You ever decide to dump someone just to find out they’re dumping you, too? That’s the premise of today’s classic song of the day, “I’ve Found Someone of My Own” by the Free Movement. It’s right there in the lyrics:
I got up this morning
While I was having my coffee
My woman came in, sat down by my side
With tears in her eyes
She said ‘I’ve a confession to make.’
I said ‘Woman, speak what’s on your mind.’
She said ‘I’ve found somebody new
To take your place.’
‘I said don’t feel so all alone
I’ve found someone of my own.’
“I’ve Found Someone of My Own” was written by Frank F. Robinson, about whom I know little to nothing. Released as a single in April of 1971, this one went all the way to #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on the Cash Box Top 100, #7 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, and #20 on Billboard’s R&B chart.
The Free Movement was an L.A.-based R&B vocal group that sounded a little like the 5th Dimension meets Philly Soul. Members of the group included Godoy Colbert, Josephine Brown, Cheryl Conley, Jennifer Gates, Adrian Jefferson, and Claude Jefferson. (That’s one more vocalist than the 5th Dimension.) They first got together in 1970 and released their first single, “I’ve Found Someone of My Own,” on Decca Records the following year. They then signed with Columbia Records to release one lone album, named after that single. Columbia pulled a few more singles from that album, none of which made much of a splash. The group broke up soon after, a true one-hit wonder.
