Single on Epic (on CBS in Australia), recorded in New York by Australian
singer Lynne Randell (1950-2007), a former Melbourne hairdresser born in Liverpool UK, who toured the US on
the same bill as The Monkees and Jimi Hendrix.
With orchestra directed by Al Gorgoni, produced by Ted Cooper.
For more, see Lynne Randell’s Ciao Baby.
That’s A Hoe Down was registered with the US Copyright Office on 23 August 1967 under the name of Albert Hommond (renewed in 1995, #RE0000687047), but it is an obscure composition by Albert Hammond (ASCAP Title #505619316).
During a career that goes back to the late 50s, singer-songwriter-guitarist Albert Hammond (b. London, 1944) has written numerous hit songs for other people, but he also emerged as a successful solo artist from the early 70s. His best-known compositions from the 60s and 70s were written with Mike Hazelwood (1941-2001).
Hammond-Hazelwood compositions include Little Arrows (Leapy Lee 1968), Make Me An Island (Joe Dolan 1969), You’re Such a Good Looking Woman (Joe Dolan 1970), Gimme Dat Ding (Pipkins 1970), Freedom Come, Freedom Go (Fortunes 1971), It Never Rains in Southern California (Albert Hammond 1972, his biggest hit in his own name), The Air That I Breathe (Albert Hammond 1972, Hollies 1974), and I’m A Train (Colours Of Love 1968, Albert Hammond 1974). With Hal David, Albert Hammond wrote To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before (Albert Hammond 1975, Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson 1984).
Further reading: 1. Albert Hammond at All Music Guide. 2. Mike Hazelwood at Wikipedia (short entry)
Thanks to Reto at AlbertHammond.net (now defunct: see AlbertHammond.com instead).
Suggested by John Yeager.
Single on Polydor, B-side of Tick-Tock.
Shyster was actually made up of members of the band Fleur-De-Lys (aka Les Fleur De Lys or The Fleur De Lys), known for Mud In Your Eye, included on Nuggets II (Original Artyfacts From The British Empire And Beyond 1964-1969).
Gordon Haskell, who wrote Lazy Life (see Australian version by Heart ‘n’ Soul) was a member of Fleur-De-Lys at this time.
Fleur-De-Lys also recorded as Rupert’s People, with Chris Andrews (not the Yesterday Man) singing on their Reflections Of Charlie Brown, a song anthologised in Australia on Glenn A. Baker’s Hard To Get Hits Vol. 1.
Further reading: 1. The complex band history and discography of Les Fleurs De Lys at Magic In The Air. 2. Les Fleurs De Lys from British Beat Boom [archived page].
Thanks to recordjunky1 for discographic details.