The version of
Michael by
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band became a chart hit for them but it also became a crowd favorite.
Background It appeared on the
Marble Arch compilation album,
Stars of 67 which also featured "
Puppet on a String" by
Sandie Shaw and "
Universal Soldier" by
Donovan.
Chart Their version got to #39 in February 1967. It also made its debut at on the
Radio City City Sixty chart at no. 30 on the period of Sunday 29 January - Sunday 5 February 1967. It got to no. 15 the following week, but due to station owner, Dorothy Calvert being found guilty of operating a radio station inside UK territorial waters on February 8, 1967 and the station being closed that night, the single's course, as with other singles there would be unknown.
Other recordings Other versions by
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band includes a live version that appears on
Hand Clappin, Foot Stompin, Funky-Butt ... Live! album. An unreleased version recorded by Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band in 1968 appears on the ''Holdin' On With Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band'' EP which was released on the
Acid Jazz label in 2013. ==Notes==