PJ Proby - I Cant Make It Alone
Review by Radical Diving
PJ Proby's album "I Can't Make It Alone" is a powerful compilation of songs that showcase the artist's vocal range and versatility. The album features a mix of covers and original tracks, all of which are delivered with Proby's signature style and emotion.
The album opens with the title track "I Can't Make It Alone", a soulful ballad that sets the tone for the rest of the album. Proby's vocals are raw and emotive, conveying the feelings of loneliness and desperation that are at the heart of the song.
Other standout tracks on the album include "Just Like Him", a bluesy number that showcases Proby's ability to belt out a tune, and "I'm Coming Home", a tender ballad that highlights his softer side. The album also features a cover of the classic song "I Put a Spell on You", which Proby delivers with a haunting intensity.
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Download
Filename: pj-proby-i-cant-make-it-alone.zip- MP3 size: 51.2 mb
- FLAC size: 361.6 mb
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Sweet Summer Wine | ||
| Good Things Are Coming My Way | ||
| Wicked Woman | ||
| Nicky Hoeky | ||
| If I Ruled The World | 2:53 | |
| My Prayer | ||
| If I Ruled The World (From "Pickwick") | 2:53 | |
| I Can't Make It Alone | 4:15 |
Video
P. J. Proby - I CAN'T MAKE IT ALONE (Jack Nitzsche) (1966)
Images
Catalog Numbers
- F-55915
- LIB 10250
- 55915
- LEP 2269 L
- LEP 2274 F
- F-55915 DJ
Labels
LibertyListen online
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- écouter en ligne
- ascolta in linea
- online luisteren
- ouvir online
- escuchar en línea
- lyssna på nätet
- kuunnella verkossa
Formats
- Vinyl
- 7"
- Single
- 45 RPM
- Promo
- EP
Companies
| Role | Company |
|---|---|
| Published By | Screen Gems-Columbia Music |
Credits
| Role | Credit |
|---|---|
| Producer | Jack Nitzsche |
| Arranged By | Jack Nitzsche |
Notes
- Catalog number printed on cover as #55915
- B-side from "Pickwick".
- solid centre
- No country on the labels, probably Scandinavia
- Push out centre
- A U.S.A. recording
- Made in Gt.Britain
Barcodes
- Matrix / Runout (A triangle is superimposed on top of the letter "M" in the second set of numbers.): A: LB-2303 M63509
- Matrix / Runout (See Side A Matrix/Runout Notes.): B: LB-2304 M63509-X
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): LIB-10250-A SS-RHC-A TXXDUB
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): LIB-10250-B SS-RHC-B TXXDUB
- Matrix / Runout (Side A (Label)): LIB 10250 A
- Matrix / Runout (Side B (Label)): LIB 10250 B
- Rights Society: BIEM
About PJ Proby
American singer, songwriter, and actor.
Based in London since the 60s,
having had more success with his songs on the UK chart than in his homeland
Born: November 6, 1938 in Houston, Texas
Real Name
- James Marcus Smith
Name Vars
- James Proby
- James Proby And Company
- P J Proby
- P. J Proby
- P. J. Proby
- P.J.Proby
- PJ Proby
- Pj Proby
- Pj. Probby
- Proby
- Smith
Aliases
- Jett Powers
- James Marcus Smith
- Orville Woods
Summary by Radical Diving
Comments
2023-04-12
Definitive version;brilliant production,arrangement,and vocal.
2023-04-11
One , if not his best recording, I can’t praise it enough, what a talented person and best singer on earth
2023-04-10
MAR-VEL-LOUS !!! thank you for the labels as well
2023-04-09
Thank you, Mr. Reichard for posting so many wonderful records! Anyone who recognizes so much amazing music deserves major, major props for not only finding, but taking the time to share these beauties with the world.
2023-04-09
I've listened to this song for the first time late at night on Radio Caroline back in the sixties. So wonderful to listen to it today. I was and I still am a great fan of P.J. Proby
2023-04-09
Should of been a ,No: 1. No one has a vocal range like proby.
2023-04-09
This was BY FAR the best thing he ever did. This is what he should have been sounding like all the time. Although by then a UK citizen, he recorded this during one of his returns to the States at the Sunset studios, where a lot of the Deep Wall Of Sound and other lush productions were coming from. It was written for him by Gerry Goffin/Carole King.
But this is the undubbed stereo recording with only a single vocal all the way through, making himself sound more like a one-man Righteous Brothers. Also missing is that imaginary Deep Wall Of Sound. But this is how nature intended it to sound, and nature comes first. Click here.
https://youtu.be/Mkj_sHTG1ag
Dusty Springfield's later version on her semi-classic Dusty In Memphis album didn't live up to this original version.
But this is the undubbed stereo recording with only a single vocal all the way through, making himself sound more like a one-man Righteous Brothers. Also missing is that imaginary Deep Wall Of Sound. But this is how nature intended it to sound, and nature comes first. Click here.
https://youtu.be/Mkj_sHTG1ag
Dusty Springfield's later version on her semi-classic Dusty In Memphis album didn't live up to this original version.
2023-04-09
Awesome version, but I think the Dusty Springfield just shades P.J. Proby's version
2023-04-08
Here after for all mankind. Rip Gordo and Tracy
2023-04-08
Thank you for posting this. Great song and production. Is this a mono mix?
2023-04-07
Fantastic song.
2023-04-06
Liberty records recognized the dilemma of Proby's song being too long so they took out a full-page ad in Billboard Magazine telling radio programmers that they had a shorter version of the 45 if they so desired a copy. https://images.45cat.com/p-j-proby-i-cant-make-it-alone-1966-13.jpg
2023-04-06
Fantastic stuff shame it was overlooked
2023-04-06
ah yes, the chad gordo stevens at jamestown
2023-04-05
Gordo!!!
2023-04-05
Big Gordo!!!
2023-04-04
The great P.J.Proby,I'd forgotten about this song.What a stunning voice,absolutely brilliant.Love him ???
2023-04-03
The mono version is the only one with the harmony/double track. The stereo version has only the single track. Probably down to limitations to recording and overdubbing back then. But the extra vocals on the mono makes it so good for me I only recently discovered there was a Bill Medley version and assumed - as the P J Proby rmono recording sound so much like the Righteous Brothers - it would be as good. But the arrangement is nothing like as strong. As many have said below, this is as good as it gets. By the way, if you like powerful, mournful Goffin/King songs, check out Carole King's 'Road To Nowhere'. (Not the Talking Heads song.) A break up song to break you up!!
2023-04-03
This song has everything. By far Jim's best performance on record. Great song by Goffin and King. Brilliant Spectoresque production by Jack Nitzsche. 1966 was a great year for music, but how this only made No 37 in the UK is astonishing. It's still a haunting record
2023-04-03
what a studio of talent
2023-04-03
Somehow I'm reminded of Scott Walker. Didn't realize P. J. Proby had this much range and control. And for a Goffin/King composition, it's odd that I've never heard it before.
2023-04-02
Phenomenal tune
2023-04-01
Awesome song and singer, one word FANTASTIC
