Re: "Leaving Here" origins?

[mleaman@sccoast.net (Mark Leaman)]

>To: ademotte@interaccess.com (Andy De Motte)
>From: mleaman@sccoast.net (Mark Leaman)
>Subject: Re: "Leaving Here" origins?

>>The question is, was this at any point a "hit" song, and if so, who made it
>>famous?  I'd never heard it before I bought "Who's Missing" in high school,
>>although that could be because my musical education cuts off at about 1962.
>>Can anybody help me about this?  Hearing the song by someone else gave me
>>a new appreciation of this obscure Who tune (although Pearl Jam did a
>>credible cover of it), and I'm curious now.

Andy:
The original version of Leaving Here was done by Eddie Holland, released
10/19/63. It reached #76 on the charts, which hardly makes it a hit. But a
lot of bands have covered it, most recently by Blues guitarist Tinsley Ellis
on the FANNING THE FLAMES (1989).
 Cheers                  ML