![]() In 1988, Arthur Conley, (famous for his 1967 hit " Sweet Soul Music") sang his version live on Dutch television.Outside the UK, the song reached number three in Ireland and number 19 in New Zealand.Ĭharts Weekly charts Chart (1988) ![]() It was the duo's first British top-10 hit and would remain their only one until 1995, when the Todd Terry remix of " Missing" also peaked at number three. This version was also met with success in the UK, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. She herself had "always liked Atlantic Crossing." Tracey Thorn has said that Stewart had been regarded as "a heroic figure" in her home when she was growing up, and that her brother Keith owned the "albums with grimy-sounding titles like An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down, and Gasoline Alley". In 1988, English musical duo Everything but the Girl released their version of the song as a stand-alone single it was later included on the reissue of their fourth studio album, Idlewild (1988). ![]() West Germany ( Official German Charts) Įverything but the Girl version "I Don't Want to Talk About It"Įverything but the Girl singles chronology The official Rod Stewart video of the performance has received over 545 million Youtube views (as of December 16, 2021). Stewart also sang this song as a duet with Amy Belle during his 2004 tour and it is included in his concert DVD. ![]() The song received extensive airplay on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States as an album cut, reaching number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. It was later included on Downtown Train – Selections from the Storyteller Anthology. In 1989, Stewart cut a new rendition of the song for Storyteller – The Complete Anthology: 1964–1990. It peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 44 Adult Contemporary. In the United States, it was released as a single in December 1979 to promote Stewart's Greatest Hits album. In February 2021, the song received a silver certification from the British Phonographic Industry for sales and streams of over 200,000. The song is widely believed to have benefitted from being deliberately released as a budget single in order to keep the Sex Pistols' " God Save the Queen" off the top of the UK Singles Chart. When it was released as a single in 1977, it topped the singles chart in the United Kingdom as a double A-side with " The First Cut Is the Deepest". What followed then was his slow spiral into a drug and alcohol fuelled lifestyle, which culminated in his death on the 18th of November, 1972."I Don't Want to Talk About It" on YouTubeīritish singer Rod Stewart recorded the song at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama for his 1975 album Atlantic Crossing. Danny continued to use heroin and subsequently was fired from the band. Danny was told if he did not quit he would be fired from the band. Included on that album was the beautifully penned song by Danny called "I Don't Want To Talk About It." Rod Stewart covered this song and had a hit worldwide with it in 1977.ĭuring the making of "Crazy Horse" the album, Danny's abuse of heroin started to cause consternation among his fellow band members. This led to the forming of the band "Crazy Horse."Ĭrazy Horse went on record two albums with Neil Young before releasing their self titled album Crazy Horse in 1971. Neil Young had Rocket members Danny Whitten, Ralph Molina, and Billy Talbot join him at his Topanga Canyon house/recording studio for some jam sessions. Neil Young heard that record and later played with the band at the Whisky nightclub in Hollywood. Moving back to Los Angeles they broke up, then reformed as "The Rockets," and released a self titled album mostly of Danny Whitten songs in 1968. They later moved to San Francisco and changed their name to the "Psyrcle" (Circle) in the mid sixties, but failed to make any impression in that incarnation. This condition was to have profound effect on the rest of his life.įollowing his discharge from the navy on medical grounds, Danny moved to Hollywood and became the front man for "Danny and the Memories" which was a four man A Cappella goup that performed and recorded in Los Angeles, California. This condition was to cause him extreme pain and discomfort for the rest of his life, and caused him to rely on drugs to get relief from the pain. He was diagnosed with rhuematoid arthritis and spend the next four months in hospital. Danny Whitten was born in Columbus, Georgia in 1943 and went on to form "Crazy Horse", which was reputedly the 3rd best garage band in the world.ĭanny had joined the navy when he was seventeen, and an overnight watch he was make to stand in sub zero temperatures caused his kness to swell like two balloons.
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