“Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” – Single by the First Edition from the album The First Edition. B-side “Shadow in the Corner of Your Mind”.
Released January 1968.
Charted No.5 in US
Written by country music “outlaw” Mickey Newbury as a song about junkies, this was first recorded by Jerry Lee Lewis on a country album in 1967, but he vetoed releasing it as a single. Meanwhile, some members of the New Christy Minstrels (including Kenny Rogers) broke away to form their own group to do an elective mix of pop, rock and country songs. The idea was to have four lead singers in the group, each singing three songs on the album, which would provide four different sounds to choose from. In addition to Rogers, the group’s vocalists were Mike Settle, Terry Williams and Thelma Camacho.
The group was produced by Mike Post, who went on to fame as a TV theme song writer, writing the opening music for L.A. Law, Law & Order, Magnum P.I. and many others. In an interview with the Archive of American Television, Post recalls disliking Rogers as a singer, saying, “I didn’t know what he brought to the party.” When the group needed another song to complete the album, Rogers brought in the Jerry Lee Lewis version of “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In),” which Post described as “Dope and Roll.”
They decided to perform it as a psychedelic song, and it became a hit and helped establish Rogers as a star. Said Post, “What became the hit but the last thing in with the guy who I thought was the least talented. Shows what I know.”
Post gathered some of the top studio musicians in the area, including Glen Campbell and Hal Blaine, to do the backing and used tricks innovated by The Beatles, like phasing and backward mastering, to give the song the trippy feel that was popular at the time.
The song was the group’s second single from their debut album, The First Edition. Producer Mike Post reversed a few riffs to create the intro; the guitar solo played by Glen Campbell was heavily compressed and a tremolo effect was used to achieve its sound. Another studio guitarist, Mike Deasy, provided the acoustic lead guitar parts. The track was recorded by Jimmy Valentine at “Valentine Recording Studios” located in Valley Village California.
When Kenny Rogers signed with United Artists Records, in the mid-1970s after the breakup of First Edition, he re-recorded the track for his Ten Years of Gold album.
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) este o melodie de rock psychedelic din 1967, compusă de Mickey Newbury și a fost înregistrată de The First Edition cu Kenny Rogers lead vocal, în Octombrie 1967. A fost primul Top Ten hit pentru Kenny Rogers, melodia a ajuns până pe locul 5 la Billboard.
Înregistrarea video este din 16 Martie 1972.
Glen Campbell a avut un solo de chitară la înregistrarea originală.
Melodia a mai fost înregistrată în Mai 1967 de Jerry Lee Louis, și pe 10 Octombrie 1967 de către Teddy Hill & the Southern Soul.
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