It's You Alone by The (Fabulous) Wailers

[@petemcquade9740]

Thanks for posting this hauntingly beautiful love song! I liked it in the 60s, but have grown to absolutely love it.

[@tricrest3]

What memories! First heard this at te Lake City Community Club Friday night dances 1959. Wailers got booted out because they played too loud. Best thing that could have happened to them at that time.

[@KellysCanoeing]

I've had a poster from one of their 1965 concerts for 38 years, nice to finally hear their music. Thought it was Bob Marley's wailers. A friend of John Cipollina set me straight.

[@sparkhurst7]

I still remember listening to that song on the radio or on my 45rpm record, when it came out in 1966. I was 17. I think of my late husband when I hear it, and smile...or weep. Miss you so much, Dave. I will always love you. 💞

[@chrissylvester8095]

I saw them at the CAPITOL Skate Rink in Olympia Washington. My best group then. 1966-67

[@chrissylvester-c7r]

I was at the Capitol skate rink when they played there! Love NW rock ..

[@garytrees3650]

As a kid in the great NW ... i recall these Wailers known and renowned as the premier instrumental combo; then this breakthrough with these fabulous vocals ... and introducing Ron Davies' songs to our world

[@MrRlwiley]

Great Song. Ron Davies you now have another fan thanks to a fb post by fellow Port Townsend band mate Jeff Sherman

[@squirl033]

Hadn't heard this in years... one of my favorites when it came out. Now I gotta find it on MP3...

[@roberthevern6169]

Yah, just searched it out on YT! Sent my brother(9 yrs older a copy(actual vinyl) of this song back in the late 80s! PS what is MP3!!!

[@sherimatz8450]

My absolute favorite song of all time......

[@jaybartholomew7826]

The late 50s & 60s had some great talents, and the Wailers had to be up at the top with their unique sounds...

[@USCG.Brennan]

I remember this one very well.....along with their "Out Of Our Tree" on the same album. Great band with a great sound!

[@buckdowner]

Cannot trap a memory than a melody, a lyric, and musical poem...1966...

[@chucksampson199]

Thank you Kent, Thank you Ron, Thank you Buck, Thank you Neil, Thank you Dave, those were the days my friends, they WILL NEVER END!! NW Rock n' roll FOREVER !!!

[@USCG.Brennan]

Along with the Viceroys, Sonics, Beachcombers, Ventures, Kingsmen, Don and the Goodtimes and Paul Revere & Mark Lindsay of the Raiders also from the PNW!!

[@lrllrlrr5089]

​​@@USCG.Brennan ..... Don't forget the FRANTICS, and the Dynamics.... those were the days Spanish Castle (saw the Beach Boys there), Parkers and Target Ballroom😊

[@USCG.Brennan]

@@lrllrlrr5089 And the Bootmen with "1234". Paul revere and the Raiders played in my home town (Aberdeen) more than once before they became famous on "Where the Action Is".

[@roberthevern6169]

​@@USCG.BrennanI'm from Boise, Id, home of Paul Revere(RIP), I never knew Idaho was part of the PNW! I'll go tell all friends! (Also, RIP) I'm 69 yrs!

[@roberthevern6169]

​@@USCG.Brennan Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Idaho! Well shut my ....

[@charleneshafer1332]

Love their music........I was fortunate to see them years ago in Tacoma......I had always wanted to dance with my husband to this song-and I got to! The best part, they all graciously signed the sleeve of my 45.....looks exactly as the one shown above...ah......such good memories...

[@shadowwalker3418]

God bless all of you guys and those like Kent gone home. We miss and love all of you.

[@chrissylvester8095]

Best song when I was in the 9th grade!

[@roberthevern6169]

Geez, Chrissy, I was only in 5th or 6th!! Carry on, girl!!

[@martinsplichal1581]

Always loved that North West Sound and these guys were right out front.

[@peterblecha906]

The Northwest Sound was great! But this sure ain't that. More like folk-rock / pop.

[@roberthevern6169]

​@@peterblecha906well, my friend, at my age 69, I don't care what you call it, but something triggered me today so I had to see if YT had it! And voila!

[@jamiezandt7655]

One of my most favorites of the NW oldies. Could well do with someone remaking it today.

[@pamelamillsruzic6254]

Beautiful. Buck found this song from Ron in the bottom of a paper sack of tapes long into the night and knew it was a hit.

[@mimmusiciansinmourning1691]

Great song by a great song writer and a great rendition by The Fabulous Wailers!

[@garmcd]

Thanks for posting this wonderful memory from the summer of 1966.

[@wrh195330161]

I've never met anyone who didn't think this is a great song. Years ago when I used to play in bars w would always play a lot of N.W. music and this was always included in the third or fourth set as a slow dance number, always filled the dance floor.

[@roberthevern6169]

You mean dancing was not forbidden!

[@tomlehr861]

Miss the music scene out there,I played Evergreen ballroom, good old galoppin gertie

[@jayhimmelsbach7176]

This truly classic Wailers song was written by an equally classic Pacific Northwest singer songwriter (from Port Orchard, WA) ... the amazing Ron Davies ... the brother of another Kitsap County talented singer songwriter & County Music star Gail Davies (whatta voice!!). Ron went on to record a number of albums of his own (for A&M Records and other labels) and have his songs recorded by the likes of David Bowie, Helen Reddy, Three Dog Night, Jerry Jeff Walker, Anne Murray and dozens more. Ron and Gail sang wonderful "live" version of "It's You Alone" for County Music icon Bobby Bare ... if you'd care to hear it...: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3jUZXmCe5iMpcU&feature= shared

[@squirl033]

Remember the Wailers playing at Perl's Ballroom in Bremerton, WA...

[@Kstxrd]

Well, I don't know the word that you might like to hear Or the poetic whispers into your ear I'm not sure of just what you might want me to do Or how you would like me to say I love you But I do love you so And I want you And I want you to know That it's you alone I'm no greater than any man you might meet Anyplace, anytime down on your street But you never again anyplace, anytime Find a love that compares or is greater than mine And I do love you so And I want you Well, I want you to know That it's you alone And I do love you so And I want you Well, I want you to know That it's you alone

[@roberthevern6169]

Oohhh! Be still my heart...no on second thought....

[@jeffhammers8184]

Ron Davies, who wrote this once got a check for 10 G from 3 dog night for a song. His mother was very impressed when he showed her that he had a "whole book full of songs". He did too. Love the Wailers and northwest rock forever....check out Ron's other songs and he and his sister Gail singing it's you alone on youtube

[@USCG.Brennan]

OK, we give up.....Which of his songs did 3 Dog Night do?

[@jeffhammers5677]

@@USCG.Brennan It ain't easy

[@normguerrero4102]

good song the bridge reminds of our lion gate in vancouver

[@countrypaul]

How did I miss this?!? Does it exist in stereo? What a beautiful record! Love the Gene Clark influence!

[@clydecruise1505]

I remember playing this in the Army at Fort Huachuca Az in 1968 and it was like a brand new release because no one had ever heard it. The girl I was dating really liked it!

[@roberthevern6169]

So you're gonna leave us hanging, eh....

[@danwilliamson5115]

I love YOU baby!

[@danwilliamson5115]

I love you baby!

[@bytoriasnowdoggy]

Dig it!

[@garypearsall1589]

This song was supposed to propel them to stardom. Didn't happen. Still a beautiful song.

[@johnnygross4415]

Gail Harris and the esilets, I remember