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Thread #73161   Message #1268547
Posted By: Jim Dixon
10-Sep-04 - 09:27 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: the Gems: 'I can't help myself'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the Gems: 'I can't help myself'
allmusic lists 109 recordings called I CAN'T HELP MYSELF, but it seems there are several songs with the same title. There are still more with similar titles (CAN'T HELP MYSELF, JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF, I JUST CAN'T HELP MYSELF, etc.). The one recorded by The Gems was written by Leonard Caston and Billy Davis. It includes these lyrics, which I transcribed from a sound sample:The song doesn't sound familiar to me. Are you sure this is the one you want?

The one in this group most familiar to me is I CAN'T HELP MYSELF (SUGAR PIE, HONEY BUNCH) written by Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland, and Eddie Holland, which was a big hit for The Four Tops in 1965.