I'm Sorry (Delfonics song)
| "I'm Sorry" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Delfonics | ||||
| from the album La La Means I Love You | ||||
| B-side | "You're Gone" | |||
| Released | April 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1967 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Soul, Philadelphia Soul | |||
| Length | 2:41 | |||
| Label | Philly Groove | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Thom Bell, William Hart | |||
| The Delfonics singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Sorry" is a R&B/Soul song by the American vocal group The Delfonics, released in April 1968. The song was the Delfonics' second chart single and the follow-up to their smash hit "La-La (Means I Love You)", which went to number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100; "I'm Sorry" was quite reminiscent of their earlier hit, complete with similar-sounding "la la las". "I'm Sorry" just missed the pop Top 40 (peaking at number 42), but was a solid performer on the soul chart, hitting number 15.[1]
Jonestown Massacre[edit]
"I'm Sorry", and several other soul tunes, were unintentionally included in the background of Jim Jones' infamous Death tape, an audio recording made during the Jonestown Massacre of November 18, 1978.[2] The music (which sounds muffled and played at off-speed, resembling a church organ in spots) was originally recorded onto the source tape, then recorded over by Jones, resulting in a "ghost recording". "I'm Sorry" can be heard at the very end of the tape after Jones stops talking, played at half-speed.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 153.
- ^ "The Jonestown Death Tape (FBI No. Q 042)". Archive.org. 18 November 1978. Retrieved 15 July 2022 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Reversed Speech and Soul Music On Q 042 – Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple". Jonestown.sdsu.edu. Retrieved 15 July 2022.