The band consisted of Freddie Garrity (born Manchester, Lancashire 14 November 1936 died –19 May 2006), vocals, Roy Crewsdon (often misspelled "Crewdson") (born Manchester May 29, 1941 ), guitar, Derek Quinn (born Manchester May 24, 1942, ), guitar and harmonica, Peter Birrell (born Manchester May 9, 1941, ), bass, and Bernie Dwyer (born Manchester December 4, 1940, died – December 4, 2002), drums.
Discography
Singles:
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody/Feel So Blue (Columbia DB 7032) 1963
I'm Telling You Now/What Have I Done To You? (Columbia DB 7086) 1963
You Were Made For Me/Send A Letter To Me (Columbia DB 7147) 1963
Over You/Come Back When You're Ready (Columbia DB 7214) 1964
I Love You Baby/Don't Make Me Cry (Columbia DB 7286) 1964
Just For You/Don't Do That To Me (Columbia DB 7322) 1964
I Understand/I Will (Columbia DB 7381) 1964
A Little You/Things I'd Like To Say (Columbia DB 7526) 1965
Thou Shalt Not Steal/I Don't Know (Columbia DB 7720) 1965
If You've Gotta Minute Baby/When I'm Home With You (Columbia DB 7857) 1966
Playboy/Some Day (Columbia DB 7929) 1966
Turn Around/Funny Over You (Columbia DB 8033) 1966
Hello, Hello/All I Ever Want Is You (Columbia DB 8137) 1967
Brown And Porter's (Meat Exporters) Lorry/
Little Brown Eyes (Columbia DB 8200) 1967
Little Big Time/Freddie Garrity: You Belong To Me (Columbia DB 8496) 1968
It's Great/Gabardine Mac (Columbia DB 8517) 1968
Get Around Downtown Girl/What To Do (Columbia DB 8606) 1969
Susan's Tuba/You Hurt Me Girl (Philips 6006 098) 1970
Here We Go/I Saw Ya (Polydor 2059 041) 1978
EPs:
If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody (Columbia Seg 8275, 1963)
Songs From "What A Crazy World" (Columbia Seg 8287, 1964)
You Were Made For Me (Columbia Seg 8302, 1964 )
Over You (Columbia Seg 8323, 1964)
Ready Freddie Go (Columbia Seg 8403, 1965)
Freddie And The Dreamers (Columbia Seg 8457, 1965)
Albums:
Freddie And The Dreamers (Columbia 33sx 1577, 1963)
You Were Mad For Me (Columbia 33sx 1663, 1964)
Sing Along Party (Columbia Sx1785, 1965)
In Disneyland (Columbia Scx 6069, 1966)
King Freddie And His Dreaming Knights (Columbia Sx 6177, 1967)
Oliver In The Overworld (Starline Srs 5019, 1970)
Breaking Out (Arny's Shack Records, AS 025, 1978)
Sugar Sugar
Freddie & The Dreamers Lyrics
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Oh, why did I go there
I should have stayed down in New Orleans
And never gone nowhere
A girl with sweet talk from Kansas City
Her words were sweet like wine
She bought him diamonds and limousines
When night comes a-creepin'
For me there's no sleeping
What she sews, she'll be reapin'
'Cause she done me wrong
I cried my heart out in Salt Lake City
The day I heard the news
He left me deep in my solitude
With a Salt Lake City blues
With a Salt Lake City blues
In Freddie Slack's song "I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City," the artist expresses the regret of leaving his lover in New Orleans to venture into Salt Lake City. He questions his decision-making skills and expresses his regrets for not sticking to his roots. The lyrics suggest that he met a girl in Salt Lake City, who turned out to be manipulative and cunning. She enchanted him with sweet talk, diamonds, and limousines and eventually stole him away from his original love. The song is very emotional, with the artist crying his heart out and being caught in a state of insomnia. He is angry at the girl who stole his love and warns her of the consequences of her betrayals. The song captures the feelings that accompany betrayal, the sadness of losing a loved one, and the regrets that come with leaving one's true love.
Line by Line Meaning
I lost my sugar in Salt Lake City
I lost my lover in Salt Lake City
Oh, why did I go there
Why did I ever decide to travel to Salt Lake City?
I should have stayed down in New Orleans
I wish I hadn't left New Orleans
And never gone nowhere
I should have stayed put instead of traveling around
A girl with sweet talk from Kansas City
There was a woman from Kansas City who spoke sweetly
Her words were sweet like wine
She had a way with words that was captivating
She bought him diamonds and limousines
She showered him with luxurious gifts
She stole that man o' mine
She took him away from me
When night comes a-creepin'
When night falls upon me
For me there's no sleeping
I can't sleep at night
What she sews, she'll be reapin'
She will face the consequences of her actions
'Cause she done me wrong
Because she hurt me deeply
I cried my heart out in Salt Lake City
I wept uncontrollably in Salt Lake City
The day I heard the news
When I learned of his betrayal
He left me deep in my solitude
He abandoned me in my loneliness
With a Salt Lake City blues
Feeling sad and lost in Salt Lake City
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Written by: JOHNNY LANGE, LEON RENE
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Jett Carlburg
Everything I've ever heard about Freddie Garrity is that he was just one of the nicest guys ever. May he RIP!!!
oldschoolmusicdj
Absolutely! I know his daughter today, she has nothing but great things to say about her dad, and still misses him dearly!
Paulj tee
I still remember hearing this song on the car radio when I was 6 years old in 1963! Music is so powerful! I remember the very street I was on when this song was playing, and where we were going!
Steve Newman
Yes sweet song and English backthen
Joe Smo
What a great pop song, with not one, but TWO key changes!! Love it!!
Stephen Cummings
A lovely sweet song. A song of innocence and from a time when music was great.
Paul Motley
Freddie had a great voice!
William Wilson
Back to the day when music was innocent and great. love this.
Robert Telarket
One of the top 15 greatest songs of all time!!! I heard it when it came out first when I was a mid-teen in the1960s. Luckily I didn’t have to wait for the radio to play it several times a day since I had a tape recorder
rvisual
Classic tune from the Dreamers. They performed this tune on the Ed Sullivan show many years ago. Excellent sound quality, thx for posting !