℗ 1965 Quality Records V 1756 C
℗ 1997 Legend Records L 00010
Shakin' All Over is an album released in 1965 by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. It contains their hit version of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates hit song Shakin' All Over. Guess Who LPs titled Shakin' All Over appeared in both the US and Canada in 1965, but they weren't the same records, though some of the same tracks were included on each release. The American Shakin' All Over was issued on the Scepter label; the Canadian one came out on Quality, and has been reissued on CD, making it much more widely available outside of Canada. The one being addressed in this review is the US version, which actually drew from tracks that appeared on the group's two 1965 Canadian LPs on Quality, Shakin' All Over and Hey Ho (What You Do to Me). Aside from the title track (itself not as good as the Johnny Kidd original), the American LP titled Shakin' All Over was a rather thin effort typical of the period, padding the hit single with various covers and a few Randy Bachman originals. "Stop Teasing Me" — here presented in a milder version than the superior re-recording included on Hey Ho (What You Do to Me) — is one of the most accurate Merseybeat imitations ever waxed, but on the whole this sounds a lot closer to a harder-rocking Gerry & the Pacemakers than the group would have liked to admit a few years later. Since all of the tracks appear on the two 1965 Canadian LPs, and since those Canadian LPs have been reissued on CD, there's little reason to make an effort to find the American Shakin' All Over LP. — Richie Unterberger. |
(Johnny Kidd)
When you move in right up close to me That's when I get the chills all over me Quivers down my backbone I got the shakes in my thigh bone I got the shivers in my knee bone Shakin' all over Just the way you say goodnight to me Brings the feelin' on inside of me Quivers down my backbone I got the shakes in my thigh bone I got the shivers in my knee bone Shakin' all over Quivers down my backbone I got the shakes in my thigh bone I got the shivers in my knee bone Shakin' all over Well, you make me shake and I like it, baby You make me shake and I like it, baby Well, shake, shake, shake Shake, shake Shake, shake, shake Shake, shake, shake
(Malou Rene)
Baby, baby, can't you see what you're doing to me? I couldn't sleep a wink last night just a-thinking of you Baby things weren't right I kept on tossin' and turnin' Turnin' and tossin' tossin' and turnin' all night I threw the blankets on the floor, turned my pillow upside down Then I thought of you some more And I kept on tossin' and turnin' turnin' and tossin' Tossin' and turnin' all night Jumped out of bed, turned on the light Pulled down the shade went to the kitchen for a bite Pulled up the shade, turned off the light I jumped back into bed it was the middle of the night The clock downstairs was striking four, couldn't get you off my mind Heard the milkman at the door but I was tossin' and turnin'
(Curtis Thompson)
A-when your hands start a-clappin' And your fingers start a-poppin' When your feet wanna move around And ya start to swing and sway And the band begins to play With a real cool way out sound Then ya get the "can't help-it's" And ya can't sit down Feel like ya wanna move 'round an 'round Need a shot of rhythm and blues With just a little rock n' roll on the side Just for good measure Need a pair of dancin' shoes With your lover by your side Don't you know you're gonna have a lot of pleasure Don't you worry about a thing You start to dance and sing And the chill bumps come up on you Well, the beat'll finally get you When the beat gets you, too and Here's the thing for you to do
(Randy Bachman)
I've been away so long Wonder where I went wrong Spent my last years in a cell Never ever go away again I've been so sad and lonely Never ever ever gonna go away again It's a waste of time doing time When you dind't commit a crime It wasn't me it was my brother Bill And I'd have to tell never gonna speak to Bill again He's made me sad and lonely Never ever gonna speak to brother Bill again It was no use, they put my brother on the jury He bribed the others 'cause he owns the local brewery They let me out today Brother Bill's gonna pay No one's ever gonna speak to Bill again Never ever gonna speak to Bill again He'll be too cold and bony Never ever gonna go away again Never ever gonna go away again Never ever gonna go away again