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{{Infobox Single |
{{Infobox song
| Name = Curly
| Cover =
| name = Curly
| Artist = [[The Move]]
| cover =
| from Album = [[Looking On]]
| alt =
| B-side = This Time Tomorrow
| type = single
| Released = July 1969
| artist = [[The Move]]
| Format = [[7"]]
| album =
| Recorded = 1969
| B-side = This Time Tomorrow
| released = July 1969<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/move-curly/ |accessdate=2024-03-26|title=CURLY – MOVE |website=Official Charts}}</ref>
| Genre = [[Pop (music)|Pop]]
| Length = 3:25
| recorded = 1969
| Label = [[Regal Zonophone]]
| studio =
| Writer = [[Roy Wood]]
| venue =
| Producer = [[Roy Wood]]
| genre = [[Pop (music)|Pop]]
| Certification =
| length = 2:45
| label = [[Regal Zonophone Records|Regal Zonophone]] (UK)<br/>[[A&M Records|A&M]] (US)
| Chart position = *[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|22px|UK]] #12
| Last single = "[[Blackberry Way]]<br/>(1969)
| writer = [[Roy Wood]]
| producer = Roy Wood
| This single = '''"Curly"'''<br/>(1969)
| prev_title = [[Blackberry Way]]
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| Next single = "[[Brontosaurus (Move song)|Brontosaurus]]'''<br/>(1970)
| prev_year = 1968
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| next_title = [[Brontosaurus (The Move song)|Brontosaurus]]
| next_year = 1970
}}
}}


''''Curly'''' was a song recorded in 1969 by [[England|English]] rock group [[The Move]].
"'''Curly'''" was a song recorded in 1969 by the [[England|English]] rock group [[The Move]]. It was written and produced by [[Roy Wood]]. In the 19 July 1969 edition of ''[[Melody Maker]]'', [[Chris Welch]] said the song was "an obvious success for The Move".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-move/curly|title=Curly by The Move|website=Songfacts.com|accessdate=29 August 2019}}</ref>


The song peaked at number 12 in the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
The song charted at No. 12 in the UK, and was the last single by the band to feature [[Carl Wayne]] on vocals, as well as the first with Rick Price replacing Trevor Burton on [[bass guitar]]. The instrumentation is mainly acoustic, and [[Roy Wood]], who wrote the song, was featured on multi-tracked recorder as well as acoustic guitar.
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 381}}</ref> and was the last single by the band to feature [[Carl Wayne]] before his departure, as well as the first with [[Rick Price (bassist)|Rick Price]] replacing Trevor Burton on [[bass guitar]].<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{Cite book
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
| title= The Great Rock Discography
| edition= 5th
| publisher=Mojo Books
| location= Edinburgh
| pages= 673–4
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref> The instrumentation is mainly acoustic, and Roy Wood was featured on multi-tracked [[recorder (instrument)|recorder]] as well as acoustic guitar and short [[a cappella]] harmonies, with the sole electric instrument, a [[mellotron]], appearing only briefly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/curly-mt0031929595|title=Curly - The Move &#124; Song Info|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=29 August 2019}}</ref>


Wood disliked the song, describing it as "really corny" and saying that he was unhappy with the record label's decision to release it as a single over other songs that he preferred.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sharp |first=Ken |title=Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock |url=http://www.themoveonline.com/archive_01.html |website=The Move Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115045412/http://www.themoveonline.com/archive_01.html |archive-date=January 15, 2008 |date=September 30, 1994 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The song was also disliked by the band's drummer [[Bev Bevan]], who thought it was too pop and sugary.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bevan |first1=Bev |title=The Electric Light Orchestra Story |date=1980 |publisher=Mushroom Publishing Ltd |isbn=0-907394-00-0 |pages=30–31}}</ref>
Reportedly the song was diliked by the bands drummer [[Bev Bevan]] who thought it was too pop and sugary.


Released as a single only, it was later included on the remastered version of [[Looking On]].
Released as a single only, it was later included on the remastered versions of ''[[Looking On]]'' in 1998 and ''[[Shazam (album)|Shazam]]'' in 2007.


==links==
==Personnel==
According To YouTube:
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuxWvYYeEhw Beat Club performance]


*[[Carl Wayne]] - [[vocals]], [[sitar]]
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[[Category:Songs produced by Roy Wood]]
*[[Roy Wood]] - [[lead guitar]], [[recorder (instrument)|recorder]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[mellotron]], [[backing vocals]]
*[[Rick Price (bassist)|Rick Price]] - [[bass guitar|bass]]
*[[Bev Bevan]] - [[drums]], [[tambourine]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{The Move}}


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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Roy Wood]]
[[Category:The Move songs]]
[[Category:The Move songs]]
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[[Category:Songs written by Roy Wood]]
[[Category:1969 songs]]
[[Category:A&M Records singles]]
[[Category:1969 singles]]
[[Category:Regal Zonophone Records singles]]




Latest revision as of 17:25, 26 March 2024

"Curly"
Single by The Move
B-side"This Time Tomorrow"
ReleasedJuly 1969[1]
Recorded1969
GenrePop
Length2:45
LabelRegal Zonophone (UK)
A&M (US)
Songwriter(s)Roy Wood
Producer(s)Roy Wood
The Move singles chronology
"Blackberry Way"
(1968) 		"Curly"
(1969) 		"Brontosaurus"
(1970)

"Curly" was a song recorded in 1969 by the English rock group The Move. It was written and produced by Roy Wood. In the 19 July 1969 edition of Melody Maker, Chris Welch said the song was "an obvious success for The Move".[2]

The song peaked at number 12 in the UK Singles Chart,[3] and was the last single by the band to feature Carl Wayne before his departure, as well as the first with Rick Price replacing Trevor Burton on bass guitar.[4] The instrumentation is mainly acoustic, and Roy Wood was featured on multi-tracked recorder as well as acoustic guitar and short a cappella harmonies, with the sole electric instrument, a mellotron, appearing only briefly.[5]

Wood disliked the song, describing it as "really corny" and saying that he was unhappy with the record label's decision to release it as a single over other songs that he preferred.[6] The song was also disliked by the band's drummer Bev Bevan, who thought it was too pop and sugary.[7]

Released as a single only, it was later included on the remastered versions of Looking On in 1998 and Shazam in 2007.

Personnel

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According To YouTube:

References

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  1. ^ "CURLY – MOVE". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
  2. ^ "Curly by The Move". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 381. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 673–4. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  5. ^ "Curly - The Move | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  6. ^ Sharp, Ken (September 30, 1994). "Roy Wood: The Wizzard of Rock". The Move Online. Archived from the original on January 15, 2008.
  7. ^ Bevan, Bev (1980). The Electric Light Orchestra Story. Mushroom Publishing Ltd. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-907394-00-0.



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