SATURDAY'S SINGLES : THE KNACK and LOU GRAMM

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Good morning gang and welcome back to Saturday's Singles, a Birthday edition. First up on our musical calendar is 56 year old American bassist Prescott Niles, known for his work with New Wave band, The Knack. Happy 66th Birthday Prescott ! To start the day off, we offer up the 1979 Capitol Records release, "Good Girls Don't". The song, from their Platinum selling debut album, Get The Knack, peaked at #66 in the UK, #11 on both the Cash Box and Hot 100, and #1 in Canada. It was written by vocalist /guitarist  Doug Fieger and features "Frustrated" (inspired by Fieger's crush on a girl named Sharona Alperin, also the namesake of the group's biggest hit, "My Sharona") as it's B-side.

The Knack :

Doug Fieger – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Berton Averre – lead guitar
Prescott Niles – bass
Bruce Gary – drums

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Our second Birthday single comes in the form of "Ready Or Not", by the one true voice of Foreigner, former vocalist and founding member, Lou Gramm. Happy 70th Birthday Lou ! The tune, the title track from his debut solo effort, reached #54 on the Hot 100 and #7 on the  Album Rock Tracks chart. It was released in 1987 by Atlantic Records, and features  "Lover Come Back", from the same record, as it's flip side. 

Lou Gramm – vocals; producer
Bruce Turgon – bass and rhythm guitars, keyboards, lead guitar (on "Lover Come Back")
Nils Lofgren – lead guitar
Philip Ashley – keyboards, programming
Ben Gramm – drums

With : Eddie Martinez – additional guitar on "Ready or Not"

           Mark Rivera – soprano saxophone (on "Lover Come Back")
           Ben Grammatico Sr. – lead trumpet
           Ben Grammatico Jr. – trumpet
           Crispin Cioe – tenor and baritone saxophone
           Sherryl Marshall – backing vocals
           Cookie Watkins – backing vocals

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