Don’t let The Sun Catch You Crying – single

Don’t let The Sun Catch You Crying – single

Reviewed By  Janet Mawdesley       December 19, 2024

 

Artist – Jim Ottaway composed by Gerard Marsden, Fred Marsden, Les Chadwick and Les Maguire.   

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           Released:             December 2024

           Running Time:    3m 40 secs

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A little bit of something different has come out of the studio of composer Jim Ottaway as he goes back through his trove of favourite music over the past fifty years, selecting an evergreen from Gerry Marsden and the Pacemakers, Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying, released in April 1964, to receive the Ottaway treatment.

His first venture into retro music was The Shadows Wonderful Land released in July to wide acclaim.  At the same time, he released A Promise of Eternity and the 20th Anniversary edition of First Light making this a prolific year for a composer who usually releases one album each year.

With Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying he has taken what Cash Box referred to as ‘an extremely pretty soft Latin beat romancer that really grows on you with each listen’ and remaining true to the integrity of the song, added a stronger bass line, a dash of strings and a little longer play time.

The song has been recorded over the years by many performers, but this is the first time it has received the Ottaway touch of electronica to create a modern, upbeat rendition of a favourite that is as fresh today as it was when it first hit the airwaves in 1964, rising up the charts worldwide.

For those of us who love the Mersey Beat of the 1960’s Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying is a walk down memory lane that still tweaks at the heartstring all these years later.

It will be interesting to see what Jim Ottaway has in store for his next cover of Mersey beat classics.

electronica, Music