"Pearl's a Singer" is a song made famous by the British singer Elkie Brooks, as taken from her 1977 album Two Days Away which was produced by the song's co-writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The original version of "Pearl's a Singer" had been introduced by the duo Dino and Sembello – also the song's co-writers – on their 1974 self-titled album which Leiber and Stoller had produced.[1]
Brooks would recall that at a rehearsal session for her Two Days Away album "Jerry Leiber [said]: 'I want to play you this song, I don't think you're going to like it, it's too countryish for you but I'll play it for you anyway.'...I said: 'Go on, I've got an open mind, I like a lot of country [music].' I listened to 'Pearl's a Singer' and told [Leiber & Stoller] I liked it but that they needed to [modify it with] a middle section. To which Jerry said: 'No problem'. And with that he disappeared and came back half an hour later with the [modified] version of 'Pearl's a Singer'" which Brooks recorded.[2] Brooks - "To be honest [in the mid-1970s] I just wanted to enjoy myself in music and I never thought 'Pearl...' was going to be a big hit but [after] it was released on my birthday in 1977 the record company really pushed it, [it] got played on all the radio stations and became very successful. No one was more surprised than me."[3]
Chart performanceEdit
"Pearl's a Singer" afforded Elkie Brooks her debut chart single – thirteen years after she'd recorded her first track – reaching No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in spring 1977. It remained her highest placing in that chart until "No More the Fool" reached No. 5, in early 1987.
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^Brooks, Elkie (2012). Finding My Voice: my autobiography. London: Robson Press. ISBN978-1-8495-4299-9.
^Roberts, Jo (17 December 2014). "'British Queen of Blues' Elkie Brooks is coming to the Britannia Theatre, Chatham". Kentonline.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
^"Australian Charts Book". Australian Charts. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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^"Elkie Brooks – Pearl's a Singer" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
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^"IRMA". Irish Charts. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pearl s a Singer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Pearl s a Singer is a song made famous by the British singer Elkie Brooks as taken from her 1977 album Two Days Away which was produced by the song s co writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller The original version of Pearl s a Singer had been introduced by the duo Dino and Sembello also the song s co writers on their 1974 self titled album which Leiber and Stoller had produced 1 Pearl s a Singer Single by Elkie Brooksfrom the album Two Days AwayB side You Did Something for Me Released25 February 1977Recorded1976GenreBlues rock soft rockLength3 39LabelA amp MSongwriter s Jerry Leiber Mike Stoller Ralph Dino John SembelloProducer s Jerry Leiber Mike StollerElkie Brooks singles chronology He s a Rebel 1976 Pearl s a Singer 1977 Saved 1977 The song is a ballad telling the story of a failed singer who still dreams of the success she might have had Contents 1 History 2 Chart performance 3 Personnel 3 1 Additional personnel 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 ReferencesHistory EditBrooks would recall that at a rehearsal session for her Two Days Away album Jerry Leiber said I want to play you this song I don t think you re going to like it it s too countryish for you but I ll play it for you anyway I said Go on I ve got an open mind I like a lot of country music I listened to Pearl s a Singer and told Leiber amp Stoller I liked it but that they needed to modify it with a middle section To which Jerry said No problem And with that he disappeared and came back half an hour later with the modified version of Pearl s a Singer which Brooks recorded 2 Brooks To be honest in the mid 1970s I just wanted to enjoy myself in music and I never thought Pearl was going to be a big hit but after it was released on my birthday in 1977 the record company really pushed it it got played on all the radio stations and became very successful No one was more surprised than me 3 Chart performance Edit Pearl s a Singer afforded Elkie Brooks her debut chart single thirteen years after she d recorded her first track reaching No 8 on the UK Singles Chart in spring 1977 It remained her highest placing in that chart until No More the Fool reached No 5 in early 1987 Personnel EditElkie Brooks vocals Isaac Guillory guitars Jean Roussel keyboards Trevor Morais drums Steve York bassAdditional personnel Edit Mike Stoller keyboards Eric Weissberg guitars George Devens percussion Muscle Shoals Horns Harrison Calloway arranger Charlie Rose Harvey Thompson Ronnie Eades Meco Monardo arranger Tony Posk Guy Lumia Elliot Rosoff Rick Sortonne Carol Webb Joe Goodman Julien Barber Jesse Levy strings Carl Hall Peggy Blue Marry Ellen Johnson backing vocalsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1977 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 4 65Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 5 23Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 6 44Europarade Top 30 7 8 17Ireland IRMA 9 9Netherlands Dutch Top 40 10 12Netherlands Single Top 100 11 11New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 12 11UK Singles OCC 13 8Portugal Music Week International Charts 14 8 Year end charts Edit Chart 1977 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 15 91Netherlands Single Top 100 16 95References Edit Pearl s A Singer original Dino amp Sembello 1974 24 March 1977 Archived from the original on 15 December 2021 Retrieved 7 August 2012 via YouTube Brooks Elkie 2012 Finding My Voice my autobiography London Robson Press ISBN 978 1 8495 4299 9 Roberts Jo 17 December 2014 British Queen of Blues Elkie Brooks is coming to the Britannia Theatre Chatham Kentonline co uk Retrieved 12 October 2016 Australian Charts Book Australian Charts Retrieved 11 November 2021 Elkie Brooks Pearl s a Singer in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 28 January 2022 Elkie Brooks Pearl s a Singer in French Ultratop 50 Retrieved 28 January 2022 European Top 30 Euro Charts Retrieved 11 November 2021 HITDOSSIER JAREN 70 Euro Parade 1977 Retrieved 11 November 2021 IRMA Irish Charts Retrieved 16 November 2021 Nederlandse Top 40 week 29 1977 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 28 January 2022 Elkie Brooks Pearl s a Singer in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 28 January 2022 Elkie Brooks Pearl s a Singer Top 40 Singles Retrieved 28 January 2022 Elkie Brooks Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 28 January 2022 International Charts PDF Portugal Charts Retrieved 10 May 2022 Top 100 Jaaroverzicht van 1977 Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 28 January 2022 Jaaroverzichten Single 1977 dutchcharts nl Retrieved 28 January 2022 nbsp This 1970s single related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pearl 27s a Singer amp oldid 1162461411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
