In a song filled with hooks, from the vibraphones, the cinematic strings, the subtle backing vocals, the horns, especially on the fade, might have been the coolest thing here. Coming on both all-encompassing and subtle, “Keep On Truckin’” not only didn’t resemble Kendricks’s earlier solo work it simply sounded like nothing else on the radio. Kendricks and the classy and urbane production that made people go insane for this track. By the time this was released, his high tenor had deepened and was even more potent. On this Kendricks voice is front and center. With a voice smooth, pleading he was again exhibiting confidence after being often cast aside in Norman Whitfield’s psychedelic productions. But of course it’s Kendricks who sells this. The arrangers, the quirky Jerry Long and the steady James Anthony Carmichael gave this song its singular sound. Thats when I started to let out all of my perverse sex fantasies. Producers Frank Wilson and Leonard Caston were two of the more adventurous producers in the Motown stable. I was thrown off track I didnt want to turn into a greeting card artist for the counter-culture I didnt want to do shtickthe thing Lenny Bruce warned against. The phrase 'keep on truckin' is an expression meaning 'you've got to persevere.' It originates from a song first recorded by Blind Boy Fuller in the 1930s, 'Truckin' My Blues Away.' and was popularized by the US underground cartoonist Robert Crumb in the 1960s. The term originates from a song first recorded by Blind Boy Fuller in the 1930s, 'Truckin' My Blues Away. Eddie Kendricks 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: Best of Eddie Kendricks. lyrics Songfacts: 'Keep on truckin'' is a phrase of encouragement meaning to stay focused regardless of circumstances or setbacks.After “Darling Come Back Home”, the Eddie Kendricks debut single went to its musical reward, “Keep On Truckin’” was released in mid 1973. Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Keep On Truckin
It couldn’t have come at a better time either. About Keep on Truckin 'Keep on Truckin' is a 1973 hit song recorded by Eddie Kendricks for Motown Records Tamla label. Just when people were waiting for his to crawl back to the Temptations, Kendricks released his biggest single, “Keep On Truckin’”.
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