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Walkin' on My Mind
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Wikipedia article
"'Walkin' on My Mind'" was a hit for soul singer Dianne Brooks. Released in 1969, it was the first single released by Revolver Records. It was also Brooks' first release on a Canadian owned label. It is also an example of how the quality of a song can activate a record label.
Background
"Walkin' on My Mind" bw "Need to Belong" was a Mort Ross production.FUNKMYSOUL.GR - [https://www.funkmysoul.gr/dianne-brooks-1976-back-stairs-of-my-life/ Dianne Brooks 1976 Back Stairs Of My Life] It was released in February, 1969 on the Revolution Records' subsidiary, Revolver.'Billboard', March 15, 1969 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=zygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA64&dq=%22Dianne+Brooks%22Walking+on+my+Mind%22Revolver&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijspil4q_5AhWJJrcAHY1aAAQQ6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Dianne%20Brooks%22Walking%20on%20my%20Mind%22Revolver&f=false Page 64 From The Music Capitals of the World, College Music Contest Opens Talent Hunt]'RPM Weekly', Volume 11 No. 6 Week of April 7th. - [https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/60s/1969/RPM-1969-04-07.pdf Page 8 HERE'S GONNA BE A Revolution.... ON REVOLVER RECORDS!]'RPM Weekly', Volume 12 No. 5, September 20th 1969 - [https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/60s/1969/RPM-1969-09-20.pdf Page 13 DIANNE BROOKS' NEW SINGLE] It was also released as "Walking On My Mind" in the United States on Ray Charles' Tangerine label, cat no. TRC 993.'Cash Box', March 8, 1969 - [https://archive.org/details/cashbox30unse_30/page/66/mode/2up?q=%22Dianne+Brooks%22 Page 68 Canada]45Cat - [https://www.45cat.com/artist/dianne-brooks Dianne Brooks - Discography, USA]
The song started off in 1969 as one of two demos at a newly built recording studio that was set to open for business later that year in August. It wasn't the intention of the studio owners to start off with a record company. Mort Ross, Doug Riley and their engineer, Englishman, Terry Brown wanted to build a studio with recording facilities superior to what was in Canada at the time. However Dianne Brooks' vocal work on the two Doug Riley compositions changed things. The songs were deemed to be too good to remain unreleased. As a result of this Revolver Records came into being.'Billboard', May 24, 1969 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=KygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA30&dq=Billboard+24+May+1969%22Radio+Legislation+Should+Better+Recording+Studios%22&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Billboard%2024%20May%201969%22Radio%20Legislation%20Should%20Better%20Recording%20Studios%22&f=false - Page C-34 Radio Legislation Should Better Recording Studios]
Distribution
For Canadian distribution in Canada, the Compo Company was chosen. Revolution's chief, Mort Ross had travelled to New York to set up the distribution deal with Ray Charles' Tangerine label for the current record. The deal also involved any future releases from Brooks. For English distribution Morgan Records was chosen.'Billboard', May 24, 1969 - [https://books.google.com/books?id=KygEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA30&dq=%22Dianne+Brooks%22Tangerine%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwid6Pju6b35AhXNSWwGHfhNDyoQ6AF6BAgKEAI#v=onepage&q=%22Dianne%20Brooks%22Tangerine%22&f=false Page C-34 Radio Legislation Should Better Recording Studios]
The record was released in New Zealand on the Viking record label.Sergent.com.au - [https://www.sergent.com.au/music/label-viking-10.html Record Labels, Viking Records 10, VS.240 1969 'Non NZ Artist']
Chart performance
By April 21, 1969, the song had entered the 'RPM Weekly' Canadian Content Chart at #10.'RPM Weekly', Volume 11 No. 8, Week of April 21st. 1969 - [https://worldradiohistory.com/CANADA/RPM/60s/1969/RPM-1969-04-21.pdf Page 4 RPM Weekly Canadian Content Chart]
By May 2, it reached #4 on the RPM chart. It got to #67 nationally.Canaukstan Music - [https://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=741 Dianne Brooks, Walkin' on My Mind / Need to Belong - 7" by Michael Panontin]
Releases
References
Category:1969 songs
Category:1969 singles
Category:Tangerine Records (1962) singles
Category:Revolver Records singles
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