We Five - You Were On My Mind (Live On Hollywood Palace)

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Holy crap, is that?, why yes it is, it's Fred Astaire introducing them.

You Were on My Mind" is a popular song written by Ian & Sylvia (a Canadian folk and country music duo which consisted of Ian and Sylvia Tyson (née Fricker) in 1962 in a bathtub in a suite at the Hotel Earle in Greenwich Village. She wrote it in the bathroom because "it was the only place ... the cockroaches would not go".

In 1965 the song was covered in an up-tempo version, with slightly altered lyrics and melody by the California pop quintet We Five. The performance by We Five is noteworthy for the gradual buildup in intensity, starting off somewhat flowing and gentle, increasing in intensity in the third stanza and remaining so through the fourth stanza. The fifth and final stanza starts off gently and concludes very intensely, ending with a series of guitar chords.

Michael Stewart formed We Five after graduating from Pomona Catholic High School and attending Mt. San Antonio College. He was the brother of John Stewart of the Kingston Trio. The original quintet line-up, which grew out of a band called the Ridgerunners, included:

Michael Stewart (1945-2002) (baritone-bass, 5-string banjo, 6-string acoustic guitar, 9-string amplified guitar)
Beverly Bivens (1946 - living) (low contralto to high soprano, rhythm guitar)
Jerry Burgan (tenor, 6-string acoustic guitar)
Pete Fullerton (tenor, acoustic and Fender bass)
Bob Jones (1947-2013) (baritone-tenor, 6-string electric jazz guitar, 12-string electric guitar)

In addition to it's first success with "You Were On My Mind", some of We Five's background highlights include 6 albums, the original hit recording of "Let's Get Together" (later covered by the Jefferson Airplane and the Youngbloods), the first hit with a vocal version of "Cast Your Fate To The Wind," and the first single release of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face".

Michael Stewart appeared in occasional reunions with We Five from 1978 to 1989. He became a record producer (most notably for Billy Joel) and a pioneering developer of MIDI music software. Peter Fullerton left the music business in 1970 to minister to the homeless and needy: he is the founder of the California-based organization "Truck of Love".

Holy crap, is that?, why yes it is, it's Fred Astaire introducing them. You Were on My Mind" is a popular song written by Ian & Sylvia (a Canadian folk and country music duo which consisted of Ian and Sylvia Tyson (née Fricker) in 1962 in a bathtub in a suite at the Hotel Earle in Greenwich Village. She wrote it in the bathroom because "it was the only place ... the cockroaches would not go". In 1965 the song was covered in an up-tempo version, with slightly altered lyrics and melody by the California pop quintet We Five. The performance by We Five is noteworthy for the gradual buildup in intensity, starting off somewhat flowing and gentle, increasing in intensity in the third stanza and remaining so through the fourth stanza. The fifth and final stanza starts off gently and concludes very intensely, ending with a series of guitar chords. Michael Stewart formed We Five after graduating from Pomona Catholic High School and attending Mt. San Antonio College. He was the brother of John Stewart of the Kingston Trio. The original quintet line-up, which grew out of a band called the Ridgerunners, included: Michael Stewart (1945-2002) (baritone-bass, 5-string banjo, 6-string acoustic guitar, 9-string amplified guitar) Beverly Bivens (1946 - living) (low contralto to high soprano, rhythm guitar) Jerry Burgan (tenor, 6-string acoustic guitar) Pete Fullerton (tenor, acoustic and Fender bass) Bob Jones (1947-2013) (baritone-tenor, 6-string electric jazz guitar, 12-string electric guitar) In addition to it's first success with "You Were On My Mind", some of We Five's background highlights include 6 albums, the original hit recording of "Let's Get Together" (later covered by the Jefferson Airplane and the Youngbloods), the first hit with a vocal version of "Cast Your Fate To The Wind," and the first single release of "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Michael Stewart appeared in occasional reunions with We Five from 1978 to 1989. He became a record producer (most notably for Billy Joel) and a pioneering developer of MIDI music software. Peter Fullerton left the music business in 1970 to minister to the homeless and needy: he is the founder of the California-based organization "Truck of Love".

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