"The ‘In’ Crowd" is a 1965
song, written by Billy Page, arranged by his brother
Gene, originally performed by
Dobie Gray on his album
Dobie Gray Sings for 'In' Crowders That 'Go Go. Gray's powerful
Motown-like version, complete with brass section, reached #13 in the US
Billboard charts and #25 in the UK charts.
[1] Despite the
Mods' admiration of the song, and the fact that they took its lyrics as depiction of their own lifestyles, Gray's rendition was not the only one that made the song an 'evergreen'.
[edit] Ramsey Lewis instrumental versions
The
Ramsey Lewis Trio recorded an instrumental version of the tune later that same year at the suggestion of a
coffee shop waitress.
[citation needed] Their jazzy take, recorded live in a Washington, D.C. night club, reached #5 in the
U.S. and was used for many years as background music of
Jimmy Savile's
Savile's Travels and
Jimmy Savile's Old Record Club on
BBC Radio 1.
The Ramsey Lewis Trio also recorded a smooth jazz version of the song for the 2004 album
Time Flies, 39 years after recording their original instrumental version.
[2]
[edit] Bryan Ferry version
In 1974 a version by
Bryan Ferry, frontman of
Roxy Music, finally got the song into the Top 20 in the
UK where the single reached number 13 on the
hit parade. The song also featured as the lead track on Ferry's top five album
Another Time, Another Place. Appears in the Mafia classic "Casino".
Dobie Gray
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