It Really Hurts Me Girl

"It Really Hurts Me Girl"
Single by The Carstairs
B-side"The Story of Our Love"
Released1973
GenreSoul, funk
Length3:25
LabelRed Coach RC 802
SongwritersCleveland Horne, Raymond A. Evans
ProducersCleveland Horne, Raymond A. Evans
Executive producer
Gene Redd Jr.

"It Really Hurts Me Girl" is a song and single by American group, The Carstairs.

In the UK, DJ Ian Levine, having heard this song played on radio in Miami, acquired a copy and played it during a Northern soul event at the Blackpool Mecca in 1973.[1][2] It caused controversy as it was not to the liking of those who preferred traditional Northern soul music based on a sound and rhythm similar to that traditionally emanating from the Motown label. The song is credited with stating a new musical genre that came to be known as modern soul music.[3][4]

The song is rated No. 83 on the Far Outmagazine 100 greatest northern soul songs of all-time list.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "It Really Hurts Me Girl". www.45cat.com. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ian Levine - Interview". www.djhistory.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Northern Soul: 40 years of the sound of Wigan Casino". BBC Arts. Archived from the original on September 24, 2013. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Shapiro, Peter (2005). Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco. New York: Faber and Faber. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-86547-952-4. the carstairs it really hurts me.
  5. ↑ Far Out, Wed 17 September 2025 - Keep the Faith: The 100 greatest northern soul songs of all time - Ben Forrest, 83 Carstairs – ‘It Really Hurts Me Girl’
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