I was listening to a cover of The Long And Winding Road om the radio. I don't know who the artist was who was singing it but it was from the 70's and the guy was ad libing "my baby, my baby". Does anyone know who the artist is who is singing the cover? thanks

doesn't matter.. cause nothing touches the original

BillieSparks said:

COVER VERSIONS

Cover versions
"The Long and Winding Road / Suspicious Minds"
Single by Will Young and Gareth Gates
from the album From Now On and What My Heart Wants to Say
B-side "I Get the Sweetest Feeling"
Released 23 September 2002
Format CD
Recorded 2002
Genre Pop
Label BMG
Producer Stephen Lipson, Steve Mac
Will Young chronology
"Light My Fire"
(2002) "The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds"
(2002) "Don't Let Me Down" / "You and I"
(2002)

Gareth Gates chronology
"Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake)"
(2002) "The Long and Winding Road" / "Suspicious Minds"
(2002) "What My Heart Wants to Say"
(2002)

In 2002, a duet version of "The Long and Winding Road" by Pop Idol winner Will Young and runner-up Gareth Gates sold 132,500 copies in its first week of release and spent two weeks at number one in the UK.

Other cover versions include:

1970, Diana Ross on Everything Is Everything
1970, The Four Tops on Changing Times
1971, Aretha Franklin on Young, Gifted and Black
1973, Cher on Half-Breed
1974, Kenny Rogers & The First Edition on Rollin'
1976, Olivia Newton-John, on 'Come on Over
1976, Leo Sayer in the musical documentary All This and World War II
1978, Peter Frampton on the soundtrack for the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1984, Billy Ocean on Suddenly
1995, John Berry on Come Together: America Salutes The Beatles
1999, Regine Velasquez on R2K
2002, S Club 7 as the B-side to their single "You"
2006, Ray Charles on Ray Sings, Basie Swings[21]
2008, Chris de Burgh on Footsteps
2009, Ruben Studdard on Love Is

George Benson's version on a complilation CD

(I Got No Kick Against) Modern Jazz - Released'95









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