Showing posts with label Betty Everett. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Betty Everett. Show all posts

Thursday, July 24, 2008

July 24, 2008 Earworm


Another PF Sloan composition that made its way to Vee Jay in 1964 is "Can I Get To Know You", in a dreamy arrangement that tips its hat to Barbara Lewis, that was relegated to b-side of Betty Everett's take on Goffin-King's "I Can't Hear You". Neither side of this spectacular 45 did much to disturb the charts; the a-side topped out at #66 that summer while "Can I Get To Know You" had to wait two years to chart when it got the word "Better" added to its title and a typically Turtles re-vamp and topped out at #86.

Betty Everett would score her biggest hit on her next release, "Let It Be Me", a duet with Jerry Butler. The Turtles would follow up their version of "Can I Get To Know You (Better)" with their own biggest hit, "Happy Together", so perhaps there is more charm to this song than what you can hear.

Betty's version of "Can I Get To Know You" can also be found on Castle Pulse's "Chapel of Love: Girl Group Gems"