Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms on November 16, 1933 in Ashland, West Virg… Read Full Bio ↴Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms on November 16, 1933 in Ashland, West Virginia) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues. He is best known for the hit "Cry Baby" (later recorded by Janis Joplin) and "A Quiet Place," a popular song in the Carolina Beach Music community.
Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would record his first record in 1953, the Norfolk Four. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and formed doo-wop group, the Gainors in 1958.
In 1961, Mimms and Sam Bell from the Gainors left to form a new group, Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters, with Zola Pearnell and Charles Boyer. The group moved to New York and began to work with the songwriter and record producer, Bert Berns. Berns signed them to the United Artists label and wrote the hit, "Cry Baby" for them with songwriting partner Jerry Ragovoy. The song topped the R&B chart and went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
Mimms and the group had a follow-up double sided hit, "For Your Precious Love" and "Baby Don't You Weep", both tracks entering the Billboard Top 30, before he went solo in 1964. In 1966, Berns and Ragavoy produced another big hit for Mimms, "I'll Take Good Care Of You", which climbed to #15 in the R&B chart and #30 in the Hot 100. He worked with Jimi Hendrix in the UK the following year. He did some recording on the MGM and Verve labels. In 1969, Led Zeppelin performed an extended version of Mimms' "As Long As I have You" at various stops on their U.S tour.
In the 1970s, he released a few funk songs as Garnet Mimms and the Truckin' Co. He had his only hit in the United Kingdom at this time, when "What It Is" reached number 44 for one week on the UK Singles Chart in June 1977.
Mimms was given a Pioneer Award in 1999 by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
In the 1980s, Garnet found his calling ministering to lost souls in prison, but in 2007, returned to recording and a year later, released a new gospel album Is Anybody Out There? on the Evidence label, produced and (primarily) written by Jon Tiven.
Mimms grew up in Philadelphia, where he sang in gospel music groups such as the Evening Stars, the Harmonizing Four, and the group with which he would record his first record in 1953, the Norfolk Four. He returned to Philadelphia after serving in the military and formed doo-wop group, the Gainors in 1958.
In 1961, Mimms and Sam Bell from the Gainors left to form a new group, Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters, with Zola Pearnell and Charles Boyer. The group moved to New York and began to work with the songwriter and record producer, Bert Berns. Berns signed them to the United Artists label and wrote the hit, "Cry Baby" for them with songwriting partner Jerry Ragovoy. The song topped the R&B chart and went to #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.
Mimms and the group had a follow-up double sided hit, "For Your Precious Love" and "Baby Don't You Weep", both tracks entering the Billboard Top 30, before he went solo in 1964. In 1966, Berns and Ragavoy produced another big hit for Mimms, "I'll Take Good Care Of You", which climbed to #15 in the R&B chart and #30 in the Hot 100. He worked with Jimi Hendrix in the UK the following year. He did some recording on the MGM and Verve labels. In 1969, Led Zeppelin performed an extended version of Mimms' "As Long As I have You" at various stops on their U.S tour.
In the 1970s, he released a few funk songs as Garnet Mimms and the Truckin' Co. He had his only hit in the United Kingdom at this time, when "What It Is" reached number 44 for one week on the UK Singles Chart in June 1977.
Mimms was given a Pioneer Award in 1999 by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation.
In the 1980s, Garnet found his calling ministering to lost souls in prison, but in 2007, returned to recording and a year later, released a new gospel album Is Anybody Out There? on the Evidence label, produced and (primarily) written by Jon Tiven.
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Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters Lyrics
A Quiet Place Johnny, Johnny Dollar Lady, lady, lady Why do you holler? A…
anytime you want me Anytime, anytime, anytime Anytime you want me, come on back …
As Long As I Have You Born in darkness But I fought my way up to the…
Baby Don't You Weep Baby, don't you weep I said, baby, don't you weep Baby, don'…
Cry Baby [Chorus] Cry cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, Welcome back home…
For Your Precious Love Your precious love Means more to me than Any love could ever…
I'll Take Good Care Of You I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of…
Look Away Standing looking in the mirror Wondering who it is I see The…
Until You Were Gone Thought that I'd be better off If I were on my…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Garnet Mimms:
A Little Bit Of Soap A little bit of soap will wash Away the lipstick from…
A Quiet Place Johnny, Johnny Dollar Lady, lady, lady Why do you holler? A…
Anytime You Want Me Anytime, anytime, anytime Anytime you want me, come on back …
As Long as I Have You Born in darkness But I fought my way up to the…
Baby Don't You Weep Baby, don't you weep I said, baby, don't you weep Baby, don'…
Cry Baby Cry, cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, Welcome back home. Now h…
For Your Precious Love Your precious love Means more to me than Any love could ever…
I'll Take Good Care Of You I'll take good care of you I'll take good care of…
It Was Easier To Hurt Her I should have told him that I needed him When I…
Look Away Standing looking in the mirror Wondering who it is I see The…
Looking For You Looking for you, everywhere I miss the touch of your finger…
More Than A Miracle This is Garnet Back together And I′m never going down at the…
My Baby And when I work hard all day long I tell you…
One Girl (One girl) Said I want one girl Oh, just one girl That's all…
Quiet Place Johnny, Johnny Dollar Lady, lady, lady Why do you holler? A…
Tell Me Baby Tell me, tell me, baby (Can't you see I'm crying) Tell me,…
Until You Were Gone (feat. Emily Warren) Thought that I'd be better off If I we…
We have lyrics for these tracks by The Enchanters:
Baby Baby [Chorus] Cry cry baby, cry baby, cry baby, Welcome back home…
I Lied to My Heart Bom bom bom, ahhh... I couldn't help it (yeah) I fell…
I Wanna Thank You Someone up there I wanna thank you so much For sending her…
Mambo Santa Mambo They have Christmas down in Mexico A lot of places that…