Just Dropped In To See What Condition My Rendition Was In

by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

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Lord Dubious A kindly reminder of the awesome force of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings. Burnin’! Favorite track: Here I Am, Baby.

Stickybuds So many good versions, but Signed Sealed Delivered is the greatest! Favorite track: Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours.

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1.	Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 02:35	buy track
2.	Little by Little 02:39	buy track
3.	Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) 03:00	buy track
4.	Here I Am, Baby 03:18	buy track
5.	What Have You Done For Me Lately? 02:48	buy track
6.	Take Me With U 02:54	buy track
7.	The Land Is Your Land (Digital Album Exclusive) 04:30	buy track
8.	Inspiration Information 04:03	buy track
9.	Giving Up 03:09	buy track
10.	Rescue Me 02:23	buy track
11.	In the Bush 03:29	buy track
12.	Hurts to be Alone 03:00	buy track
13.	Tresspasser 02:42	buy track

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Often, in an effort to save the expense of licensing an original master from a major label, a music supervisor may request a song be re-created as closely as possible. Such was the case when a well-known bank asked the band to cut Stevie Wonder’s classic, “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” for a TV commercial, or when Hank Shockley asked for a perfect replay of Bad Medicine’s funky instrumental, “Trespasser” for the American Gangster soundtrack.

Both “Rescue Me” and “In the Bush” were among the outtakes on the cutting room floor of The Wolf of Wall Street motion picture soundtrack, for which the band recorded several unused sides. “Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)” was not just a remake of the Kenny Rogers’ First Edition hit, but more specifically a near re-play of Bettye Lavette’s 1968 version, and was notably the very first recording done at the Daptone House of Soul studio in 2002. Likewise, the band’s replay of Gladys Knight’s “Giving Up” was specifically requested but unused by a producer who was confident he needed it to sample for a beat on a Dr. Dre album.

“Little by Little,” “Inspiration Information,” “Here I Am Baby,” and “Take Me with U” were cut for tribute projects to Dusty Springfield, Shuggie Otis, The Marvelettes, and Prince, respectively. The latter of which is a perfect example of the way the band was able to take a familiar tune and completely flip it on it’s head.

Of course, there were also many non-contracted covers over the years that the band cut of their own volition, starting with the complete re-invention of Janet Jackson’s “What Have You Done for Me Lately” on the their 2001 debut LP, Dap-Dippin’ with..., which convinced more than a few fans that Sharon’s version was in fact the original after a counterfeit news article surfaced claiming that Jones was suing Jackson for copyright infringement. Sharon’s heart-wrenching take on Bob Marley’s early Wailers ballad “It Hurts to be Alone” is a tender nod to the soul that Jamaica borrowed from the States in the early sixties.

Though the band has mostly built their career on a prolific catalog of originals, these forays into other artists’ compositions lay bare their gift for arrangement and the unmatched studio prowess that earned them their reputation as The Baddest Band in the Land.

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released October 23, 2020

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