Peter Edward Kirtley was born in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, but moved to Surrey at a young age. The younger of two children, his father, Al Kirtley, was a semi-professional musician who had at one time been a member of Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and later of Trendsetters Limited, and under contract to Parlophone Records. At the age of 11 he joined a band with Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan who later formed the British band Bros. Kirtley was a keen amateur actor while at school, but at the age of 16 chose music as a career and became a professional drummer. For four years he was a member of The Blue, a band managed by Bob Herbert and his son Chris, the original managers of the Spice Girls. The Blue's only single, "Don't Leave Me Standing in the Pouring Rain", was released in 1992, but failed to enter the chart.
"People Get Ready" is a 1965 single by the Impressions, and the title track from the People Get Ready album. The single is the group's best-known hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard R&B Chart and number 14 on the Billboard Pop Chart. The gospel-influenced track was a Curtis Mayfield composition that displayed the growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing.
Rolling Stone magazine named "People Get Ready" the 24th greatest song of all time and also placed it at number 20 on their list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks. The song was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. "People Get Ready" was named as one of the Top 10 Best Songs Of All Time by Mojo music magazine, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
Various artists have covered the song, including Rod Stewart & Jeff Beck in 1985. The Australian group Human Nature had a minor hit in Australia with their version in 1997.
Composition
The gospel-influenced track was written and composed by Curtis Mayfield, who displayed the growing sense of social and political awareness in his writing. Mayfield said, "That was taken from my church or from the upbringing of messages from the church. Like there's no hiding place and get on board, and images of that sort. I must have been in a very deep mood of that type of religious inspiration when I wrote that song." The song is the first Impressions hit to feature Mayfield's guitar in the break.
People Get Ready is in a long tradition of Black American freedom songs to use the train imagery - other examples are Wade in the Water, The Gospel Train, and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot. The imagery comes from the Underground Railroad, not a real train but an escape route North to freedom for escaped slaves in America pre-civil war, with characters such as Harriet Tubman going back time and again to the South to show people the route of the "railroad".
Watson's debut album, The Voice, was released in May 2001. A mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs, it topped the UK Classical Chart and eventually reached number five in the UK Albums Chart. Later, when released in the United States, the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one. The album contained a collaboration with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, who lent his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song "Barcelona". The album also featured a duet with Cleo of girl groupCleopatra on the song "Someone Like You". Cleo later duetted with Russell again on his third album Reprise on the song "The Best That Love Can Be".
In late 2002, Watson released the single, "Nothing Sacred – A Song for Kirsty", to raise money for the Francis House children's hospice in Didsbury, Manchester. The campaign to raise £5 million was fronted by Kirsty Howard, a seven-year-old girl with a serious heart defect. The song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.
Just Felt Love Die - Georgia Cook & Pete Kirtley, Tape Music Publishing
song
published: 11 Feb 2012
Poison - Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley
1990 Sketches
published: 10 Jan 2012
Bert Jansch and Peter Kirtley
Bert and Pete on Gerry Anderson's show in Belfast in the early 90's. For some reason everyone on the programme had to do an Elvis song...
published: 30 Nov 2011
PETER KIRTLEY BAND feat. PAUL MCCARTNEY - Little Children
"Little Children" - performed by Peter Kirtley Band and Paul McCartney
published: 22 May 2012
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley VRC0253 'Is It Real'
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Atheneum Warminster UK 9th December 1990
RIP Bert
published: 21 Oct 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley 'Let Me Sing' VRC0125
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Prince Alberts Bar Victoria Rooms
Bristol (UK) 14th November 1991
published: 22 Apr 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley ' Curragh Of Kildare ' VRC0252
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Atheneum Warminster. UK
on the 9th December 1990
rest in peace Bert
published: 21 Oct 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley ' Kingfisher ' VRC0256
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Prince Alberts Bar. Vic Rooms Bristol. UK
on the 14th November 1991 RIP Bert
published: 23 Oct 2011
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley ' The Parting ' VRC0257
Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley at the Prince Alberts Bar. Vic Rooms Bristol. UK
on the 14th November 1991 RIP Bert
published: 23 Oct 2011
Mutya Buena - Strung Out (Unreleased Pete Kirtley demo)
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album ...
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
This demo version of Strung Out (aka the original mix) leaked well in advance of the Real Girl album release, resulting in the dramatically altered final album version produced by Jony Rockstar, as per Mutya's label's request. The track in its original Pete Kirtley produced form was included on Room 2012's debut album, released in Germany in 2007. Pre-Sugababes, Pete Kirtley served as Amelle's protégé, so a demo version of her take on Strung Out is also confirmed to exist, but has never leaked. Both Sugababes 2.0 and 3.0 apparently recorded the song (during the Taller In More Ways album sessions) too, but these versions have never seen the light of day.
Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, Mutya Buena
Peter Edward Kirtley was born in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, but moved to Surrey at a young age. The younger of two children, his father, Al Kirtley, was a semi-professional musician who had at one time been a member of Zoot Money's Big Roll Band and later of Trendsetters Limited, and under contract to Parlophone Records. At the age of 11 he joined a band with Matt Goss, Luke Goss and Craig Logan who later formed the British band Bros. Kirtley was a keen amateur actor while at school, but at the age of 16 chose music as a career and became a professional drummer. For four years he was a member of The Blue, a band managed by Bob Herbert and his son Chris, the original managers of the Spice Girls. The Blue's only single, "Don't Leave Me Standing in the Pouring Rain", was released in 1992, but failed to enter the chart.
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