When You're Young And In Love (VAN MCCOY)

[remicks]

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Van McCoy was young (at most 24) and most certainly in love when he so sweepingly encapsulated those feelings in his song:

WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE


The song was first released in 1964 (peak position #41) by Ruby And The Romantics (often called a one hit wonder via another original version of a future disco hit : OUR DAY WILL COME)


Ruby And The Romantics



Three years later (1967) an updated Motown interpretation by The Marvelettes was successfully released :
(peak #9 R&B and #23 Pop)


The Marvelettes



In the 70's, Van McCoy resurrected his tune under his own guiding hands releasing this exquisite Temptations/ JUST MY IMAGINATION styled version by The Choice Four (peak #91) :


The Choice Four


Leading at last to a Ralph Carter/Van McCoy studio venture later that same year (1975) and an ultimate discofied version that went to the top at the clubs , fittingly when Ralph Carter was all of 14 :


Ralph Carter

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Lyrics:

WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE

(Young and in love)
(Young and in love)

Spring's in the air
There's magic everywhere
When you're young and in love

Life seems to be
A world of fantasy
When you're young and in love

Each night seems just like the Fourth of July
When stars spangle the sky

The moon at night
Seems to shine twice as bright
When you're young and in love

Ooh, dreams can come true
If you believe they do
When you're young and in love

Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love will conquer all
When you're, when you're young and in love

(Look and you'll find)
Ooh, ooh yeah
(There's no mountain you can't climb)
When you're young and in love

Though many teardrops are bound to fall
True love can conquer all
When you're, when you're young and in love

(Young and in love)
So in love
(Young and in love)
Oh, yeah
FADE
(Young and in love)
I feel so good


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[thommy2458]

I could swear I have a 12" on Cotilion by Stacy
Lattisaw-who also would have been very young
when she recorded it.

Thom

[Disco Funk]

A nice song. I don't think Van McCoy had a hand in the production of the Ralph Carter version. Wasn't it by the guys who produced the Moment of Truth's 1976 self-titled LP? They were Reid Whitelaw and Norman Bergen, who I think either were the owners of Philly Groove Records as well.

Disco Funk

[remicks]

Originally Posted by Disco Funk

A nice song. I don't think Van McCoy had a hand in the production of the Ralph Carter version. Wasn't it by the guys who produced the Moment of Truth's 1976 self-titled LP? They were Reid Whitelaw and Norman Bergen, who I think either were the owners of Philly Groove Records as well.

Disco Funk

You are correct DF .

Would you say these guys out-Vanned McCoy's sound on this one??

Or maybe through hearing this interpretation of his song ..... it guided Van's future approach in the way he structured his music ..........??? ........

thommy2458:
I could swear I have a 12" on Cotilion by Stacy
Lattisaw-who also would have been very young
when she recorded it.

this does seem like it rings a bell ....???? ...............




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[markydefad]

Originally Posted by thommy2458

I could swear I have a 12" on Cotilion by Stacy
Lattisaw-who also would have been very young
when she recorded it.

Thom

you are correct Thom

17) WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG AND IN LOVE - Ralph Carter
(Mercury/ 1975) P: Reid Whitelaw/Norman Bergen; W: Van McCoy; "A Tom Moulton Mix"
Timing: 2:30 (45); 5:04 (disco version); BPM: approx. 127 bpm
Pop: #95; R&B: #37; Disc-o-la Fortune 500: #263 out of 500
45: A) When You're Young and In Love; B) (disco version)
*COVER: originally a hit for:
Ruby & The Romantics (#48 R&B in 1964)
The Marvelettes (#23 Pop/ #9 R&B in 1967)
The Choice Four (#91 Pop/ #45 R&B in 1975)
later charted by Stacy Lattisaw (#91 R&B in 1979)
CD Availability: "Best Disco Album in the Universe, Vol 11" (5:04)
A= 149; B= 79; C= 153; D= 71; F= 29; Total points = 481
15 weeks on the chart (7/5/75 - 10/11/75)/ 10 weeks in the Top 10/ Peak: #3 for 2 weeks

[Disco Funk]

Originally Posted by remicks

You are correct DF .

Would you say these guys out-Vanned McCoy's sound on this one??

Or maybe through hearing this interpretation of his song ..... it guided Van's future approach in the way he structured his music ..........??? ........

It's hard to say. Van was going the latin rhythm route, while Whitelaw and Bergen were straight ahead disco. It's possible that Van didn't feel like resurrecting the song for David Ruffin or other artists like he did on other songs that the Choice Four recorded those early years because the Ralph Carter version was really good. Or it just didn't lend itself to that latin feel sound.

Here's Ralph on ST:



Disco Funk

[Westwood]

I looooooove this song, so thank you for pointing out The Marvelettes were not the first ones to sing it, but they were the ones who made me love it.
Then I purchased this gay-themed dvd "Broadway Damage".
Thanks to this movie I discovered Voyage (Souvenirs) and Marlena Shaw (Touch Me In The Morning). When the movie was over, and I heard the first bars of the song running over the end credits I knew I was in for a treat. Then I recognized the song and i was even more in 7th heaven! I was able to find a 7" and Ralph Carter's LP. I knew him caues I have Good Times on dvd :)
It's one of my favorite songs :)
I like the first version but don't like the Choice Four's version at all.

[Zef]

Didn't Stacy Lattisaw do a disco version of that, or is it a different one?

[Cdnbob]

The Jets also recorded and released a version of this song.