When you hear "Slow Hand" EC 1977, Pointer S 1981 or Conway 1982 ?

[biscuithead]

When you hear the term "slow hand" what do you think of?

Do you think Eric Clapton and his JJ Cale and Don Williams covers on his album...
Or
Do you think Pointer Sisters, and recall their first hit "Fire"...
Or
Do you think Conway Twitty, and choose the b side too on the Juke... When Love was something else...

 

[Dave_1962]

Clapton

 

[biscuithead]

My wife, born in '82, had never heard the song. We were listening to a 1981 broadcast of Casey Kasem last night, and the pointer sisters comes on. I say that I actually like the conway twitty version better. My wife has never heard either. So off I go, downstairs to get all three albums. I bring EC because, that's what I think when I hear slow hand. My wife liked Conway better too, but not as much as Wonderful Tonight. EC prevails.

 

[JoeESP9]

Pointer Sisters.

 

[Denten]

Clapton

 

[audiojones]

EC

 

[stish]

Clapton.

 

[55Redneck]

Clapton

 

[Ronald1973]

Harold Jenkins hands down!

 

[abpeep]

I would never have thought of anything other than the Clapton if you did not bring it up. However, I did pull out my Pointer Sisters and listened to a variety from three LPs - Live At The Opera House, Break Out, and Black & White. The first was released in 1974 and is the best of these three - it was prior to their switch to a more "popular" sound.

The EC version remains my go-to for this song.

 

[biscuithead]

Harold Jenkins hands down!

I had to look it up... funny. I grew up on a ranch, and Conway was often heard in the truck...

 

[Frank Sol]

Sally Brennan late 1970s ... another story all together

 

[KentTeffeteller]

All 3, and "Lay Down Sally and "Wonderful Tonight" from EC's album also got Country format airplay as well.

 

[Ryan Cain]

Pointer Sisters, baby