THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD
1,588) Click — “Girl with a Mind”
“. . . is not easy to find“. Um, that might be a bit touchy today. Anyway, this entrancing and “offbeat” (Billboard (Feb. 3, 1968), Davie Gordon, https://www.45cat.com/record/lr3419) A-side clicks with me, “something between The Cowsills and an America version of Donovan’s slightly lysergic take on folk rock”. (RDTEN1, https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/click/click/)
Billboard predicted (Feb 3, 1968):
Intriguing material, smooth performance and Joey Scott arrangement must be heard and it could really prove a top chart item. Off-beat number with much sales potential
Davie Gordon, https://www.45cat.com/record/lr3419
It was not to be.
RDTEN1 tells us of Click:
You couldn’t be blamed for thinking Click was a band. I certainly did. And as is so often is the case, I was wrong. Click was in fact singer/songwriter Click Horning. Raised in New Hampshire, at seventeen Horning left school, joining two older sisters living in New York City. Through his sisters he scored a job as a music publisher staff writer, followed by a recording deal with Robert and Gene Schwart’s Laurie Records. Horning made his recording debut in 1967 with a pairs of obscure singles for Laurie. To my ears the 45s recalled something between The Cowsills and an America version of Donovan’s slightly lysergic take on folk rock. Nice enough, but not exactly the most original sides you’ve ever heard. . . . It’s interesting how many obscure acts ABC signed during the late ’60s and early ’70. On the list was the young Mr. Horning. 1969’s Click teamed Horning with producer Tom Wilson and was mildly interesting for several reasons including the fact Horning was allowed to record a collection of all original material – quite rare for a newly signed act. Judging by the eleven selections, while Horning wasn’t the most impressive singer you’ve ever encountered, he had a decent enough voice and was quite versatile. The same was true for his songwriting which spanned the spectrum from top-40ish pop . . . to heavy psych . . . with side trips into jazz . . . jazz-rock fusion . . . Donovan-styled folk-rock . . . and singer/songwriter territory . . . . Dropped by ABC, Horning stayed active on the New York music scene, forming the band Moonshine, followed by Henry J and the Rollers. He played in a series of local bands including the Cosmic Hasbeens and The Too Old To Practice Band. In the late-’70s he returned to New Hampshire and splitting his time between a solo career and the band Night Kitchen.
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