We are planning a compilation of Bobby Hebb covers,

THE SONGWRITING GENIUS OF BOBBY HEBB

Here are the proposed tracks:

1)His Song Shall Be Sung  -  Lou Rawls                                                   Written by Bobby & Sandy Baron

2)(I Need a) Natural Man - Liza Minnelli                                                    Written by Bobby & Sandy Baron

3)My Best Friend - Roscoe Shelton

4)Would You Believe - Bobby Harrison & Powerpack                                     

   Bobby was the original drummer on "Whiter Shade Of Pale". This song was also covered by Grady Tate and William Hunt

5)Hard Hard Promises - Alice Clark

6)Charms Of The Arms Of Love - Alice Clark

7)Don't You Care - Alice Clark

8)Sunny - Mieko Hirota

9)A Natural Man - Ron Sunshine

10)Sunny - Dave Pike

We'd love to put together a compilation of some of Bobby's tunes as recorded by other people, "Would You Believe" by William Hunt, "A Natural Man" by Ron Sunshine, Alice Clark performing "Charms Of The Arms Of Love", "Don't You Care" and "Hard Hard Promises". Bobby Harrison, drummer on Procol Harum's single "A Whiter Shade Of Pale", recorded "Would You Believe" on CBS under the name "Powerpack". He may have recorded "Sunny" - check out this site: http://www.procolharum.com/99/bh_funkist-cd.htm Following that, Harrison formed the CBS-signed POWERPACK, who put out two singles in 1966 and 1967. Backed by famous jazzer RONNIE SCOTT, Bobby also released his first record in his own name for CBS in the mid-sixties, a version of the song Sonny.

Keep in mind Lou Rawls also performed "His Song Shall Be Sung" on his "A Natural Man" album. Both that tune and the title track were co-written by actor Sandy Baron and Bobby Hebb.

There are many versions of other songs Bobby wrote recorded by many artists. A "Tribute To The Songwriting Genius Of Bobby Hebb" is in order! Maybe the original version of "Sunny" by Japan's Mieko Hirota will see the light of day!