Written-By – H. Martin, J. Butt, M. Branch, R. Branch
2:38
6
Happiness
Written-By – H. Martin, M. S. Branch, R. Branch
2:37
7
Can't Get You Out Of My Mind
Written-By – H. Martin, R. Branch
1:59
8
What You Gonna Do
Written-By – H. Martin, V. Coble
2:10
9
I Don't Want To Lose Her
Written-By – H. Martin, V. Coble
2:43
10
Someday
Written-By – H. Martin, R. Branch
2:36
11
Would You Believe
Written-By – H. Martin, J. Butt, M. Branch, R. Branch
2:10
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
SRS-67098
The Tempests
Would You Believe! (LP, Album)
Smash Records
SRS-67098
US
1967
MGS-27098
The Tempests
Would You Believe! (LP, Album, Mono, Promo)
Smash Records
MGS-27098
US
1967
SRS-67098
The Tempests
Would You Believe! (LP, Album)
Smash Records
SRS-67098
Canada
1967
843 483 BY
The Tempests
Well-Tempered Soul (LP, Album)
Philips
843 483 BY
Netherlands
1968
SRS-67098
The Tempests
Would You Believe! (LP, Album, Promo)
Smash Records
SRS-67098
US
1967
Credits
Arranged By – The Tempests
Arranged By, Producer – Ted Bodnar
Liner Notes – Ron Oberman
Barcodes
Matrix / Runout (SIDE 1): MG 27098 A S1 .I D MR
Matrix / Runout (SIDE 2): MG 27098 B S1 I MR A
Companies
Marketed By – Mercury Record Corporation
Produced For – Bodnar Productions
Published By – Platshon Music
Published By – Chevis Music
Published By – East Publishers
Published By – Cotillion Music
Video
Album
Charlotte, NC group the Tempests cut a good album and a few non-LP singles in the late '60s full of assertive, brassy, good-time soul in the beach music tradition, though they didn't quite break out nationally. They were formed by brothers Roger Branch guitar and Michael Branch keyboards, eventually growing into a ten-piece band that was large even by beach music standards. for the Smash label, also titled Would You Believe. Mostly devoted to strong if nearly unremittingly upbeat original material, it was followed by a couple non-LP singles. The album was reissued on CD with historical liner notes in 2007, adding both of the non-LP 45s as bonus cuts. The Tempests' sole album is prototypical late-'60s beach music: swinging if somewhat bellicose blue-eyed soul, albeit in a ten-piece band with nine whites fronted by a black singer. There's a staunch brassiness to the arrangements, with two saxes and two trumpets, and Hazel Martin delivers his vocals with assured though slightly vibrato-laden earnestness. More beach soul ingredients are added by the keening, buzzing organ of Michael Branch. Listen free to The Tempests Would You Believe Would You Believe, Ain't No Big Thing and more. 11 tracks 26:08. Wild Stormin' with the Tempests Discover Magazine Sept, 1999. Rick Gagnon & Dave Gnerre Picture the scene: its 1958 in Rochester, New York. A young rockin guitar picker named Dave Casperson is handing out business cards to promote his band. They boast, The Tempests - For the WILD SOUND And they werent lyin . The Tempests. Soul 1967. Would You Believe. 2: You Believe is an album by the Hollies, released in 1966. The album features a cover of Simon and Garfunkel's I Am a Rock, which displayed a progression for the band at the time with the rise of folk rock. However, Would You Believe also features covers of Buddy Holly's Take Your Time and Chuck Berry's Sweet Little Sixteen, though R&B and blues covers were becoming passé by 1966. Also included is the Evie Sands cover I Can't Let Go, which became a major hit for the Hollies. 15 tracks 36:59. Would You Believe, 02:10. Happiness, 02:25. I Cried for You, 02:32. Someday, 02:30. I Don't Want To Lose Her, 02:44. What You Gonna Do, 01:51. You Are the Star I Wish On, 02:38. Long Live Our Love, 02:33. Out of My Life, 02:23. Now playing . Would You Believe The Tempests. Released: Oct : 1. Would You Believe, 2. Aint No Big Thing, 3. Happiness, 4. Aint That Enough, 5. I Cried For You, 6. Someday, 7. Cant Get You Out Of My Mind, 8. I Dont Want To Lose Her, 9. What You Gonna Do, 10. You Dont Know Like I Know, 11. You Are The Star I Wish On. 11 tracks. Released in 1967
