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PEOPLE “I LOVE YOU”

(Chris White)

Capitol 2078

No. 14   June 22, 1968

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Success comes too late for some.   Such was the case with the Zombies, the “British Invasion” group that

originally wrote and recorded this powerful gem in 1965.   By the time the group crashed the Top 10

with “Time of the Sea­son,” the Zombies were no more.   Jeoff Levin (guitar/vocals)–fresh out of the

country-leaning Pine Valley Boys, a group that included David Nelson later with New Riders of the

Purple Sage renown-surrounded himself with Larry Norman (vocals), Gene Mason (vocals), Albert Ribisi

(keyboards), Robb Levin (bass), and Denny Friedkin (drums).   The San Jose sextet cut a demo of the

two-year-old Zombie flop, and in a wink, Capitol packed and shipped a finished version.

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Any pop fan who had heard the Zombies creation, with all of its soul and polish, must have wondered

how the inferior People’s version could have outstripped the original in popularity.   People–the group–

never again made the Top 40, or even the Hot 100.   Capitol issued three more singles, Paramount

released four, and in 1971–with the issu­ance of “Chant for Peace” on Polydor–People apparently called

it quits.

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Ironically, each of People’s successive post-Capitol sides was an artistic improvement over its  pred-

ecessor.   By the time the group switched over to the Paramount label, the unit had developed a tight

sound and moved beyond its previously limp arrangements.   Not many people were listening, however,

and People’s third and last album, There Are People and There Are People, remains a sought-after

collector’s item.