| "The 'In' Crowd" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Dobie Gray | |
| from the album Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go | |
| Released | 1965 |
| Genre | R&B |
| Label | Charger |
| Writer(s) | Billy Page |
"The ‘In’ Crowd" is a 1965 song, written by Billy Page, arranged by his brother Gene, originally performed by Dobie Gray on his album Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go. Gray's powerful Motown-like version, complete with brass section, reached #13 in the US Billboard charts and #25 in the UK charts.[1] Despite the Mods' admiration of the song, and the fact that they took its lyrics as depiction of their own lifestyles, Gray's rendition was not the only one that made the song an 'evergreen'.
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The Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded an instrumental version of the tune later that same year at the suggestion of a coffee shop waitress. Their jazzy take, recorded live in a Washington, D.C. night club, reached #5 in the U.S. and was used for many years as background music of Jimmy Savile's Savile's Travels and Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club on BBC Radio 1.
The Ramsey Lewis Trio also recorded a smooth jazz version of the song for the 2004 album Time Flies, 39 years after recording their original instrumental version.[2]
In 1974 a version by Bryan Ferry, frontman of Roxy Music, finally got the song into the Top 20 in the UK where the single reached number 13 on the hit parade. The song also featured as the lead track on Ferry's top five album Another Time, Another Place. Appears in the Mafia classic "Casino".
Numerous artists have covered the song. These include: