Orpheus - "Brown Arms In Houston" (1969) HD
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Issued as a single in the Spring of 1969, "Brown Arms In Houston" / "I Can Make The Sun Rise" was the first single off the band's third LP for MGM Records entitled "Joyful". It spent three weeks on the charts reaching #97 on Billboard and #88 on Cashbox in June of '69.
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Im 67 but i only discover this kind of music 2022 so wonderfull.
Can't believe nobody hasn't covered this tune. Just beautiful.
Covered by Sandra Alexandra in 1969 on her LP "The Intimate Side of Sandra Alexandra" as well as by Mike Melvoin on his MOOG synch LP "The Plastic Cow Goes Moooooog".
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Im 67 but i only discover this kind of music 2022 so wonderfull.
1969,I had this HITBOUND ,Profound Lyrics,A Great song from an Ultra Talented Band from BOSTON "ORPHEUS" The Bruce Arnold vocals are spectacular as usual..Listen & Fall in love with ORPHEUS from all those years ago!!!
I really love this song...incredibly beautiful!
This single peaked at #17 in Los Angeles at "Boss Radio" 93/KHJ. I remember it well!
I remembering reading an article in Goldmine about Orpheus, which stated that this song and "Can't Find The Time" were both in the top 10 or top 20 in nearly ever major radio market but not at the same time. This was due to several reasons including MGM not paying the record plants on time. The records reached individual markets sometimes as much as three months apart. This meant that the national charts like Billboard and Cashbox were not able to tabulate the chart movement because only a few markets were reporting at a time. The long and short if it was that Orpheus really had two national Top 40 hits but didn't know it. MGM knew that had messed up in '68 when they first released "Can't Find The Time" and tried again in '69 after stations began receiving requests from people who had heard "Brown Arms" on the radio and were reminded of the band's earlier hit. It was completely organic but again flubbed by the label and their corrupt management.
Bruce's voice is so beautiful! This is so pretty! What a gift! for all of us!
I had forgotten this song for 50 years! Nice to hear it again.
Quite a story behind the composers of this song. Lesley Miller, who wrote the music for "Brown Arms in Houston," was married at the time to Orpheus producer Alan Lorber and had been the subject of the song "Lesley's World" on the first Orpheus album. Lyricist Joe Henry would emerge in 1974 as a frequent song collaborator with John Denver. Their 1975 Christmas song "A Baby Just Like You" was even recorded by Frank Sinatra as a tribute to his daughter Nancy's first child.
I Have known Bruce Arnold for a long time from my days of working in Boston.I had this BOSS HITBOUND in 1969 still love it today Great song & arrangement from "ORPHEUS"
wonderful music,a gift from heaven
The group out of Boston that gave us "CANT FIND THE TIME"Had this HITBOUND in 1969 What a great song from ORPHEUS!
Wonderful music, I will never forget!
Bruce Arnold's vocals are timeless, combining the very best aspects of Frank Sinatra and Brian Wilson.
Happy to have found this beautiful but rare song. I thought originally that it was short lived hit in the summer of 65; it looks not to be the case, 69 it is. Simple but strong romantic lyrics. The song was overshadowed by the rock hits of day.
thanks for sharing this, it appears this reached a bit higher on Billboard, #91
I love this song so much! It's a shame that Spotify has had all the Orpheus albums taken down, I really wonder why sometimes.
The notorious music publisher Alan Lorber, who never paid a cent in royalties, has recently lost control of much of the publishing rights to Orpheus music. In retaliation, he has removed the albums from all streaming platforms. The band is currently working on a new album and digitizing over 100 never-before-heard recordings so stay tuned to this channel and our social media pages for the latest.
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Thank you so much@@orpheusband, I appreciate you guys for letting me know as to what was going on. I'm excited to hear the new music! Maybe I'll transcribe some Orpheus tunes for guitar haha.
Wonderfull song
Peaked at #47 on KJR Seattle's Fab Fifty, June 1969
Wish this song was still in Spotify.
Apparently, the publishing company, Iris Properties, Inc had Sony / The Orchard remove our music from all platforms. 🤔
@@orpheusband our loss :(
@@kenaldri4923 We are urging our fans to email irismusicgroup@verizon.net and communications@theorchard.com and urge them to reinstate our music to online platforms. Thank you!
@@orpheusband Done!
@@orpheusband The ascending power of your songs are even more relevant than ever i these times of despair !
apparently i was 2 years old when this was released. i perform all kinds of songs from this era i am glad i discovered orpheus and hope to add at least one of your songs to my songbag if you don't mind.
Go for it!
@@orpheusband thank you i'll learn it and add it into my sets along with my collection of lovin spoonful, and jefferson airplane
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"Brown Arms In Houston"
#91, 1969.
Peak Billboard Chart Position: No. 91
Peak Cash Box Chart Position: No. 88
Peak Record World Chart Position: No. 90
What does the title mean? Lovely song. Reminds me of the Association.
mysticmaverick1 It was the first song that Joe Henry, (who later collaborated with John Denver, Garth Brooks and Rascal Flats) got published. The music was written by singer/songwriter Lesley Miller who was the then wife of Orpheus producer, Alan Lorber. The song was intended for Lorber's star group Orpheus. Henry was writing about his travels across the country working odd jobs. "Brown arms" was the phrase he used to describe the people who welcomed him with an open door. As far as I know, he never revealed whether those people were of a particular ethnic persuasion - hence the color of their arms.
@@tolanstout I've wondered the same thing since I first heard this soul stirring song--thanks for sharing this information.
The logo for Alan Lorber Productions on the lower left corner of the picture sleeve looks a lot like the one for Dick Clark Productions.
Reached #91 in Billboard on 6-7-1969, not #97 as stated in the banner above.
This cries out "Jimmy Webb" to me somehow. Am I the only one?
The music, written by Lesley Miller with production by her then husband Alan Lorber certainly has echoes of both Jimmy and Burt Bacharach. We recently learned that Jimmy, Burt and the great Brian Wilson followed Orpheus closely - not to mention Miles Davis, Laura Nyro, Steely Dan and the late Terry Kath of Chicago. We were an inside secret in the music business.
@@orpheusband fantastic! Thank you so much. That's like a "who's who" of great artists, every one of whom I have admired greatly. I use to wonder why I love this song so much. But then yesterday I just happened to be revisiting Webb's hits along with this one, and I noted how the harmonies had some similarities. What you've told me certainly will have me listening more to Orpheus now! BTW, OTHER artists I revisited yesterday included...Brian Wilson, Laura Nyro and Steely Dan!
It's basically as if Jimmy Webb and Burt Bacharach composed a song together.
vocal and piano sounds a LOT like the 1970s solo
records by the lead singer of the Guess Who.
Jerry Jaye We played with both The Guess Who and Chicago, who were both influenced by our sound.
Thanks! Yes, I'd say Burton Cummings later "borrowed" a lot from the Orpheus sound. The band's "Can't Find the Time" was a BIG hit in Cleveland, where I was at the time. Partly from airplay by CKLW in Windsor, Ontario, and partly because of airplay by WIXY in Cleveland itself. Wonderful song!
Can anyone tell me what the lyrics of this song mean?
+Monk2038 "Brown Arms In Houston" was written by a young poet / songwriter named Joe Henry who had left the University of Iowa with a Masters Degree in Creative Writing to travel the country. While moving from state to state, Henry took various jobs, which included coal miner, ranch hand, steel worker and even professional boxer. The song recounts his travels and experiences during this time. Whether "brown arms" referred to a particular racial group has never been revealed.
Lyrics:
Names have held me in the grey light of dawnBefore morning had come, after night time had gone
They held me with hands that hadn’t a claim
A claim to my life, a right to my name
Brown arms in Houston that called after me
Soft words in Georgia that rose from the sea
Names twist like vines all windy and green
That climb on the fencepost, that reach after me
There’s Denver, Jackson, there’s Tulsa and more
There’s none that said home, there’s none with a door
Brown arms in Houston
that called after me
Soft words in Georgia that rose from the sea
The wind’s calling me like I’ve heard it before
I’ll leave you the morning, I haven’t much more
Listen tonight to the soft-falling rain
And think of my song, remember my name
Brown arms in Houston
that called after me
Soft words in Georgia that rose from the sea
+tolanstout Wow! Thank you so much. I've wondered about the lyrics for years, not just the curious title. I'd heard as many as 5 or 6 different "guesses" over the many years, none of which truly fit all the lyrics. Some maybe yes, but never all.
Actually, to set the record straight, I, Lesley Miller, did write the music to “ Brown Arms In Houston”. Joe Henry and I collaborated on a few songs. Unfortunately, the sheet music that came out at the time listed Joe as the sole writer of both lyrics and music.
@@lesleymiller5392 Did you ever record it? Wonderful job creating the music mood to match terrific lyrics. I first heard this in 1979 on a MOR station and it's haunted me ever since. You need some covers of it.
Lyrically it's like the male version of Gale Garnett's "We'll Sing In the Sunshine". It's a traveling man who is telling his woman he will be leaving soon. He's haunted by memories of his past loves and the cities they were in.