TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD – “Give Me Your Word”
The history books record it as the first ‘country record’ to top the British charts, but even Shania in full-on sitars-and-bongos mode would blush at claiming this one for Nashville. Tennessee’s chucklesome hick baritone is the only remotely downhome signifier here; everything else is slathering strings and dewy-eyed sentiment which could have been happily placed with Frankie Laine or David Whitfield. Maybe the plodding march-time rhythm is meant to be countrified, too – it makes for a dreary listen whatever.
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It’s no Sixteen Tons is it?
It was a B-side in the US, to River Of No Return (much better), no idea why it got so big over here. Billy Fury covered it for his last hit on Decca in 1966 but even in his and arranger Mike Leander’s hands it was too stocky and cumbersome.
I enjoy this record, myself – not as much as I once did though, when I was slightly more young and impressionable… I can see why the housewives of 1950s Britain would have gone for it.
It definitely sounds like it belongs in a B-western from the 40s.
I remember having the record in my collection of 78s. It was played loads then – Song a bit trite, but an unforgettable voice.
Ps: I have just bought the backing track for the song -I may re-release it on my next album!!
Great voice, no question. And he could do proto-rockers too – I found a UK 7″ of this swinging 1954 effort the other week, which was a thrill.
This was definitely “proto rock”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IGhyPB0NAw
I have this on offer on ebay.co.uk
the origial 78s shellac recording..