Fred Neil
Frederick "Fred" Neil (March 16, 1936 – July 7, 2001) was an American folk singer-songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. He did not achieve commercial success as a performer, and is mainly known through other people's recordings of his material – particularly "Everybody's Talkin'", which became a hit for Harry Nilsson after being used for the film Midnight Cowboy. Though highly regarded by contemporary folk singers, he was reluctant to tour (something he shared with Nilsson), and mainly spent the last 30 years of his life assisting with the preservation of dolphins.
Biography
Born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida, Neil was exposed to music at an early age, travelling around the US with his father who was a representative for Wurlitzer jukeboxes. Neil was one of the singer-songwriters who worked out of New York City's Brill Building, a center for music industry offices. While composing at the Brill Building for other artists, Neil also recorded six mostly rockabilly-pop oriented singles for different labels as a solo artist. He wrote songs that were taken by early rock and roll artists such as Buddy Holly ("Come Back Baby" 1958) and Roy Orbison ("Candy Man" 1961).
Fred Neil (album)
Fred Neil is the 1966 second album from Fred Neil, a pioneer Folk rock musician. The album has a more laid-back sound than his debut, and contains his best-known songs "Everybody's Talkin' " and "The Dolphins". It was re-released in 1969 under the title Everybody's Talkin' in response to the international success of the soundtrack of the movie Midnight Cowboy, which made a hit of the new title track for Harry Nilsson. Music journalist Richie Unterberger characterizes the album as Neil's "best", and it was listed in the first (2005) edition of the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, edited by Robert Dimery.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Fred Neil, except where noted
Podcasts:
Fred Neil
ALBUMS
- Fred Neil released: 2006
- Echoes of My Mind: The Best of 1963-71 released: 2005
- Do You Ever Think of Me? released: 2003
- Tear Down the Walls / Bleecker & MacDougal released: 2001
- The Many Sides of Fred Neil released: 1998
- Other Side of This Life released: 1971
- Sessions released: 1967
- Bleecker & MacDougal released: 1965
- Tear Down The Walls released: 1964
- Everybody's Talkin' released:
Echoes of My Mind: The Best of 1963-71
Released 2005- Linin' Track
- The Sky Is Fallin'
- Weary Blues
- Morning Dew
- Wild Child in a World of Trouble
- Bleecker and Macdougal
- Blues on the Ceiling
- Little Bit of Rain
- Country Boy
- Other Side of This Life
- Water Is Wide
- Candy Man
- Handful of Gimme
- The Dolphins
- I've Got a Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree)
- Ba-De-Da
- Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Everything Happens
- Sweet Cocaine
- Felicity
- Please Send Me Someone to Love
- Roll on Rosie
- Come Back Baby
- Ya Don't Miss Your Water
Do You Ever Think of Me?
Released 2003- The Dolphins
- I've Got a Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree)
- That's the Bag I'm In
- Ba-De-Da
- Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Everything Happens
- Sweet Cocaine
- Green Rocky Road
- Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga
- Felicity
- Please Send Me Someone to Love
- Merry Go Round
- Look Over Yonder
- Fool's Are a Long Time Comin'
- Looks Like Rain
- Roll on Rosie
Tear Down the Walls / Bleecker & MacDougal
Released 2001- I Know You Rider
- Red Flowers
- Tear Down the Walls
- Weary Blues
- Toy Balloon
- Baby
- Morning Dew
- I'm a Drifter
- Linin' Track
- Wild Child in a World of Trouble
- Dade County Jail
- I Got 'em
- Lonesome Valley
- Bleecker & MacDougal
- Blues on the Ceiling
- Sweet Mama
- Little Bit of Rain
- Country Boy
- Other Side of This Life
- Mississippi Train
- Travelin' Shoes
- The Water Is Wide
- Yonder Comes the Blues
- Candy Man
- Handful of Gimme
- Gone Again
The Many Sides of Fred Neil
Released 1998- The Dolphins
- I've Got a Secret (Didn't We Shake Sugaree)
- That's the Bag I'm In
- Ba-De-Da
- Faretheewell (Fred's Tune)
- Everybody's Talkin'
- Everything Happens
- Sweet Cocaine
- Green Rocky Road
- Cynicrustpetefredjohn Raga
- Felicity
- Please Send Me Someone to Love
- Merry Go Round
- Look Over Yonder
- Fools Are a Long Time Comin'
- Looks Like Rain
- Roll On Rosie
Born: 1936-03-16
Died: 2001-07-07
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I've Got A Secret (didn't We Shake Sugaree)
by: Fred NeilNeil
I've got a secret, I shouldn't tell,
I'm gonna go to heaven in a split-pea shell.
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
Everything I have, down in pawn.
You know I pawned my watch, I pawned my chain,
I'd of sold myself, but I felt ashamed.
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.
Everything I have, down in pawn.
I've got a song to sing, not very long,
I'm gonna sing it right if it takes me all night long
Lordie me, didn't we shake sugaree.