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HURT – Liberty 1961
What’s a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You)

Timi Yuro was known as ‘the little girl with the big voice’ She had a big hit in 1961 with Hurt.

It was a popular song at the first Twisted Wheel.

What’s a Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) in 1965 was a second hit but not in the UK where it  was covered by The Small Faces on the ‘B’ side of What Cha Goin’ To Do About It.

Another great ‘B’ Side released by Timi Yuro in 1968 was It’ll Never Be Over For Me.

It was a fairly obscure track which was played regularly at the Blue Note Club, Manchester.

Lyrics: It’ll Never Be Over for Me – sung by Timi Yuro

Of course its the version of this song that had a big impact upon the Northern Soul scene but on our scene originals were much more favoured, even though Timi Yuro’s version is pretty fantastic  – it was done first by Baby Washington.

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