This sounds like a Van McCoy production:
This sounds like a Van McCoy production:
Fan of Van McCoy, GK&TP and this song. Van & GK&TP worked well together.
One of my favorites is “Giving Up” which Van McCoy wrote and produced on Gladys and the Pips in 1964.
marv2, have you heard Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings' version of “Giving Up”? It’s a very faithful cover. Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3onr9hAVXKA
Last edited by mowest; 05-06-2020 at 07:48 PM.
I remember the song also was used in the 1976 film, "Sparkle". It was used in the death scene of "Sister" played by Lonette McKee.
Sharon Jones was such a great singer. I wished she was still here. "Giving Up" has the same flavor as Ben E. King's 1963 classic, "I Who Have Nothing".
You’re welcome marv2!
Sadly not live as was common on TopPop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TopPop
Great song!!
And of course, the classic...
Oh my goodness. The Still Together album is part of the fabric of my youth. Seconded in my bedroom I would play the album to death. “Home Is” was always my favourite track. As Gladys would say, brings back memories of a time when life was slow and oh so mellow.
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