Other recordings included "Looking For My Baby" and "Kissing." Albums included Remember Me Baby, The Earls: Today, The Earls - Live, Earl Change, and Streets of the Bronx.
Biography [edit]The Earls are one of the New York City doo-wop success stories. Discovered singing on the street corner in front of subway station, the Earls took the original black doo-wop street corner harmony sound, and refined and expanded it for new audiences.
Larry Chance was the driving force behind the group's formation and success. Larry grew up in Philadelphia and attended high school with Chubby Checker, Frankie Avalon, and Danny Rapp of Danny and the Juniors. But it was not until 1957 that he moved with his parents to the Bronx after high school, that his musical career took off.
Chance formed a group at the Tecumsa Social Club, known as the Hi-Hatters. The group was Chance, Bob Del Din, Eddie Harder, Larry Palombo and John Wray. In the fall of 1959 they were singing in front of a subway station when Johnny Powers, who had a fledging record label, Rome Records, heard them. Powers took them into the recording studio. They paid to record four tracks as the Hi-Hatters.
About this same time, Chance picked the name the Earls at random out of a dictionary. Later, in 1959, the Earls lost their original member Larry Palombo in an army skydiving accident when his parachute failed to open during an exercise. In 1961, Rome released the Earls' first record – "Life is But a Dream" (Rome 101 – 1961) b/w "Lost Love" (and later released with "Whoever You Are" as the B-side). The group then performed with Murray the K and on Dick Clark's American Bandstand show. They released another record that year, "Looking For My Baby" (Rome 102) b/w "Cross My Heart".
In 1962, the group hooked up with Stan Vincent and recorded "Remember Then" for Old Town Records (Old Town 1130) b/w "Let's Waddle". It was a hit, peaking at #24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1963. Chance co-wrote the group's next single "Never" b/w "I Keep A-Tellin You" (Old Town 1133–1963). The group scored another hit in 1963 on Old Town with "Eyes" b/w "Look My Way" (Old Town 1141). Later, a demo "I Believe" was released (Old Town 1149–1963) b/w "Don’t Forget".
Chance later had a brief solo career, recording "Let Them Talk". He returned to the Earls who, at that time, had two new members – Bob Moricco and Ronnie Calabrese. The group started playing their own instruments and, in 1967, recorded "If I Could Do It Over" b/w "Papa" (Mr. G 801 – 1967), and a track for ABC Records, "Its Been a Long Time Coming" b/w "In My Lonely Room" (ABC 11109–1967).
The group continued performing into the 1970s and, in 1977, they released a disco version of The Velvets' "Tonight (Could Be the Night)." By 1983, the group's personnel were Chance, Ronnie Calabrese, Colon Rello, Bobby Tribuzio and Tony Obert, and they recorded Larry Chance and the Earls – Today.
Former member Art Loria died October 23, 2010. He performed and recorded with the group for 8 years in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was the writer of the groups tribute to Elvis song, "He's Alive. The song is also on LARRY CHANCE SINGS COUNTRY, a new album by Chance
Members
Larry Chance
Bobby Tribuzzio
Bobby Coleman
Past members
Jack Wray
Eddie Harder
Bobby Del-Din
Mike Mone
Larry Palumbo (died 1959)
Ronnie Calabrese
Art Loria (died 2010)
Bobby Coleman
Chris Cassone
Chuck Merizo
George Tuzzeo
It's You
The Earls Lyrics
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I wandered around and finally found the somebody who
Could make me be true, could make me feel blue,
And even be glad just to be sad thinkin' of you.
Some others I've seen might never be mean
Might never be cross or try to be boss,
But they wouldn't do.
With all your faults, I love you still,
It had to be you, wonderful you,
It had to be you.
It had to be you, it had to be you.
I wandered around and finally found somebody who
Could make me be true, could make me be blue,
And even be glad just to be sad thinkin' of you.
Some others I've seen might never be mean
Might never be cross or try to be boss,
But they wouldn't do.
For nobody else gave me a thrill.
With all your faults, I love you still.
It had to be you, wonderful you
It had to be you.
The Earls' song "It's You" is a classic love song that explores the idea that some people are just meant to be together. The song tells the story of the singer who has been searching for someone who can make him feel true and blue. He has wandered around for a long time before finding the ‘somebody’ who brings out the best in him. With this person, he can be sad and still be happy just to think of them.
The lyrics suggest that there are some individuals who can really make a person's life worthwhile. The singer mentions that he has met other people who might be "nice" but they would never compare to the one he has found. Despite this person’s faults, the singer still loves them because it was meant to be this way. From this perspective, the song implies that there is something special about the person that the singer has found, that they have a kind of cosmic connection that means they belong together.
One interesting fact about the song is that it was first recorded by the band Isham Jones Orchestra in 1934, but it was the version released by Frank Sinatra in 1947 that became the most popular. Since then, it has become a classic jazz standard and has been covered by many artists including Billie Holiday, Tony Bennett, and Harry Connick Jr.
Line by Line Meaning
It had to be you, it had to be you.
There was no other option, fate dictated that it had to be you who captured my heart.
I wandered around and finally found the somebody who
I searched aimlessly until I found the one person who could complete me.
Could make me be true, could make me feel blue,
You have the ability to bring out both my honesty and my sadness.
And even be glad just to be sad thinkin' of you.
I know being sad is not ideal, but even when I'm thinking of you and feeling sad, I'm happy to have you in my life.
Some others I've seen might never be mean
I've come across other potential love interests who may not have had any ill intention towards me
Might never be cross or try to be boss,
These other people may not have been aggressive or dominant in a relationship.
But they wouldn't do.
Despite their positive qualities, they just didn't measure up to you and what you bring to my life.
For nobody else gave me a thrill.
No one else has the power to excite me or give me the same rush that you do.
With all your faults, I love you still,
I acknowledge that you are not perfect, but I cannot help but love you regardless.
It had to be you, wonderful you,
Once again, I emphasize that you are truly the one for me, and all that you bring to my life is truly wonderful.
It had to be you.
I cannot imagine my life without you as my partner in life and love.
Lyrics © Kanjian Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Isham Jones, Gus Kahn
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sixtiessearcher
What an era we grew up in. Wish the kids of today could appreciate what we went through.
@katherinegates1559
🥰 Yes I agree... We lived in the most Magical era ever. All our wonderful memories will last Forever....💖✌️
@aprilkicinski2132
Beautiful song 😀💕😀💕
@douglasking3672
thank you for posting this beautiful song--from an old R&R Doowop drummer in the 50s&60s&70s and I still play and sing doowop on my guitar-and i still get a tear when i here special doowop songs--how sweet it was--------doowopdougie
@johnabramson1031
Larry Chance was a top of the line first tenor, lead singer.
@helenroth
Hermosa Balada. Gracias por compartir su música. Saludos desde Chile
@nicky0016dd
Beautiful ballad!
@angied8919
Just beautiful 💕
@freddiebarrett8096
Great Ballad,great sound.
@irenedoyon4562
Great doo Wop quality by the Earls.