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Classic Tracks: Fine Young Cannibals’ “She Drives Me Crazy”
Classic Tracks: Fine Young Cannibals’ “She Drives Me Crazy”
By Dan Daley. The sublime studio concoction of "She Drives Me Crazy" involved a trip to Minneapolis, that signature falsetto and an unmistakable snare hit known to this day.
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Classic Tracks: The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'”
 
Classic Tracks: The Righteous Brothers’ “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin'”
By Dan Daley. “You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'” was one of the most perfectly realized examples of the “Wall of Sound” technique that Phil Spector refined.
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Classic Tracks: Jennifer Warnes’ “First We Take Manhattan”
 
Classic Tracks: Jennifer Warnes’ “First We Take Manhattan”
By Blair Jackson. Jennifer Warnes, bassist Roscoe Beck and engineer Billy Youdelman share how the unlikely Leonard Cohen cover—and the album around it—came to be a hit.
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Classic Tracks: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons’ “Rag Doll”
 
Classic Tracks: Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons’ “Rag Doll”
By Dan Daley. The song, inspired by a experience during an excruciatingly long traffic light at New York City's Eleventh Avenue, became a crucial hit for The Four Seasons.
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Classic Tracks: Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors”
 
Classic Tracks: Charlie Rich’s “Behind Closed Doors”
By Barbara Schultz. “To me, those Charlie Rich sessions were so special,” recalls engineer Lou Bradley.
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Brandy & Monica Bring Hits, Nostalgia to Arenas
Brandy & Monica Bring Hits, Nostalgia to Arenas
By Clive Young. 27 years after their duet “The Boy Is Mine” ruled the charts, Brandy and Monica finally played a co-headlining tour this past fall—and Demetrius Moore was behind the FOH desk to make sure it sounded perfect.
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