The Loved One (song)
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| "The Loved One" | ||||
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 Side A of Australian single | ||||
| Single by The Loved Ones | ||||
| from the album Magic Box | ||||
| B-side | "This Is Love" | |||
| Released | May 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, rock | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | In/W&G | |||
| Songwriters | Ian Clyne, Gerry Humphrys, Rob Lovett | |||
| The Loved Ones singles chronology | ||||
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"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.[1][2]
The Loved Ones were formed in Melbourne in 1965 by Gerry Humphrys, Ian Clyne and Kim Lynch.[3] 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.[4] They recruited drummer Gavin Anderson and ex–Wild Cherries guitarist Rob Lovett.[5] 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.[2]
The group's visual impact was heightened by their striking mod stage attire. The band had a strong focal point thanks to the charismatic stage presence, saturnine good looks and growling blues-influenced baritone voice of Humphrys.[citation needed] 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]
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.[1] "Ever Lovin' Man" was issued in July and reached No. 9.[1] 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.
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.[citation needed]
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.[6][7]
In 2011, "The Loved One" was on the soundtrack, and over the opening titles, of the ABC TV drama Paper Giants.
Track listing
Personnel
The Loved Ones' members
- Gavin Anderson – drums
- Ian Clyne – piano
- Gerry Humphrys – vocals
- Rob Lovett – guitar
- Kim Lynch – bass guitar
