Evie (song)
| "Evie" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Stevie Wright | |
| from the album Hard Road | |
| A-side | "Evie" (part one) |
| B-side | "Evie" (part two and three) |
| Released | 1974 |
| Format | 7 inch |
| Genre | Hard rock, Blues rock, (Part 1) Soft Rock, (Part 2) Rock. (Part 3) |
| Length | 11:11 |
| Label | Albert |
| Writer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young |
| Producer(s) | Harry Vanda, George Young |
| "Evie" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Wrights | |
| Released | 2005 |
| Genre | Rock |
"Evie" is an Australian rock song released as a single in 1974 by Australian singer and former frontman of The Easybeats, Stevie Wright. It was written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It has been suggested that it is the first 11-minute song to chart at #1 anywhere in the world.[1]
The song features three parts and some critics consider it as one of the most perfect rock n' roll songs ever,[2] encapsulating the three basic themes of all love songs: (I) Baby it'll be great once we're together (Let Your Hair Hang Down), (II) Baby, it's so great now that we're together (Oh Evie... I'm nothing without you), (III) Baby, it's so bad since you left me (I'm Losing You). However, the loss in this case is more tragic than the usual "boy loses girl" scenario - it describes the singer's emotions following Evie's death in childbirth.
Part One is a guitar driven, hard rocking and bluesy, swaggering and swayful song. Part Two is more piano and string based, a much softer ballad style. Part Three is more of a disco-rock style, being quicker, relatively urgent and guitar driven track with a great vocal.
The song features Malcolm Young on guitar. Young plays the guitar solo in Part One, while the solo in Part Three is played by Harry Vanda.[1]
Part One by itself proved a big hit when it was released. The Wrights recorded a cover version of the song in 2005.
Personnel
- Stevie Wright - vocals
- George Young - bass
- Harry Vanda - guitar
- Malcolm Young - guitar
- John Proud - drums
- Warren Morgan - piano
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tait, John (2010). Vanda & Young. University of New South Wales Press. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-74223-217-1.
- ↑ "MILESAGO - Groups & Solo Artists - Stevie Wright:". Retrieved 3 January 2015.
| Preceded by "Billy Don't Be a Hero" by Paper Lace |
Australian Kent Music Report number-one single 12 August 1974 |
Succeeded by "The Night Chicago Died" by Paper Lace |