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'Remember Me' has been one of 1997's most successful singles to date... Its distinctive Marlena Shaw sample has helped the tune to spend 6 consecutive weeks in the UK Top 15 to date.
Not to be confused with the long-running indie band Blueboy (I've just had to edit the Wikipedia article!) or indeed with the Orange Juice song they were presumably named after, this Blue Boy (seemingly the accepted spelling) was Scottish DJ Alexis Blackmore, but as you'll see he's not named in the sleevenote and he's also the first act on this album whose face we don't get to see - the only illustration is the single cover.
Despite my general lack of radio listening, this is one track I did hear several times during a minibus trip from Lancaster to Norwich and back in early 1997. It reminds me of the times more than almost any other record I didn't buy back then.
'Remember Me' is based on samples from a live version of Marlena Shaw's 'Woman Of The Ghetto (which is a slightly ironic song to linking to on a night when my hometown has been put on lockdown for fear somebody might try to loot JD Sports, but that's by the by). Unfortunately the effect once looped and reedited (and indeed remixed for the single version) is actually a bit annoying, though it doesn't get on my nerves as much as it used to. And the single-buying public clearly loved it because it hung around much longer than most hits of the time, and was one of only a few tracks that year to peak after its first week. The best thing I can say for it is that it was an excuse to revisit the source material.
Available on: Funk Soul Classics
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