He made that happen with an original, “Poor Side of Town,” co-written with Adler. Unlike anything Rivers had attempted previously, it was a soulful ballad more in tune with the prevailing, emerging California pop than the “go-go” records he’d been riding to the top before. The stor...
When Johnny came to guest on my television show, I requested that he do “Poor Side of Town.” He obliged, and it sounded wonderful. That encounter was the one, and only time I have ever been in the same room as Johnny Rivers. He’s a great artist, an essential, timeless cat…and...
8. You’ve lost that loving feeling It is so sad when people lose their loving feeling. I think I heard this one before by the Righteous Brothers. 9. Baby I need you loving Everybody needs to be loved. 10. Poor side of town I grew up poor, and I can relate to this feeling. 11...
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