The Spencer Davis Group

Released: August 26, 1966

Songwriter: Pete York Muff Winwood Spencer Davis Steve Winwood

Producer: Chris Blackwell

I'm gonna put it this a-way, all I hoped has come for me
The things you had to say, you could have told me yesterday
High high high time baby, high time you come back with me

High high high time baby, won't you come along with me?
High high time baby, who can your other man be?
Well the change has got to come, ah let me know what's wrong with me

Get that feeling in the day, in the night time too
How can you treat me this a-way? don't know all the things you do
Ah please change your mind, pretty baby, high high high time

High high high time baby, won't you come along with me?
High high time baby, who can your other man be?

Well the change has got to come, pretty baby, let me know what's wrong with me, come on

I'm gonna put it this a-way, (? )
The things you have to say, you could have told me yesterday
High high high time baby, high time you gotta back with

Come on come on come on baby, come on home with me
Ah come on come on baby, come on home with me
Well a change has got to come, ah let me know what's wrong with me

Come on come on come on come on baby, I wanna know, I wanna know
Come on come on come on baby, who can the other man be
Well the change has got to come

The Spencer Davis Group was a British rock band and part of the “British Invasion.” The are best known for their songs “Gimme Some Lovin'” and “I’m a Man,” and as the starting place for Stevie Winwood.

They were formed in 1963 in Birmingham, Wales by guitarist and singer Spencer Davis (b. Spencer Davies), with brothers Stevie (vocals, organ, piano) and Muff (bass) Winwood, and drummer Pete York. They began playing covers of American Blues and R&B, and quickly gained a following in the local music scene. They released their first single, a cover of the John Lee Hooker song “Dimples,” in 1965.

Later that year, they released their breakout single, “Gimme Some Lovin',” which reached #1 on the British charts. The song was notable for Winwood’s (who was only 19 at the time) soulful singing, which was so convincing the single was banned by several segregated radio stations in the US, who thought Linwood was black.

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