Song:Take A Heart
Album:The British Invasion: The History Of British Rock, Vol. 4
The Sorrows were a British Invasion band that never really made it out of England. Take A Heart was their only hit in England and then things fell apart and they actually went to Italy. The Sorrows were from Coventry, England led by lead singer Don Fardon along with lead guitarist Pip Witcher, rhythm guitarist Pez Price, bassist Phil Packham and drummer Bruce Finley. They signed with the Piccadilly subsidiary of Pye Records in 1965. Take A Heart was their third single and it reached #21 on the British singles chart. Their other singles and only album flopped. And they were never released in the US. Take A Heart was written by producer Miki Dallon and originally recorded by The Boys Four. The Sorrows sound pretty good so I'm not sure why they didn't catch on. The Sorrows recordings are available on the British label Sequel Records but Take A Heart is on this various artists comp series from Rhino either as a single CD or a box set. Don Fardon left The Sorrows and had a solo hit with his cover of Indian Reservation. It reached #3 in England and #20 in the US in 1967. He still records occasionally. Phil Packham also left and Price took over the bass. Witcher became the lead singer and guitarist Roger Lomas was brought in. The Sorrows were invited to tour Italy and were so well received that they moved there and had some success. They split up in 1969. Roger Lomas has had success as a producer of ska bands like Bad Manners and has worked with Lee "Scratch" Perry. Here's The Sorrows performing Take A Heart on the German TV show Big Beat 1966.
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