bower Singers 
    With Oianne Brooks & Brian Russell
    Engineered By George Semkiw 'With A Little Help 
    From Mark Smith & Hayward Parrot)
    Produced By Bill Misener For Pig-Weed Productions
    Executive Producer - Gerry Lacoursiere
    Recorded At R.C.A. Studios,. Toronto, Canada.
    Design - Roger Griese
    Photography - Struan
 

Members:
Jim Morgan - Bass
Keith Hampshire - Lead Vocals
Brian Russel - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Bill Misener - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
Gordon Fleming - Organ & Piano
Barry McMullen - Piano
Keith Hampshire - Water Bottle, Vocals
Jack Zaza - Flute, Baritone Sax & Eng. Horn
Arnie Chycoski, Al Stanwick - Trumpets
Laurie Bower, Russ Little - Trombone
Bob Livingston - Bass Trombone
David Brown - Drums, Percussion
Dick Smith - Congas

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