The Loved One (song)#INXS version
{{other uses|Loved Ones (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|1966 single by The Loved Ones}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = The Loved One
| cover = The Loved One by The Loved Ones 7-inch Australian single.png
| alt =
| caption = Side A of Australian single
| type = single
| artist = The Loved Ones
| album = Magic Box
| A-side = The Loved One
| B-side = This Is Love
| released = May 1966
| recorded = 1966
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rhythm and blues, rock
| length = 2:45
| writer = Ian Clyne, Gerry Humphrys, Rob Lovett
| producer =
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Ever Lovin' Man
| next_year = 1966
| misc =
}}
"The Loved One" is a song by Australian R&B/rock band The Loved Ones and was released in May 1966 as the debut single ahead of their extended play, The Loved Ones (also known as the Blueberry Hill EP), which appeared in December. The song also featured on their debut long play album, Magic Box, in October 1967. "The Loved One" reached No. 2 on the Australian Top 40 singles charts in 1966.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/longway/discography/episode2.htm|title=Long Way to the Top|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)|access-date=16 March 2010}}McFarlane {{cite web |url=http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1029 |title='The Loved Ones' entry |access-date=2004-06-27 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040627033850/http://www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=1029 |archive-date=27 June 2004 |df=dmy-all }}. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
Background
The Loved Ones were formed in Melbourne in 1965 by Gerry Humphrys, Ian Clyne and Kim Lynch.Spencer et al, (2007) [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPTracks.php?Band_ID=126100 'Loved Ones, The'] entry. Retrieved 16 March 2010. They had previously been members of a youthful trad jazz band, The Red Onion Jazz Band, in which Humphrys and Lynch had played clarinet and tuba respectively.Spencer et al, (2007) [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPTracks.php?Band_ID=268845 'Red Onion Jazz Band'] entry. Retrieved 16 March 2010. They recruited drummer Gavin Anderson and ex–Wild Cherries guitarist Rob Lovett.Spencer et al, (2007) [http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/PHPTracks.php?Band_ID=242130 'Wild Cherries, The'] entry. Retrieved 16 March 2010. The band were renowned as an exciting, if erratic, live act in a Stones–Animals mould and quickly rose to prominence in the local club and dance scene.
The group's visual impact was heightened by their striking mod stage attire, and the band had a strong focal point thanks to the charismatic stage presence, saturnine good looks and growling, blues-influenced baritone voice of Humphrys, who is widely acknowledged as one of Australia's finest male pop-rock vocalists.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}} The Loved Ones were one of the first Australian rock bands to use electric piano as part of their regular stage setup, and their distinctive keyboard-based sound set them apart from most of their contemporaries.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
They signed to the In Records label (a subsidiary of W&G Records) early in 1966. They shot to national prominence, scoring a major Australian hit with "The Loved One", which reached No. 2 on the Australian Top 40 singles charts in May. "Ever Lovin' Man", was issued in July and reached No. 9. A reworking of Fats Domino's "Blueberry Hill" appeared on their first extended play, Blueberry Hill, in December—together with the two previous singles. "Sad Dark Eyes" followed in January 1967. Each release captured an emotional intensity and musical inventiveness which marked them out from their peers.
They released an album in 1967 titled Magic Box, a collection of their singles. The Loved Ones split later that year in October, just two years after they were formed. Magic Box is considered a classic recording and to this day in Australia it enjoys cult status and has reportedly never been out-of-print since it was released.{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
In 2001, "The Loved One" was selected as No. 6 on the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA)'s list of Top 30 Australian songs of all time.[http://www.apra.com.au/awards/music/2001_topten.asp APRA Top 10] 28 May 2001{{cite news |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/loved-ones-singer-dies/2005/12/05/1133631201210.html |title=Loved Ones singer dies |publisher= Fairfax Media | work = The Age |last=Donovan |first=Patrick |date=6 December 2005 |access-date=5 May 2008}}
In 2011, "The Loved One" was on the soundtrack, and over the opening titles, of the ABC TV drama Paper Giants.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline =
| title1 = The Loved One
| writer1 = I. Clyne, G. Humphrys, R. Lovett{{cite web |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title="The Loved One" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=The%20Loved%20One | access-date = 13 March 2014 }}
| length1 = 2:45
| title2 = This Is Love
| length2 = 2:25
}}
Personnel
The Loved Ones' members
- Gavin Anderson – drums
- Ian Clyne – piano
- Gerry Humphrys – vocals
- Rob Lovett – guitar
- Kim Lynch – bass guitar
INXS version
{{Infobox song
| name = The Loved One
| cover =
| alt =
| type =
| artist = INXS
| album = Kick
| released = October 12, 1987
| recorded = 1987
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Blues rock|pop rock}}
| length = 3:37
| label =
| writer = Ian Clyne, Gerry Humphrys, Rob Lovett
| producer = Chris Thomas
| prev_title = Just Keep Walking
| prev_year = 1980
| next_title = I Send a Message
| next_year =
}}
"The Loved One" was recorded twice by INXS. The original studio version was issued as a stand-alone single in March 1981, in Australia only. It reached No. 20 on the national charts, and was later featured on their 1982 compilation album Inxsive.
The band re-recorded the track (in a substantially different arrangement) for their 1987 international hit album Kick. INXS also frequently performed the song live, and one such version is featured on their 1991 live video, Live Baby Live.
=Track listing (original 1981 single) =
{{Track listing
| headline =
| title1 = The Loved One
| writer1 = I. Clyne, G. Humphrys, R. Lovett
| length1 = 3:07
| title2 = The Unloved One
| writer2 = M. Hutchence, A. Farriss, T. Farriss, J. Farriss, G. Beers, K. Pengilly{{cite web |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) |title="The Unloved One" at APRA search engine |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/worksearch.axd?q=The%20Unloved%20One | access-date = 13 March 2014 }}
| length2 = 3:54
}}
Releases
References
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- {{cite encyclopedia |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |author-link=Ian McFarlane |encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |title=Whammo Homepage |url=//www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |access-date=16 March 2010 |year=1999 |publisher=Allen & Unwin |location=St Leonards, NSW |isbn=1-86508-072-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040405231007/http://www.whammo.com.au/index.asp |archive-date=5 April 2004 |df=dmy-all }} Note: Archived [on-line] copy has limited functionality.
- {{cite book|title=The Who's Who of Australian Rock|last=Spencer|first=Chris|author2=Zbig Nowara |author3=Paul McHenry |orig-year=1987|year=2002|publisher=Five Mile Press|location=Noble Park, Vic.|isbn=1-86503-891-1}}{{cite book|url=http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2090055|title=Who's who of Australian rock / compiled by Chris Spencer, Zbig Nowara & Paul McHenry|work=catalogue|year=2002 |publisher=National Library of Australia|isbn=9781865038919 |access-date=16 March 2010}} Note: [on-line] version established at [https://web.archive.org/web/20091015024603/http://www.whiteroom.com.au/howlspace/whoswho/aboutww.htm White Room Electronic Publishing Pty Ltd] in 2007 and was expanded from the 2002 edition.
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