HOLD ON / DAUGHTER OF THE SUN

In 1967, Sharon Tandy covered the RupertAEs People song aeHold OnAE, very soon after its recording. It was on the suggestion of her brilliant backing band the Fleur De Lys, who had been recruited to play on and develop two songs for RupertAEs People, written by group leader Rod Lynton. The composition was developed by the band and the FleursAE bassist Gordon Haskell earned a writer credit, though he remembers their guitarist Bryn Haworth was the key contributor to the co-operative effort. TandyAEs own version with the band was tougher and accidentally re-written in parts, as the group couldnAEt fully remember the song in the studio. It was only originally used as a B-side to SharonAEs cover of Lorraine EllisonAEs aeStay With Me BabyAE u RupertAEs PeopleAEs version had been similarly demoted to the flip of its coupling. The single was also released in the USA, France, Germany and Italy.UK Atlantic must have realised theyAEd missed a trick with this track and reissued it the following year with a fabulous new B-side, aeDaughter Of The SunAE penned by Brian Potter and Graham Dee. Maybe that psychedelic opus would have been better as the plug side as the pairing failed to sell, but it created one of the most sought-after UK female 45s whose legend has continued to grow.