About this Record
Known across the globe for their timeless 1957 doo-wop anthem ‘Get a Job’, Philadelphia vocal group The Silhouettes underwent several stylistic transformations throughout the 1960s. By the late 1960s, the group connected with producer Bill Lawrence and the Carnegie, Pennsylvania-based imprint Western World Music Corp. (closely affiliated with Goodway Records, who also issued their 1968 comeback recordings).
Released around 1969, this scarce 7-inch 45 RPM single showcases the group’s late-era sound transitioning into late-60s northern soul and harmony pop. Side A features ‘Oh What A Day’, penned by Charles Osborne and produced by Bill Lawrence, delivering melodic vocal harmonies underpinned by crisp period arrangements. Side B turns to ‘Red Snow’, composed by local Pittsburgh-area songwriters Al Bacasa, John Secen, and Thomas, offering an intriguing, obscure slice of regional American soul-pop history sought after by harmony vocal and regional 45 collectors alike.
Tracklist & Notes
- Side A: Oh What A Day (2:45) – Written by Charles Osborne; Produced by Bill Lawrence
- Side B: Red Snow (3:04) – Written by Bacasa, Secen, & Thomas
Center labels feature the distinctive silver ‘WM’ Western World emblem on deep black stock, with Carnegie, PA manufacturing credits along the bottom rim.
「仕事はあるよ。」
(Wife’s thought: “Get a job,” they sang? Well, he has one, thanks.)
