Poor Side of Town

"Poor Side of Town" is a song by Johnny Rivers that reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and the RPM Canadian Chart in November 1966.

"Poor Side of Town"
Single by Johnny Rivers
from the album Changes
B-side"A Man Can Cry" (non-LP track)
Released1966
GenreBaroque pop, orchestral pop
Length3:48 (album)
3:03 (single)
LabelImperial 66205
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lou Adler
Johnny Rivers singles chronology
"(I Washed My Hands in) Muddy Water"
(1966)		 "Poor Side of Town"
(1966)		 "Baby I Need Your Loving"
(1967)

Song

It was a very important record for Rivers and represented a change from the musical style (characterized by a Go Go sound) that provided him with his early hits and acclaim. With "Poor Side of Town," he moved into the pop-soul style.

The melody is a soulful version of California-based pop, with some strong folk elements as well. Marty Paich provided the song's string arrangement.

There are two versions of the song. The single edit version fades out earlier, in order to avoid repetition, due to its length, following the repeated lyric line: "Oh with you by my side". The longer version goes on, finishing up the verse, and following the repeated guitar riff, repeats the sung introduction of the scatting, before the song fades out.

Cover versions

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References
  1. Beverly Bremers, I'll Make You Music Retrieved August 13, 2016.


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