Joanie Sommers - Don't Pity Me - Warner Bros

[The Tempest]

This record has always been in my top ten , having first heard it spun by the " Right On Rev Tony Clayton " at Leicester in the early 80's , BUT why was it never released as an album track ??

She was signed to Warner Bros for a majority of her career , released a few albums, and we've all seen the You Tube video with her performance of it being screened on primetime Usa Youth Tv !!!!

Incidently who discovered / played it first , was it Rev Clayton ?

Amen

[charley1]

First heard Joanie Sommers at Silverdale Commuinty Centre near Nottingham around 1979-80, Chris King played it during his guest spot. Also heard it at Derby nighters. It was released by Kent Records in the late 80's on Satisfying Our Souls LP (KENT 092)

[Oldfeet]

Released in Argentina as a 33rpm single in the mid 60's on Warner, that's about as close to an 'original' lp release as I expect we'll ever see , one up for sale on ebay as I write

[Rich B]

Isn't it on the "After hours 2" cd as well?

RB

[Soul-slider]

Kent did a WB compilation L.P in 1989 'Satisfying Our Souls' and Joanie Sommers is on that, I suppose that counts as an official album release???

[Guest DeeJay]

First heard Joanie Sommers at Silverdale Commuinty Centre near Nottingham around 1979-80, Chris King played it during his guest spot. Also heard it at Derby nighters. It was released by Kent Records in the late 80's on Satisfying Our Souls LP (KENT 092)

Pat Brady was also playing it '77,78? "Tis the sort of thing he used to play first Construction, G Assembley etc

DJ

[Sebastian]

BUT why was it never released as an album track ??

Probably because it was her last 45 on Warner Bros for the next three years (she just did one more 45 on WB, in 1968). Her last Warner Bros LP, "Softly, The Brazilian Sound", was issued in 1964. I think that in 1965 by the time that "Don't Pity Me" was released they didn't know how to market her and were glad to terminate her contract (or at least put it on "hold"). The TV gig was most likely just a routinely scheduled thing or a last-minute promotion push to try to get her career jumping again.