Jeannie Reynolds - The Fruit Song

[neonlights]

I have to say that I love the late Jeannie Reynolds' Casablanca recordings, but this one's got to be one of the best, IMO.. Her vocals plus the lyrics with those beautifully naughty double-entendres.... just delicious :icon_smile:

It's got a bit of a lower tempo, so perhaps not a typical disco track per se, yet it was included on the Casablanca disco mix LP "Get Down & Boogie." It's also been described elsewhere on the web as a disco classic..

Anyway just to confirm all of that, does anyone actually remember this getting any club play BITD?

Thanks in advance

[jj6ms]

I have to say that I love the late Jeannie Reynolds' Casablanca recordings, but this one's got to be one of the best, IMO.. Her vocals plus the lyrics with those beautifully naughty double-entendres.... just delicious :icon_smile:

It's got a bit of a lower tempo, so perhaps not a typical disco track per se, yet it was included on the Casablanca disco mix LP "Get Down & Boogie." It's also been described elsewhere on the web as a disco classic..

Anyway just to confirm all of that, does anyone actually remember this getting any club play BITD?

Thanks in advance

I dont remember it getting much club play at all. But I agree, its a fabulous song. But its much more 'soul' than disco. This is the woman who killed her kids then herself, right?

JJ

[kdavid13]

I dont remember it getting much club play at all. But I agree, its a fabulous song. But its much more 'soul' than disco. This is the woman who killed her kids then herself, right?

JJ

Yep that's her alright !!!
I was always a fan of the song after I heard it on the CASABLANCA sampler.
I recently added it to my iPod playlist and while looking to drag the artwork ; I found out about that little tidbit of information.

Sad story but a darn good funky song !!!

[jj6ms]

Yep that's her alright !!!
I was always a fan of the song after I heard it on the CASABLANCA sampler.
I recently added it to my iPod playlist and while looking to drag the artwork ; I found out about that little tidbit of information.

Sad story but a darn good funky song !!!

check her earlier track (from 75?) "Unwanted Company", another great soul tune.

[tony98]

I did play "The Fruit Song" BITD but it was never that big. One of her other Casablanca singles worked better on my dance floor, that was "Hit And Run".

[Disco Funk]

I only know about this song because Grandmaster Flash scratched the intro break into one of his medleys on that CD he put out a few years ago. He sped it up though, which I didn't realize until I bought the original on CD. A nice song, but I don't know if it's disco per se. Mid tempo dancefloor.

Disco Funk

[remicks]

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Every time I think I've pretty much gotten a grip on this disco stuff ... a story like this comes along to really jar me. I had no idea that Jeannie Reynolds killed her 2 kids and then herself ......





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[Disco Funk]

Good lord, Remicks, I had no idea! That's some sad info... :(

Disco Funk

[neonlights]

Thanks for the replies everyone!

I came across some interview excerpts about her from her brother, L.J. Reynolds of the Dramatics:

"Jeannie decided that she didn't want to be around any more. She did have some medical problems, which might have contributed to her decision to commit suicide. She killed herself and the kids. It was a terrible thing. It was a terrible tragedy in my life, because I had to go back and reassemble myself, and to see what I wanted to do in this business. I think in a way I just kinda got grips of myself, put one day after the other and accepted what she did and asked God to forgive us. As far as I was concerned, she had everything in the world to live for." [source]

Such a tragic, unfortunate end to not just a great talent, but to the lives of her children.. :icon_sad:

[Rugger57]

I remember it from wayback. There was a guy that always wanted to hear this song, and I had it on the compilation Casablanca lp. I can still see him hopping on the bass bin and lip syncing to it. God rest Melba!

So sad to hear a bout Ms Reynolds. God rest her, too.