Sea Cruise
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"Sea Cruise" is a song written and sung by Huey "Piano" Smith and His Clowns.
The recording was included on the 1971 Ace Records compilation Huey "Piano" Smith's Rock & Roll Revival![1]
Original
The song was initially covered by Frankie Ford in 1959, with a top-20 hit, using Smith's original backing track.[2] Released on Ace Records, it sold over one million copies, gaining gold disc status.[3] The single included ship's bell and horn sound-effects, as well as boogie piano, a driving horn section and a beat that anticipated ska music. The song has been included in several motion picture soundtracks, including Ski Patrol in 1990 and Out to Sea in 1997.[4]
Recorded cover versions
It was later also covered by:
- Jackie Edwards released a ska version in 1964
- Herman's Hermits covered the song in 1965 on the album Introducing Herman's Hermits.[5]
- The Hondells covered the song in the 1960s, as seen on a Scopitone film.[6]
- Freddy Cannon covered it in a 1968 single released by "We Make Rock'N Roll Records" #1604[7]
- Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets covered the song on their album, Good Rockin' Tonight (1971).
- The Houseshakers in Demolition Rock (1972) (available on CD Contours Of Rock 'n' Roll Raucous Records).
- Sha Na Na on The Night Is Still Young[8] and Golden Age Of Rock 'n' Roll (both 1972).
- Jerry Lee Lewis in 1973 for his album The Session...Recorded in London with Great Artists.
- Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen covered the song in 1973.
- Johnny Rivers recorded a studio version in 1971 and covered it in 1974 on the album Last Boogie in Paris.[9]
- John Fogerty covered it on his self-titled 1975 solo album.[10]
- Nicky Hopkins covered it in 1975 on the album No More Changes.[11]
- The Beach Boys, recorded c. 1976 for initial inclusion on 15 Big Ones (released on the 1981 compilation album Ten Years of Harmony featuring a vocal by Dennis Wilson)[12]
- Robert Gordon and Link Wray covered the song on their 1977 album Robert Gordon with Link Wray.
- Rory Gallagher used to performed the song live in 1978-1979. The version from Wiesbaden, Germany, 6 May 1979 was included on his DVD At Rockpalast. Another version from December 1979 was released on Notes from San Francisco.
- Showaddywaddy covered the song on their 1979 album Crepes & Drapes.[13]
- Billy "Crash" Craddock[14] covered it in 1980 on the album Changes.
- Rico Rodriguez recorded an instrumental version in 1980 with The Specials.
- Glenn Frey recorded the song on his first solo album, No Fun Aloud in 1982, after having performed it with Eagles on the same year of their breakup, 1980.
- Anne Murray performed the song in her 1983 TV special Anne Murray: Caribbean Cruise.
- The Kidsongs Kids covered the song on their 1986 video "What I Want to Be!".
- Dion covered the song in 1990 on the album Adventures of Ford Fairlane.[15]
- American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer Little Willie Littlefield recorded a version for his 1997 album The Red One.[16]
- Jimmy Buffett covered the song on the 1995 album Margaritaville Cafe Late Night Gumbo. It also appeared on M.O.M. - Music for our mother ocean - Vol 3 in 1999, and Jimmy's Live in Mansfield, MA CD released in 2004.
- Status Quo on their 1999 single, "The Way It Goes."[17][18]
- Cliff Richard and The Shadows covered the song on their 2009 album Reunited. Cliff also covered it on his 1990 live album, From a Distance - The Event.
- Don McLean on his 1981 album, Believers.
- In 1976 actress Jill Clayburgh performed the song on Saturday Night Live (season one, episode 15), backed by the US Coast Guard’s a cappella group The Idlers.[citation needed]
- Yo La Tengo recorded the song for their covers album Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics.
- Johnny Hallyday on his "C'est la vie " album (1977).
References
- ^ "Huey "Piano" Smith - Huey "Piano" Smith's Rock & Roll Revival!". Discogs. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
- ^ "Frankie Ford". Frankieford.com. 1939-08-04. Archived from the original on 2015-01-26. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 114. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ Leszczak, Bob (2014). Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN 978-1442233218.
- ^ "Herman's Hermits - Introducing Herman's Hermits". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ [1] Archived December 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Freddy Cannon Record Label Shots". Colorradio.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Sha Na Na* - The Night Is Still Young". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Johnny Rivers And His L. A. Boogie Band - Last Boogie In Paris". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "John Fogerty - John Fogerty". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ "Nicky Hopkins - No More Changes (Vinyl, LP)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ [2] Archived November 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Showaddywaddy - Crepes & Drapes (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-08-17.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Various - The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
- ^ Sea Cruise on YouTube
- ^ [3] Archived March 3, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Status Quo - The Way It Goes (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-04-30.