jon & robin sang do it again just a little bit slower.
jon & robin sang do it again just a little bit slower.
who sang do it again just a little bit slower?
jon & robin
jon & robin were an american pop music duo from the 1960s, composed of jon abdnor junior and javonne (robin) braga. the group recorded for abdnor's father's label, abnak records. wayne carson thompson (famous for writing the box tops' hit "the letter") wrote several of the band's tunes, including their one national us hit single, 1967's "do it again a little bit slower" (us #18) and "dr. jon (the medicine man)", which was a regional hit in texas and the american south. they were often backed by bobby patterson and the five americans, other abnak artists, on their recordings. in 1969, jon abdnor released a solo album after the duo had parted ways.
jon & robin
about the album's title, campbell explained: "i was at this turning point with the [new] record where i was like, “i don't want to write about the suburban american experience anymore [...]” i was thinking about other things in life [...] it started to feel like i was in a footrace with an expanding universe, and i was never going to get to the finish line." "no closer to heaven" is a concept album, detailing the loss of a loved one. asked how this album is different compared to their previous output, campbell replied: "we want to make something new. we just tried to push out in every direction. it's a little bit softer, it's a little bit louder, it's a little bit faster, it's a little bit slower. it moves out every way." all the songs were written by the wonder years at the nightmare factory. campbell wrote all the lyrics in, according to the album booklet, "his bedroom and various coffee shops or parks." jason aalon butler provided additional lyrics for "stained glass ceilings" while in the break room at the studio. in "cardinals", campbell expresses grief about himself "being too self-involved to see when someone you love needs your help." "thanks for the ride" was written about campbell's deceased friend who he ponders what her life would be like if she had lived. campbell explained that he attempted to write a verse "if [a person] had come out of the coma [scenario]".
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