"My Mind's Eye" was the sixth song released on 11 November 1966 by the successful English
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Small Faces
Small Faces were an English rock band from London, founded in 1965. The group originally consisted of Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Kenney Jones and Jimmy Winston, with Ian McLagan replacing Winston as the band's keyboardist in 1966. The ...
. It reached number four on the
UK Singles Chart
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Song profile
"My Mind's Eye" was originally intended to be an album track by the band but was released as a single without their knowledge or consent whilst touring in the north of England.
Don Arden
Don Arden (born Harry Levy; 4 January 1926 – 21 July 2007) was an English music manager, agent, and businessman. He managed the careers of rock acts such as Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Air Supply, Small Faces, The Move, Black Sabbat ...
had been eager for the group to release a song before Christmas and released an unfinished, rough demo copy in his possession. The single was a hit, reaching number 4 on the UK singles chart, but in terms of relations between Arden and Small Faces, it was to signal the end of the band's relationship with both Arden and Decca.
Marriott admitted using part of the popular Christmas song "
Gloria in Excelsis Deo" as inspiration for the melody to the chorus.
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There were two versions released as a single. One version, following the end of the chorus, had the vocal “In My Mind's Eye.” The other version omitted this vocal.
See also
Small Faces discography
Notes
External links
The Official Small Faces website
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1966 singles
Small Faces songs
Songs written by Steve Marriott
Songs written by Ronnie Lane
1966 songs
Decca Records singles