Back Street Luv

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"Back Street Luv"
Back street luv cover.jpg
Single by Curved Air
from the album Second Album
B-side"Everdance"
ReleasedJuly 1971
GenreArt rock
Length3:36
LabelWarner Bros
Songwriter(s)Ian Eyre, Sonja Kristina, Darryl Way
Producer(s), Curved Air
Curved Air singles chronology
"It Happened Today"
(1971) 		"Back Street Luv"
(1971) 		"Sarah's Concern"
(1972)

"Back Street Luv" is a song by British rock band Curved Air, written by band members , Sonja Kristina and Darryl Way. It was included on the Second Album and released as a single in July 1971 by Warner Bros. Records (K16092).[1] On September 18 "Back Street Luv" reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart, its highest position.[2] In 1971 Warners also released it as a single in Netherlands (16092), Germany (16 092/WB 8029), France (16092) and Portugal (N-63-6). In 1975 a considerably more intense live version appeared on Curved Air – Live and was released as a single in the UK by Deram, but unlike the original recording it failed to make any commercial impact.[1][3]

Rock critic Dave Thompson called "Back Street Luv" "one of the band's own finest moments" and "also one of the crucial singles of the early 1970s".[4]

In 1997, Salad covered the song on the Childline charity album.[5]

Track list[]

No.TitleLength
1."Back Street Luv"3:36
2."Everdance"3:06

Personnel[]

Original studio version[]

(Darryl Way, though the chief writer of the song's music, does not play on the original recording.)

Live version from Curved Air - Live[]

  • Darryl Way — VCS3, electric piano
  • Sonja Kristina — vocal
  • Phil Kohn — bass
  • Florian Pilkington-Miksa — drums
  • Francis Monkman — guitar, organ

Live version from Alive, 1990[]

  • Darryl Way — synthesizers, backing vocal
  • Sonja Kristina — lead vocal
  • Florian Pilkington-Miksa — drums
  • Francis Monkman — guitar, bass

Editions[]

  • 1971 — Second Album (3:36, WEA International
  • 1971 — Second Album (5:56, Collectors' Choice Music)
  • 1975 — Live (3:47, Repertoire)
  • 1976 — Best of Curved Air (Warner Bros.)
  • 1994 — Progression (Alex Records)
  • 1995 — Journey to the Edge: Progressive Rock Classics (3:35, Music Collection)
  • 1995 — The No. 1 70’s Rock Album (3:40 Alex)
  • 1995 — Progressive Pop: Inside the 70’s (3:50, See For Miles Records)
  • 1999 — Rock Festival (Insight)
  • 2000 — Alive, 1990 (4:26, Mystic Records)
  • 2006 — Absolute 70’s (Crimson Productions)
  • 2006 — Classic Rock Presents Prog Rock (3:37, Gut-Active)
  • 2006 — Good Morning Vietnam 2 (3:50, Disky)
  • 2006 — My Sounds Rock (Disky)
  • 2007 — Head Full of Rock (3:36, EMI)
  • 2007 — The Prog Rock Album (3:38, Crimson Productions)
  • 2007 — The Sound of the 70s (3:35, Warner Strategic Marketing)
  • 2008 — The Best of Curved Air (Repertoire)
  • 2008 — Legendary Rock (3:48, MP Records)
  • 2010 — The Old Grey Whistle Test (3:33, Rhino)[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Back Street Luv". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  2. ^ "Back Street Luv UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
  3. ^ Joynson, Vernon (1995). The Tapestry of Delights Archived 2011-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. London: Borderline Books.
  4. ^ Dave Thompson. "Second Album". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13. …It’s also one of the crucial singles of the early 1970s.
  5. ^ "Childline". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  6. ^ Back Street Luv. - www.allmusic.com.

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