P. P. Arnold

P. P. Arnold
P.P. Arnold at Roskilde Festival in July 2006
Background information
Birth name	Patricia Ann Cole
Also known as	Pat Arnold
Born	(1946-10-03) October 3, 1946 (age 72) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock, pop, soul, blues rock, gospel
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1966–present
Labels	Immediate Records
Associated acts	Ike & Tina Turner, Barry Gibb, The Nice, Small Faces, Rod Stewart, Freddie King, Catch My Soul, Roger Waters, The Who, Eric Clapton, Starlight Express, David Bowie, The Kinks, Ocean Colour Scene
Website	pparnold.com

Patricia Ann Cole (born October 3, 1946),^[1] known professionally as P. P. Arnold, is an American soul singer who enjoyed considerable success in the United Kingdom from the 1960s onwards.

Contents

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  1 Early life
  


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  2 Career
  


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  3 Discography
  
  
  
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    3.1 As a chorist
    
    
    
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      3.1.1 Singles
      
    
    
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      3.1.2 Albums
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
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    3.2 Solo Albums
    
  
  
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    3.3 Compilations
    
  
  
  
  


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  4 References
  


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  5 External links
  

Early life

Arnold was born into a family of gospel singers and performed as a vocal soloist for the first time when she was four years old. Her family lived in the African-American Watts ghetto of Los Angeles.^[2]

Arnold married early and had two children, Kevin and Debbie. She worked two jobs, one in an office and the other in food manufacturing, until 1964, when Maxine Smith, an ex-girlfriend of her brother, contacted her with an offer. Maxine and her friend Gloria Scott had managed to arrange an audition for three girls to replace the original Ikettes, the dancer/singer troupe that provided vocal and dance accompaniment for the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Smith contacted Arnold, whom she knew to be a singer. At the audition the three young women were offered the job on the spot, but Smith convinced Arnold to attend a concert in Fresno that night before making a final decision. When she arrived home at 6:00 the next morning, Arnold's furious husband struck her. Arnold left him immediately, and after placing her children in the care of her parents, joined the Ike & Tina Turner Revue.^[2][3]

Career

Arnold quit the Turner band in 1966 while on tour in the UK in order to remain in London and establish a solo career, with the encouragement of Mick Jagger. She noted the difference between how she had been treated in America and how she was received in England, saying, "A young black woman on her own in America in a white environment would not have been treated as well as I was in England."^[2] She enjoyed several major British hits on Immediate, including songs written for her by Paul Korda, who wrote "The Time Has Come." She also recorded songs written by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane from labelmates Small Faces, who also backed her on several recordings, and Arnold had a brief romantic liaison with Marriott in 1967.^[4] She toured with the Small Faces during 1967-68, made several TV appearances with them, and featured as backing vocalist on two of the group's biggest hits, "Itchycoo Park" and "Tin Soldier". Other credits in this period include her duet with Rod Stewart on the single "Come Home Baby" (produced by Mick Jagger on Immediate Records, with Ron Wood on guitar, Keith Richards on bass, Nicky Hopkins on electric piano, Keith Emerson on Hammond organ and the Georgie Fame Brass Section), as well as Chris Farlowe's version of the Motown standard "Reach Out (I'll Be There)" (with Albert Lee on guitar and Carl Palmer on drums).

P. P. Arnold (1967)

Her first backing band, the Blue Jays, had been inherited from American soul singer Ronnie Jones and included former Bluesbreakers guitarist Roger Dean. This was followed by the Nice, led by Keith Emerson on organ who had just quit from the VIPs (later to be known as Spooky Tooth), David O'List on guitar, Lee Jackson on bass and Ian Hague on drums. During this period she scored several hits including the original version of the Cat Stevens song "The First Cut Is the Deepest"^[3] and "Angel of the Morning", plus the Marriott-Lane song "(If You Think You're) Groovy".^[5]

After the collapse of Immediate Records in the late 1960s, Arnold signed a production contract with the Robert Stigwood Organisation and released two singles on the Polydor label, produced by Barry Gibb, but a planned album with Gibb was never completed.^[1] Between 1969 and 1970, she recorded eleven songs which were produced by Gibb himself but only two of the songs "Bury Me Down By the River" and "Give a Hand, Take a Hand" were released. In February 1970, she sang harmony vocals on the song "Born" which was included on Gibb's debut solo album The Kid's No Good.^[6]

P. P. Arnold (Dutch TV, 1968)

In 1970 she moved to the musical stage, appearing alongside P.J. Proby in the rock musical Catch My Soul. She then formed a new backing band that included the future members of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke, plus Steve Howe, who would soon join Yes. During this period she renewed her association with Steve Marriott, recording and touring with his new band Humble Pie (Rock On), as well as contributing session musician backing vocals for many notable UK and US recordings including the original 1970 album recording of the rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar, Nick Drake's "Poor Boy", and recordings by Dr. John, Graham Nash, Gary Wright, Manassas, Nektar, Jimmy Witherspoon, Nils Lofgren and Eric Burdon.^[7] She toured with Eric Clapton, who also produced a number of unreleased sessions with her; during these sessions she met American bassist Fuzzy Samuels of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and they subsequently became involved romantically and had a son, Kodzo.^[2] In 1974 she sang on the Freddie King album Burglar^[8] and feeling out of place in the rapidly changing British music scene of the mid-1970s, Arnold and Samuels returned to her hometown of Los Angeles. While living there, Arnold's relationship with Samuels ended and just two weeks after the split, her daughter Debbie was killed in a car accident. After her daughter's death, Arnold withdrew from public life for some time, not re-emerging until 1978. At this time she was reunited with Barry Gibb, who wanted to complete the never-finished solo album for her. In 1981 she moved to Hollywood but returned to England the following year to raise her younger son there. She began working with leading British reggae band Steel Pulse and returned to the charts in both the UK and Australia on the hit 1983 cover version of the Staple Singers "Respect Yourself", recorded with British electropop group Kane Gang, which reached #21 in Britain and #19 in Australia.

In 1984, she returned to the stage in the cast of the musical Starlight Express as Belle the Sleeping Car, after which she worked with a number of noted British acts including Boy George as well as working on several film soundtracks.^{[citation needed]} Weeks before beginning a tour with Billy Ocean, her legs were badly injured in a car accident. She went ahead with the Ocean tour, at first appearing on crutches, but her injuries eventually forced her to leave the tour after ten weeks. Without a record contract and unable to play live, Arnold survived by doing sessions for advertising jingles. In 1986 she returned to the rock scene, featuring prominently as a backing vocalist on Peter Gabriel's worldwide hit "Sledgehammer". This was followed by a successful collaboration with The Beatmasters on the retro-styled Acid House hit "Burn It Up", which reached #14 in Britain in October 1988, and became her third hit to spend 10 weeks or more on the UK Singles Chart.^[5] "Burn It Up" was included on the Beatmasters' album Anywayawanna. During the late 1980s and 1990s Arnold resumed an active career as a session vocalist, and her credits in this period included The KLF ("What Time Is Love?", "3 A.M Eternal"), Nina Hagen, Roger Waters (Amused To Death), and Graham Parker. In 1989 she reunited with her old friend Steve Marriott to record his solo album 30 Seconds to Midnite, which proved to be their final collaboration before Marriott died in a house fire in 1991. She then later worked with the UK Hardcore group Altern 8 on their single “E-Vapor-8” in 1992.

In 1994, she joined the cast of the award-winning musical Once on This Island as Erzulie, beautiful Goddess of Love. While the production was playing in Birmingham she met leading UK band Ocean Colour Scene, one of the new wave of latter-day mod groups who (like their mentor Paul Weller), idolised the Small Faces.^[1] In 1995 Arnold joined forces with Primal Scream to record a blistering cover version of the Small Faces' song "Understanding", the opening track of the various artists Small Faces tribute album, Long Agos and Worlds Apart.

Arnold joined forces with Chaz Jankel, former pianist with Ian Dury and the Blockheads. This was followed by an invitation to tour widely with Roger Waters. She was a backup vocalist on his 1999–2002 tour In the Flesh (also on the CD and DVD of the same name), as well as the 2006–2008 tour, Dark Side of the Moon Live. Her version of "The First Cut is the Deepest" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2012 movie Seven Psychopaths.^[9]

Discography

As a chorist

Singles

• Itchycoo Park/I'm Only Dreaming - The Small Faces : 1967 - chorus on side 1


• Tin Soldier/I Feel Much Better - The Small Faces : 1967 - chorus on side 1


• Come Home Baby - with Rod Stewart : 1967 - with Ron Wood, Keith Richards and Keith Emerson


• Reach Out (I'll Be There) - Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds : 1967 - with Albert Lee and Carl Palmer


• Electric Dreams - solo single and title track from OST Electric Dreams - (co-written by O'Dowd/Hay) : 1984


• Burn It Up - Beastmasters : 1988


• What Time Is Love - KLF : 1989


• E-Vapor-8 - Altern-8: 1992

Albums

• There are but four Small Faces - Small Faces (1967) - American release of the Small Faces first album


• The Art of Chris Farlowe - Chris Farlowe's Thunderbirds - (1967) with Albert Lee and Carl Palmer


• Rock On - Humble Pie - (1971) with the Soul Sisters, Doris Troy and Claudia Lennear


• Bryter Layter - Nick Drake - (1971) chorus with Doris Troy on Poor boy
  


• The sun, moon & herbs - Dr John (1971) chorus with Mick Jagger, Doris Troy, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn, Bobby Whitlock


• Songs for beginners - Graham Nash - (1971) chorus on "Military Madness"


• Footprint - Gary Wright - (1971) with George Harrison, Klaus Voorman, Mick Jones, Alan White, Doris Troy, Nanette Newman, etc.


• Down the road - Stephen Stills Manassas (1973)


• Down to earth - Nektar (1974)


• Cry tough - Nils Lofgren (1976)


• So - Peter Gabriel - (1986) - chorus on "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time"


• 30 Seconds To Midnite - Steve Marriott - (1989)


• Street - Nina Hagen - (1991)


• Amused To Death - Roger Waters - (1992) chorus on four songs


• Long Agos And Worlds Apart - a tribute To the Small Faces - various artists - (1995) chorus on "Understanding" with Primal Scream


• Portraits of Bob Dylan - Steve Howe - (1999) lead vocals on "Well, Well, Well"


• Standing on the Shoulder of Giants - Oasis (2000)


• In the flesh : Live - Roger Waters (2000)


• Immediate Pleasure - Various Artists - (2002) compilation album of Immediate Records with the song "Come Home Baby"


• Flickering Flame: The Solo Years Volume 1 - Roger Waters (2002)


• Five in the afternoon - Dr Robert (2007)


• Seven Psychopaths - original score of the movie (2012) - features her song "The First Cut is the Deepest"

Solo Albums

• The first lady of Immediate - 1967


• Kafunta - 1968


• The Turning Tide - 2017 (recorded late ‘60s to early ‘70s)

Compilations

• P.P. Arnold / Chris Farlowe : (1976)


• P.P. Arnold Greatest Hits : (1977)


• Chris Farlowe / P.P. Arnold : Legendary : (1979)


• Angel... : (1986)


• The P.P Arnold Collection : (1988)


• Kafunta - The First Lady Of Immediate: Plus : (1988)


• The First Cut ; (1998)


• The Best Of : (1999)


• Rod Stewart 1964 - 1969 de Rod Stewart : (2000) - Contient la pièce Come home baby


• The First Cut (The Immediate Anthology) : (2001)


• Rod Stewart A Little Misunderstood: The Sixties Sessions (2001) - Come home baby


• Rod Stewart & The Steampacket – Can I Get A Witness - Idem : (2001)


• Immediate Pleasure - Artistes Variés (2002) - Album compilation des disques Immediate contenant la pièce Come home baby de 1967


• Angel Of The Morning : (2006)


• The Best Of P.P Arnold - The First Cut Is The Deepest : (2006)


• The Best Of P.P Arnold : (2007)


• P.P Arnold : (2008)

References

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   ^ ^abcd Simone, Michael. "An Interview With PP Arnold". RogerWaters.org. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
   


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   ^ ^ab "P. P. Arnold". MakingTime.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-07-31.
   


4. 
   ^ Patress, Mark (March 2012). Phil, Alexander, ed. "Heart and Soul — Steve Marriott". Mojo (222): 71.
   


5. 
   ^ ^ab Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 30. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
   


6. 
   ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1970". Retrieved June 11, 2013.
   


7. 
   ^ P.P. Arnold official website - Music - 1970-1980
   


8. 
   ^ Burglar at AllMusic
   


9. 
   ^ IMDb Soundtrack
   

External links

• Official website


• 
  P. P. Arnold at AllMusic
  


• 
  P. P. Arnold discography at Discogs
  


• 
  P. P. Arnold on IMDb

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