The Hesitations

The Hesitations are an American R&B group from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1965, they scored several hits in 1967 and 1968, the biggest being their gospel-infused version of the title track to the movie Born Free. After one of the group's singers George "King" Scott was accidentally shot and killed in February 1968, the group disbanded. The Hesitations regrouped in 2006 with new members and are performing and recording once again. The Hesitations recorded the single, "Soul Superman" bw "I'm Not Built That Way" which was released on KAPP 790 in November 1966. It was a four star pick in the 12 November issue of Record World. For the week of 19 December 1966, The Hesitations single, "Soul Superman" was a Billboard Chart Spotlight, a single predicted to reach the R&B Singles chart. It would eventually make no. 42. Their album Soul Superman was reviewed in the 3 June 1967 issue of Record World. Including their hit, the songs, "Soul Kind of Love" and "She Won't Come Back" were noted. The reviewer said that they should fly high with their package. The group recorded the song, "Love is Everywhere" which was written by Ray Lewis, LeCharles Harper, Richard and Robert Poindexter. It was backed with "Born Free", and released on KAPP K-878. For the week of 13 January 1968, the group's version of "Born Free" debuted at no. 44 in the Billboard Best Selling R&B Singles chart. It peaked at no. 4 for the week of 24 February. It would hold that position for another week. Their album New Born Free was reviewed in the 27 January 1968 issue of Billboard. The reviewer said that they rocked with "Overworked and Underpaid" and "Push a Little Bit Harder". The ballads, "I Wish it Could Me" and "Believe in Love". The reviewer also said all good cuts. It would make its debut at no. 30 in the Billboard Best Selling R&B LP's chart for the week of 24 February. Art Blakey George Hendricks Williams Carter Joyce Blakey Garey Harbour - Keyboards Ronnie Wilson Jr. - Drums Clarence Smith - Bass Ric Kerr - Guitar Roger Maple - Saxophone Note:This list is incomplete. George "King" Scott Deceased. Leonard Veal Fred Deal Albums Soul Superman (Kapp Records, 1967) Solid Gold (Kapp, 1968) The New Born Free (Kapp, 1968) US #193, US Black Albums #30 Where We're At! (Kapp, 1968) Charting singles "Soul Superman" (1967) US Black Singles #42 "Born Free" (1968) US #38 / CAN #39 "The Impossible Dream" (1968) US #42 "Climb Every Mountain" (1968) US #90 "A Whiter Shade Of Pale" (1968) US #100 / CAN #83 Biography, Allmusic.com Record World, November 12, 1966 - Page 6 PICKS ★★★★ FOUR STAR, SOUL SUPERMAN Billboard, December 19, 1966 - Page 20 SPOTLIGHT SINGLES, R&B SPOTLIGHTS, CHART, THE HESITATIONS -Soul Superman (Millbridge-Polaris, BMI). KAPP 790 MusicVF.com - The Hesitations songs, Top songs / Chart singles discography, 1967 1 01/1967 Soul Superman Record World, June 3, 1967 - Page 8 ALBUM REVIEWS, SOUL SUPERMAN Performance Rights in Sound Recordings Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice of the Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, 2d Session 1978 - Page 672 59. Kapp-Hesitations Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series, Volume 21, Part 5, Number 2, Section I, Music Current and renewal Reigistrations, July–December 1967 - Page 1937 LOVE IS EVERYWHERE; w & m Ray Lewis, Richard Poindexter, Robert Poin- dexter & LeCharles Harper. 2 p. Zira Music Pub. Co .; 20Nov67; EU25077 Amazon - THE HESITATIONS : BORN FREE / LOVE IS EVERYWHERE 45 rpm Billboard, January 13, 1968 - Page 31 Bilam. SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 1/13/68, Billboard BEST SELLING R&B Singles, This Week 44, Last Week 1, Weeks on Chart 1 Billboard, February 24, 1968 - Page 26 Billboard BEST SELLING R&B Singles, This Week 4, Last Week 7, Weeks on Chart 7 Billboard, March 2, 1968 - Page 26 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 1/2/68, Billboard BEST SELLING R&B Singles, This Week 4, Last Week 4, Weeks on Chart 8 Billboard, March 9, 1968 - Page 30 Billboard SPECIAL SURVEY For Week Ending 1/9/68, Billboard BEST SELLING R&B Singles, This Week 7, Last Week 4, Weeks on Chart 9 Billboard, January 27, 1968 - Page 60 Album Reviewed Continued, Pop, THE NEW BORN FREE Billboard, February 24, 1968 - Page 26 Billboard BEST SELLING R&B LP's, This Week 30, Last Week -, Weeks on Chart 1 Billboard, Allmusic.com Chart Positions, Allmusic.com Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000 "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 2, 1968" (PDF). "Billboard Hot 100 - November 9, 1968". Billboard. "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 25, 1968" (PDF). Discogs - The Hesitations